Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10
PRESIDENT TO GET
MEXICAN REPORT
FROM SHEFFIELD
Envoy's Personal Statement
to Be General, Rather Than
on Church Row.
ISSUE OFFERS PROBLEM
FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Is Expected to Tell K. Of c. Leader
Question Is One on Which
U. S. Cannot Act.
BY J. RUSSELL YOt NJ.
staff Core spondent of The star.


WHITE PINE CAMP. y. Y. Angus
1n.-President Coolidge today con
frmed reports that James r. Sheffield
Anha sSad dor to Mexico, is expected t'
arrive at the Summer White House
and the inference was drawn that Il
will be within the next two or three
weeks
It is understood. although. thai
when Amha ssa dor Sheffield arrives he
will deliver to Mr.. Coolidge a conn
Dental report on the controversy no"
raging between state and church IN
Mexico. 1t is thought also that he
will give the President his ideas con
Cerning the probable effect of TINS
present disturbance in Mexico on Tor
eign and domestic trade.
In discussing the possibility of a
visit from Amha sSador Sheffield, the
Presidents s spokesman wished TO make
il plain, however. that the latter VII
make a report Ia the State Depart
ment. and intimated that tho confer
ence with the President would be 1of
the purpose of discussing the Mexican
situation in "A general way and not
especially the religious controversy.
Flaherty Case not Touched.
During his discussion of the forth
coming visit of Ambassador Sheffield
the Presidents spokesman avoided
any mention OF the present troubled
state of Mexico, nor did h" make any
comment upon the request OF James
A. FlahertV. head of the knights or
Columbus. for permission to call al
tho summer White House to present
resolutions urging a break with Men
! 1,,..f ,n'- llN
Tho orga nization in Philadelphia.
The impression has been given here
that the President would prefer to
have Mr.. t'laherty present his re-
Quest to the state Department rather
than 10 the President in person Al
though il was rot said whether Mr.
FlahertN'S request for an audience
with the President at his mountain
camp has bee denied. il is believed
hv those associated with the PreSl-
dent here that the resolutions Mr..
Flahertv has To submit first will he
taken up with tho Secretary of state.
lntimations from Philadelphia were
that a Cou~id' rabe number Of officers
and members Of tho knights of Co
lumhus had hoped to call upon the
President tn make the presentation
more impressive: but it is believed the
W hite House would prefer to have
Nr FlAhetty come alone, and 1t is
understood he viii do 50. The time
for his visit has not Yet been fixed.
Matter Is Delicate.
The matter is delicate one, be
cause of its essential religious ma
ture. and one, therefore. in which the
Government cannot interfere. Fur
thermOre il is feared in circles close
10 the President that if the Knights
Of columbus now become active in
this controversy il may give the ku
EMN Khan which is To meet in Wash
inct"n beginning September u. an
excuse 20 demand audience with Mr..
Coolidge if he is there. That would
he further Pmha IRA ssment.
So the effort to involve the admin
istlatiun in this matter. which the
President feels is a domestic problem
which Mexico will have to work out
A. hest she can. does not please him.
especially since il is thought that the
s. 0nn 600 e<iuca tional fund which the
Knights of Columbus may raise If
spent for education or propaganda
also may stir up feeling.
However. Mr.. Flaherty will come
and il is quite probable that Mr. Cool
idge will put the position of the Gov
,ernment SOuaYclN before him. so that
he may not be under any illusions as
70 what the administration is likely
~ do or not To do. The President
prefers To lay his cards upon the table
in that way, just as WAS done last
Friday when it was announced on his
behalf that the Government could not
interfere in internal Mexican prob
lens.
Like ClemenCeau Case.
There was another instance of 1t
SUNDAY night when Mr.. Coolidge let
il I've known that the tIemenceau let
ter herating IN" Americans and ask
ing revision of the debt settlement
terms could have no effect upon the
administration. and that If France
had any proposals to make they must
come through the regular diplomatic
channels. Bur. in addition 20 that,
'he position of Mr.. Coolidge is that
the agreement reached hy the French
aud Americans as embodied in the
EeIenEer Mellon pact settles thai
'p,rnpoSition for the time being. The
President s spok esnan made no com
mont today upon ClemenCeau letter.
ln view nf the word direct from the
President sunday night that Mr. Cool
tdre ever is mindful Of the functions
nf the State Department. which is the
agency through WhlCn ne governs
foreign affairs. the report published
IN New York Yesterday to the effect
that he had telephoned 70 President
Gales of Mexico and assured him
there would be no break is entitled to
wirthful consideration only. The
President let II be known today that
he had no such communication with
Gales.
The President said. through his
spokesman. that he does not know
whether the State Department has eX
changed any note with President
Gales at any time during the i'm
mediate past bat If ii has. il was in
connection with The general land
policy.
Agreements Are Heeded.
The policy being followed by the
United states il lS explained. is IN
cumplian with the agreements
reached by Mexico and the United
States al the zine recognition OF
Mexico was being negotiated. Since
then the | nited States has acted en-
tlrely in accotdanc with these agree
ments regarding the ownership OF
Ia nd IN Mexico by Americans.
. President Coolidce's disinrlination 70
. touch upon the letter from VI. Gle
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