New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
No Diplomatic Right, International Law Or Treaty Permits U. s. To Question Mexico s D o m e stic Affairs Says Statement
Today Is Denial Day at Summer White House, Numerous Reports Be- ing Officially Branded as Erroneous. .

Paul Smiths, N. r, Aug. IT P- While the petition of the Knights of Columbus asking that the United States intervene in Mexico to protect Catholic church men in their reli- gious dispute with President Gales was not referred to directly, it was reiterated today at the summer ex- ecutice offices in behalf of President Coolidge that the Washington gov ernment has no authority under di- plomatic usage, international law or treaty rights to interfere in the pure ly domestic affairs of Mexico.
 Rights of Americans.
 Whenever the rights of American citizens in person or property have been infringed, it was added, the American government will do what it can to see that these rights are duly respected.
 Secretary of the State Kellogg who is a guest at the summer White House, has informed President Cool idge that he has knowledge of but one specific complaint concerning that taking of church property in Mexico. This was lodged with James R. Sheffield, the American ambassador to that country. and the latter, upon making representations to the Mexico City government has been informed the case would be ad- justed.
 Question Is Different One.
 It is difficult to say, it was stated on behalf of MT. Coolidge, whether American citizens have suffered ln Mexico, for this is a broad term. Some have been expelled under ar ticle 3S of the Mexican constitution. 1t was added but whenever this mea- sure is restored to without any ac- tion on the part of the Americans against whom it is used 1t has been the practice of the American am bassador to intervene, sometimes successfully and at other times un- successfully.
 Oil Land Controversy.
 As for the oil land controversy, 1t was said, all that could be stated at this time was that Mexico has made large concessions to the de- mands of the United States on this question but there are still number of questions that have not been definitely determined.
 This Is Denial Day.
 This is Denial Day" at the sum- mer White House.
 In behalf of President Coolidge, a number of reports which have ap- peared in the public prints from time to time, were dismissed with the word that in reading the news papers, MT. Coolidge had received 1 his first word of a number of con- templated moves attributed to him.
 A published report that bankers at the instance of the president were planning a 00,000,000 pool for loan purposes to farm property was said i to be incorrect. The president, it ! was emphasized, has no knowledge | of any such plan.
 Another denial was made of re- port that MT. Coolidge had issued | orders to the prohibition enforce | ment unit in Washington against | a plan to put poisons in liquors.
 When the president read of this in some newspapers it was said, it was the first he had heard of it. As a matter of fact, itw as added, he happened to know only in a most general way of his legal powers in any such matter.
 Some reports that the president was informed of a farm conference that might be held in New York soon between prominent financiers and farmers representatives to de- wise aids for the agricultural indus try were also said to be news to him. as he did not know anything about it.