Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-09

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conclusions you do not believe that
the Mexican government is willing to
Icontravene, and calling attention on
the economic aspects and consequences
of the new legislation.
Finally, you express the hope that
nothing will be done which will tend
to affect the good relations between
the two countries, and that the mutu-
ally constructive policy initiated dur
/ ing the presidency of General Oregon
will be continued.
President Gales, after due consid,
Grafton of the foregoing, has direct
ed me to state to you the following:
In his opinion, there is absolutely
no cause to perceive any clouds on
the horizon of friendship between Mex
leo and the United States, since the
Mexican government is willing, as it
has always been, to comply with all
the obligations imposed on it by in
/ tcrnational law, and since, most as
suredly, the United States shall not
present any demand in contravention
cf the law of nations.
Therefore, the Mexican government
I is ready to negotiate with the United
States treaty of amity and com
merce provided thai said treaty pro-
tect the legitimate interests of boil.
countries and have character Of
strict effective reciprocity and ac,
acknowledgements of and respect for the
sovereignty of the two contracting
parties
But although you express your de-
cided attitude of unwillinGness to In.
terfere with or criticize the Mexican
legislation which is now being framed.
as you refer time ano again to it,
am led to understand that said legis-
lation concerns you, and that you be-
lieve that the same may injure the
American interests and contravene the
friendly spirit of the conferences held
by Messrs. Gonzales Roa and Ross, on
the one hand, and Messrs. Warren and
Payne, on the other in May 1928
Therefore, I wish to make clear to
you the following:
First-From the conferences held on
the above mentioned date, May 1923,
no formal agreement issued forth, ex-
cept thd claims conventions signed
after the reassumption of diplomatic
relations. Those conferences were
limited to exchange of views to
see if it was possible for both coun>
tries to reassume said diplomatic re-
lations; and therein, President Obre-
g6n through his commissioners ex-
planned his intention to follow a pol
icy of understanding with the United
States, as we'll as with the other ma
tions of the world which policy in
rough sketch, consists in the friendly
acceptance of foreigners and capitals
that would come to make their homes
in Mexico, granting them the guaran-
tees afforded by our laws.
Second-The legislation now pend
ing in the congress, and that in q
form or other refers to foreigners, is
precisely based on this policy. For
instance, the bill regulating Section L
of Article 81, which has already been.
approved by the chamber of deputies
and is pending in the senate, has
wholly respected acquired rights, as
an unprejudiced study of it can dem
onstrate. Furthermore, that legisla-
ton was passed with a view to dissi-
pate the vagueness existing in that
matter, which was much more pre-
judicial to the interested foreigners,
and it does not implicate anything else
but the practice which has up to the
present time and since 1917 been fol-
lowed in regard to them, without the
foreigners having protested during
these seven years. / should regret
that you were misinformed on this
particular, and neither desiring to as
sume the character of an adviser, I
beg to call your attention to the very
human fact that individuals as well as
capitals are generally opposed to any
innovation, even though it do not mean
an infringement of their rights.
The foregoing explanation having
been set forth, 1 assure you that the
president as we'll as myself, are in
spired by the best wishes to maintain
and promote the good relations ex-
! isting between Mexico and the United
States, reiterating once more that we
should willingly contemplate the in
itiation of the negotiations for treaty
of amity and commerce between the
two countries, since it could include
but just provisions not establishing
/ undue privileges for their respective
citizens, and would in no way hinder
the sovereign over to legislate that
in observance of the principles of in
ternational law appertains to the two
nations.
believe to evidence you in this
manner the friendlN form in which
President Gales and myself have re-
ceived your personal appeal, and
1 beg to renew to you the assurances
of my high consideration.
Mexico City, November 26, 1925.