The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-08-23
RECOGNITION OF
MEXICO PLANNED
ENJOYS Conclude Conferences
With the Approval of Rec
ordS of Their Work.
PRESIDENTS TO ACT NEXT
Final Step in Negotiations Completed
and Recognition Expected at an
Early Date-Hague Court of Arbi-
tration viii Appoint Empires.

Mexico City.-The American and
Mexican mixed commission adjourned
sine die after signing the Warren
Roa accord, which contains, in addi-
ton to a solution of the subsoil and
.agrarian problem, two agreements re-
garding claims.
The achievement of the conference
is confidently expected to result in I.
speedy resumption of diplomatic rela-
tons between the United States and
Mexico, following the report of Com
missioners Charles B. Warren and
John Barton Payne to President
Coolidge and Secretary of State
Hughes.
The first claims convention pro-
vides for the setting up of commits
sion with jurisdiction over all claims
of Americans against Mexico arising
from the revolution.
The second provides for commits
sion having jurisdiction over all
claims, excepting revolutionary claims,
of Americans against Mexico, and
over Mexican claims against the
United States. including those arising
from the Funston and Pershing ex-
petitions.
Umpires will be appointed by the
president of the permanent court OF
arbitration at The Hague. The mixed
claims commission will be empowered
to take up claims arising during its
sitting
English is the official language for
the text of the conventions, and Span
ish and English texts have been Off
cially prepared of the exchange of
views and statements in the record.
Both governments are bound by the
record to sign the conventions after
the exchange Of ambassadors. The
record of the conference was signed
by Secretaries L. L. Winslow and j.
]. Ringe for the Americans and by
Juan F. Urquidi for Mexico.
The Warren-Roa Accord lays the
basis for a resumption of diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Mexico and serves not only to
bring out the consummate diplomacy
of the men who negotiated it, but also
the strength of character and the
earnest desire for friendliness of the
late President Harding and President
Obregon.
The fact that the American COM
missioner went to Mexico City was in
itself a quasi recognition Of the sta
bility of the Obregon government.
Mr.. Warren gave President Obre-
gon personal assurance that there
would be no ground for the Mexican
complaint that the United States
would approach the conference in the
attitude of strong nation debating
to weaker one.
This, together with the unques-
toned sincerity of Obregon's desire
to bring about diplomatic relations,
speeded the negotiations.
The situation might have been COM
plicated by persistent reports pub
lished in the United States that the
American commissioners we're insist
ing that Mexico change its constitu-
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conflict over American-owned lands
and oil.
Mr.. Warren quickly put such ru-
mors to an end by frankly stating
that the United States had no desire
to have Mexico change it's laws. how
ever radical they might appear to
Americans, provided American rights,
acquired prior to the constitution of
Querstaro, the present laws Of the
land, were not violated.
The agreement as drawn by Mr..
Warren and Judge Payne and Mr..
Roa and Ramon Ross will not be made
public until approved by Secretary of
State Hughes and President Coolidge.
The claims will be settled by an
arbitral court, ore member an Ameri-
can, one a Mexican and an umpire
from third country. The cost of the
court will be divided between the two
countries.