The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
Warren And Payne, American
 Representative At Confer
 enCe With Mexican Govern
 ment, Confer With Coolidge EUROPEANS WILL FOLLOW LEAD OF UNITED STATES
Agreement Reached SatiS-
 factory To Southern Nation. Question Of Going Ahead With Plans Up To Coolidge
By THOMAS l.. STOKES ,eased Wire To The Age e-HeraId)


 WASHINGTON, August 2O-Only the formal approval of Secretary of State Hughes and President Coolidge to the agreement drawn upon at Mexico City is now necessary for recognition of the Obregon govern ment.
 The full text of the agreement, reached after three months of negio- tiation, was laid before Hughes and the President Monday by the Amer lean representatives, Charles B. War ren and Judge John Barton Payne, who recommended full recognition.
 As the outline of what this gov ernment could accept was made clear to the American commissioners be fore they went to Mexico. the agree ment is expected to have the full approval of Hughes. It has already been accepted by President Obregon. Protection Of Tights.
 For the protection of American rights in Mexico, the agreement pro- vides:
 1. Fair administration of a recent law which removed the confiscatory provisions of article 27 of the Mex ican constitution. to which this gov ernment objected.
 2. A mixed claims commission to settle all damages to American cit izens and their property as a result of revolutions in Mexico, and another commission to settle all other claims.
 The chief obstacle to recognition has been the retroactive interpreta- ton placed on article 27 of the Mex ican constitution which gave the government exclusive subsoil rights, and confiscated certain lands, held by Americans, including valuable oil property. The Mexican congress e. t1r- sq.-4-- contract rights validly acquired be- fore May 1, 1917, which, if fairly ad- ministered, would protect American citizens owaing oil rights In Mexico. Source of Complaint.
 Another source of complaint was the practice of confiscating agricul- tural lands of foreigners and dis tributing them among the peons The claims commission provided in the agreement will handle these claims
 It will take several days for the details of the recognition to be worked out, and the commissioners will remain here at the call of Hughes and the President.
 With recognition only matter of time, there is speculation here as to who will be the American ambas- sador to Mexico. R. B. Creager of Brownsville Tex, was prominently mentioned during the early part of the Harding administration when recognition seemed imminent. It is considered likely that Coolidge may appoint Creager, who is from the south and is thoroughly acquainted with Mexican affairs.
 Recognition will bring an end to 10 years of uncertain relations with Mexico, spotted with numerous touchy incidents, including the oc- cupation of Vera Cruz during the Wilson administration when Huerta was president of Mexico, and the raids of Francisco Villa, which called the American flag into Mexico in punitive expedition, led by General Pershing.
 European nations which have thus far followed the lead of the United States in failing to recognize jthe Obregon government are now ex- pected to again admit Mexico into the family of nations.