Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-04-27
SUBMIT DISPUTE
TO COMMISSION
Two American, Two 0bregon
Delegates to Discuss Basis
WILL MEET IN MEXICO CITY
Washington Regards Step As Longest
Yet Taken; May Name Elmer Dover
And Huerts-Text OF An
nouneement.

Washington. - Secretary of
State Hughes announced formally
that to hasten the reaching of an
understanding with Mexico two
American commissioners would
meet with two Mexican commits
sioners at Mexico City in the near
future. These commissioners will
canvass every angle Of the situa-
tion thoroughly and report back
to their respective Governments.
This announcement is regarded in
official Washington as by far the
longest step toward the re-establish-
ment of friendly diplomatic relations
between Mexico and the United States.
Text OF Announcement.
with the viey to hasten the reach
ing Of mutual understanding be-
tween the Governments OF the United
States and Mexico, two American com
missioners and two Mexican commits
sioners will be appointed to meet for
the purpose Of exchanging Impressions
and Of reporting to their respective au-
thoritIes The hospitality OF Mexico
City has been offered to the American
commissioners as the city's guests of
honor, and the commission viii con-
vene there. The names Of the com
missioners win be announced later" !"
An official Interpretation of the an
nouncement obtained from the State
Department soon after it was given
out. is as follows:
This is merely an attempt Of a
friendly sort TO see whether a prac-
Heal basis can be found for resump-
tion of diplomatic relations between
the United States and Mexico.
'If nothing is achieved, the status
quo will be maintained.
''If an agreement is reached the two
Governments can then go forward to
a final disposition of the controversy.
This is taken to indicate that Sec
retary Hughes sees in the Mexican
proposals, delivered to President
Harding April 10, evidence that the
Obregon Government has made sufi-
cient progress in meeting the views
of the State Department as to the
safeguarding of American property
rights in Mexico to warrant the two
Governments appointing representa-
tives to meet at the conference table,
in an effort to arrive at final solu-
tion of the problem.
Observers of the Santiago confer
ence and the Latin-American situation
generally are taking the view that the
resumption of direct negotiations with
the Mexican Government is the more
or less direct result of the submission
OF the Costa Rica plan for the direct
representation of Latin-American Gov
ernments on the Pan-American Union
governing board
This plan would do away with the
present arrangement whereby the
accredited" diplomatic representa-
tives of American governments to that
Of the United States also act as the
representatives of their respective
countries on the governing board Of
the Union.
Mexico has no accredited diplo-
matte representative to the United
States. her Government being unrec-
ognized. and therefore no member
ship on the governing board. This
prevented the Mexican Government
from participating in the formulation
OF the agenda for the fifth Pan
American conference now in session
at Santiago, in consequence of which
President Obregon refused the
Chilean Governments invitation to at
tend the conference.