Evening star., 1926-08-16
COOLIDGE CONFERS
WITH KELLOGG ON
MEXICAN PROBLEM

WENICAN TnUOECW
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| indicated that his administration
intends to compel Mexico to live up
to agreements reached regarding the
! oil and land laws at the time the
| United States agreed to enter upon
negotiations to recognize Mexico
formally.
Much Pressure Develops.
The President has been advised that
the state Department is investigating
statements of alleged outraGes against
| American nationals in Mexico that
were contained I'm the proteSt "f SUI
preme Knight flaherty. Sh"tlid these
! charges he substantiated Ivy AnhaS-
sador Sheffield and various other dIri"-
matte representatives of TN" American
Government below the X Grand"
there may he some str"uG pi"In"'c
language flowing through V al cham
nels from Washington /" RESIDENT
Gales.
Since the Mexican government on
tered upon its controversy with the
Catholic Church the President has
heen advised that there has been felt
in the United States sufficient reaction
| TO cause the state Department To
reflect. 4 part of this reaction, inc
President is told has been in the form
of an increasing pressure on the state
Department to stiffen up in regards To
It's Mexican policy. especially in its
protests over the COntsCatOrV char
acter Of the Mexican land and oil laws.
There is a vigorous inslstence that
the rights of Americans in Mexico
to hold the land they bought there in
Dr.A fpft h To in flin
their investments and to he allowed to
dispose of their own property as they
see fit be protected.
Although Secretary Kellogg arrived
at White Pine Camp with Mrs. kel-
logg early yesterday afternoon. he
and the President didn't get their
heads together To study the foreign
affairs of the Nation until this MORN
| ing. They conferred for an hour or.
so In the Presidents study at White
Pine Camp and then gathered up
their bundles of papers and wenc
to the executive office at Paul Smiths.
After an hours further talk the Sec
retary of State left the Presidents q
office and received the newspaper
! correspondents.
Sheffield Due August oj.
Secretary Kellogg declined to say
whether any definite action regarding
a complete Mexican policy had been
decided. He ntimated, however, that
advices he has received do not con
vince him that there have been out
RACES or indicnities imposed ,,pon
| Americans as a result of the fight
between the Mexica government and
! the Catholic Church.
| The Secretary. without saving SO
in that many words. gave the impress.
sion that the administration will cor
tinue a cha nds-off' attitude i'm rela-
ton to the church and state row
1t was announced by Secretary keI-
1ogg that James Il. Sheffield Ann
| bassadOr to Mexico. Will arrive in
Washington August %. at which tirne
he will make a detailed report of the
| situation.
When II. has finished comforting
at the department. he thought. he viii
come to the Adir"ndacH Muuntains
for a talk with the President md
afterWard tn spend some time al Sara
nae Lake. where he has - summer
| camp.
Kellogg to Return.
After making his Plattsburg speech
| Wednesday. Secretary Kellogg will re-
turn To White Pine Camp for Tin" pnr-
the administration foreign policy.
lnasmuch as the Mexican uu"S' t"u
consumed the greater part Of hr~ pros
ent visit with the President. th"r ""re
unable to go fully enough into some
| Of the other foreign matters. NJ. k"I-
logg will probably not leave for Wash
| ington until late next FRIDAY.
! Next TO Mexico, there is the 1T ia
ton in Europe. with France and Eng
land nagging the United States over
the terms Of the war debt settlements.
| The high light in this Controvsrsy
is the recent sharp letter addressed 10
President Coolidge by Georges t'icuen-
ceau. former French premier.
! So far as the President Il concern
| ed. he has said his last say on the
| Clemenceau communication. He Will
take no more notice of II than he
| takes Of a thousand and one other
| miSsives he receives every day frpsn
! private citizens who would swing the
| United States into one channel or
another.
I.ut there is the plain question !
Whet her somebody connected with the
coolidge administration Sh"uld not
reply to the charges "f NJ. 'lrfn"n-
| ceau
Letter SO Far Inrcceived.
Mr.. Kellogg said the handling of The
| C1cmenceau letter is Il matter Tor the
| President 10 decide.
So far az he knows no one has re-
ceived this now famous letter. AT any
rate. he is positive ii has never
reached the State Department
There is the World Court adherence
by the United States with reservations
that did not suit "A ma iOrlty OF thet
members Of that tribunal.
Between times Mr.. Kellogg and the
President will discuss the possihie
failure OF the proposed Geneva arms
conference and til" probable summon
ing of another naval III armament
confab in Washington.
President and Mrs. Coolidge. with
their son John. attended church a.
usual Yesterday in Saranac Lake. Mr..
and Mrs. Kellogg arrived While they
we're gone.
II was reported at the executive Of
fce% that samuel :. KoeniH. EepIh-
lican chairman of New York County,
might drop "a - Paul smiths today.
Mr.. Koenigs visit il not political and
he will no. attempt even to see Presi-
dent Coolidge unless the latter is dis.
engaged.