The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Joint Body
to Confer
on Mexico
Secretary Hughes Announces
Plan to Hasten Negotia-
tions for Recognition
of Republic.
To Canvass Every Angle
BY Universal Service.

ny St'st'c.
Washington, April 23.-Secretary
Hughes announced formally that, in
order to hasten the reaching of an
understanding with Mexico, two
american commissioners will meet
with two. Mexican commissioners at
Mexico City in the very near future.
These commissioners will canvass
every angle of the situation thorough
ly and report back to their respective
governments.
This announcement is regarded III
official Washington circles as by far
the longest step toward the re-estab'
lishment Of friendly diplomatic rela-
tions between Mexico and the United
States, that has been taken during the
Harding administration. Arrange
ments have been made for the stimuli
taneous publication of the text of the
announcement in both countries
Tuesday morning.
An official Interpretation of the an.
nouncement, obtained from the state
department. shortly after it was given
outf1 follows:
This is perely an attempt of
friendly sort to see whether a practi-
cal basis can be found for the resump-
tion of diplomatic relations between
the United States and Mexico. il
nothing is achieved, the status quo
will be maintained. If an agreement
is reached the two governments can
then go forward to final disposition
Of the controversy"
Basis for Negotiations.
This il taken to indicate Secretary
Hughes sees in the Mexican proposals
delivered to President Harding on
April 10 evidence that the Obregon
government has made sufficient prog.
/. ress in meeting the views of the
State department as to the safeguard
ing of American property rights in
Mexico to warrant the two govern
ments in appointing representatives
20 meet at the conference table in an
effort to arrive at final solution.
Observers OF the Santiago confer
ence and the n-American situa-
tion generally. are taking the view
that the resumption of direct negotia-
tons with the Mexican government is
the more or less direct result of the
submission of the Costa. Riea plan
for the direct representation of Latin
american governments on the pam
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.
No Envoy in L. 5.
Mexico has no accredited diplo-
matte representative TO the United
States. its governments being unrec-
ognized, and therefore no membership
on the governing board. This pre-
vented the Mexican government from
participating in the formulation of
the agenda for the fifth pan.American
conference now in session-at Santi-
ago, in consequence Of which Presi-
dent Obregon refused the Chilean
governments invitation to attend the
til1ts
Further evidence that the Latin.
American government generally sym
-,pathizes in its controversy with the
nited States over the nonrecognition
Of President Obregon was given early
in the Santiago conference when the
Costa Rican plan was submitted and
was at once given the adhesion OF the
majority OF the delegations present.
Speculation on the American ap'
pointments to the commission in.
ciuded the names of Elmer Dover
Senator Bursum of New Mexico, Gov
efnor Neff of Texas and former Gov
ernot Campbell OF Arizona, with the
possibilities that Charge D'Affaires
George r. SummerIin of the American
embassy at Mexico city, would be
named