Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-03-12

The Issue in Mexico has once
again been brought fonecfully 10 the
attention Of the American people,
Our Government has been engaged In
a diplomatic controversy with the
Mexican government over the land
and petroleum laws recently enacted
by the Mexican congress and premal-
gated by President Gales.
Ceriain Financ,ers Net Playing Fair.
Constant insinuations contained In
some reports of the press. inspired BY
hlgher-uo financial individuals of
Mexico and the United Statcs, suggest
10 our State Department the with
drawal af recognition OF Mexico. Such
inslnuanons arc proving THAI those
hlghef-up hnaneiers are not playing
fair either with the people of the
United States, or with the people OF
Mexico.
sinister forces are hoping that the
withdrawal of the recognition OF Men
leo will be followed by revolution of
the embargo on arms. Then reyelu
tions would break out and every mer-
cenary general would be set loose on
the path Of destruction.
Mexico has enacted some laws
affecting land tenure and the owner
ship OF oil and mineral bearing prop
critics.
New Legislation Unjust. ls Charge.
The United States charges that the
new laws are retroactive and conila-
catofy, which means that theN deprive
American citizens OF rights and in-
tefests already acquired under AS
sumption Of permaneney.
Mexico retofts that this H. not 50.
Mexico makes two very pointed state
monts In relation TO the claim of the
United States Government.
"Fifst.--The laws are neither retro
active nor eonfscatory. They do no,
take away acquired property. They
do limit the requirement of NOR,
property. but principally they provid,
that In relation TO property rights II
Mexico foreigners mast resort u
/ Mexican courts for settlement of dia
| putes instead Of calling upon thel
own governments as in the past.
Second. III the United States Gov
efnmcnt does believe the laws vii
work injustiees. the time % protest u
when the injusticcs occur and not now
Both Points Have Much Weight.
Both of these points have muci
weight.
| IN the United States foreigners
must seek redress for wrongs if
| American courts. We do not permit
Mexicans To call on THEN government
| TO take stern measures when Mex
lean In aggrieved. Neither do we per
init "A Bfitisher nor a Frenchman, moi
a Japanese to do 30.
The second point made by Mexico
is equally good. II the United Statef
| Is protesting just because II assumes
that damage will be done, II Is pro
testing before IL has specific case.
AT the present time the answers
and assurances given TO the Govern
ment of the United States by the gov
ernment of Mexico seem 10 be fail
and satisfactory 80 that the legal
property rights Of the Americana will
be amply protected by the new laws
How Shall Power BE Used.
'"Fhe United States is the richest
nation in the world. We have In this
country a truly amazing proportion
of the worlds circulating capital, and
IL Is being exported 10 the five cont.
nents of the earth in the form of in
vestments. The question Is, how shall
this power be used by the United
States?
"If American fnanciers have invad-
ed Mexico as we'll as other Latin
American nations, resulting In the
domination of those ountiies and
those peoples with investment instead
Of with military might, then somehow