International., 1925-06-22
TWO INSULTS TO MEXICO

TWO INSULTS TO MEXICO
In the opinion of The International, two big bone
heads have been pulled in the past week by Americans IN
First, was the note Of the American Secretary Of
State Kellogg, to the Mexican government and secono,
me acuon @ 9 dorGr oons1 o m ls m rancb
properties Puebla The latter nothing short of an
insult to the Mexican government.
IL Mexico trial before the world Kellogg de-
clared blunt warning that the United States would
counenance violation by Mexico of her lnternatona
Mexico when the figures Of Dr. V Dye commercial at
tache of the American embassy at Mexico City, are taken
into consideration.
Secretary Keloggs statement that conditions have
improved although they mot entirely satisfactory
leads to the conclusion that the state department try
ing strengthen its position and press its case more
strongly.
The evidence in Mexicos favor, pointed out by
Dye is:
Since the Gales administration took office the
government had cleared off it's Indebtedness to en-
poyes resulting from inability to pay back salaries,
had accumulated 40, ,OOOO 900 pesos in the treasury
and had started April 28 to pay off accumu-
lated debts to merchants on monthly percentage
basis.
Mr. Dye pointed out the fact that in that
period of 1923 there was no revolution to interfere
with trade, although there trouble of this kind
in the four months of last year, and that the in
crease his year over those two years was about the
same He optimistic for Mexicos eventual
ability to meet her foreign obligations amounting
under the Lamont-De Ia Huerta agreement to about
$5O8 100000 The governments income is now
about 300 600, 900 pesos year, he said.
DR.. Dye thought there impression IN
the United States that Mexico lacked any Stabilized
conservative business element. He said he desired
to refute such belief. Conservative houses are
doing the bulk Of Mexco's business and without
recourse to excessive credit demands.
Considering this and the background of Mexican his
tory the Gales government has held the administrative
reins with steady hand and recognition of this act the
Kellogg warning should be taken in the light Of gentle
reminder from a creditor to debtor.
The content Of Kelloggs warning does not warrant
the buntness of its tone and is not surprising that Pres
dent Gales should take exception to it. if the state de-
parnent had evidence which justified the warning it
should have made it clear On the whole the warning
looks like another chapter in book which might be
titled Omitted States Diplomatic Bunders in Mexico
The action of Consul Jenkins in raising American
flag his hacienda has simply aggravated The situation
caused by the unfortunate Kellogg note He las been
Mexico long enough to realize that such demonstration
would have other effect than to the Mexican
people, it would the people of any other
try. Possibly that is why he did. All along in the past
his actions have not been at all conducive to pleasant
lations between the two great nations
The American government should Immediately make
prompt dsavowal of Jenkins actions to the
government. And Secretary Kellogg should enIighten
himself little thoroughly the true state of
ditions in Mexico. Kellogg like other American states
men who seldom get away from the eastern part Of the
United States knows very little about Mexico.
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