Evening star., 1927-04-27
GALES SEES AM|Ty
in COOLIDGE SPEECH
Way Opened for Satisfactory
Settlement of All Diff
cuIties, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, April 27.--President
Gales believes that the road has now
been opened for a satisfactory settle
ment of all difficulties between Mexico
and the United States.
He emphasized this in commenting
on President Coolidges New York
speech and said that at the bottom
of all the difficulties there is nothing
more than a misunderstanding or
divergence of Judgment in appreciat-
ing matter of legal order, which
really had not affected the legitimate
interests. nor, fortunately, injured the
sentiment of the nation. nor brought
any injury 70 our decorum.
Z The AGexieans elieF execmtiye has no
desire that the INSTRUMENTATION
controversy shall be settled by arbi-
tration, saying: 'It appears to us per-
fectly satisfactory that such settle
ment should be obtained by means of
negotiations"
Easy to Reach Settlement.
"I think, as President Coolidge
does" he said, that there is a great
desire to maintain cordial relations,
1t is not only possible, but easy, to
reach an amicabe settlement. and
using Mr.. Coolidge's own words, as
carried by the newspapers, L believe
that the two countries should comfort
themselves in such way that their
friendly relations are not impaired.
Asked his opinion relative TO Presi-
dent Coolidge's mention of the origin
of the difficulties with Mexico, Presl-
dent Gales declared:
II believe he spoke of claims which
over a long series of years We're re-
ferred to as damages, either as re-
CARDS American lives or property,
which, due principally to revolutionary
acts, have been, and will be, judged
by general and special claims COM
missions which are functioning.
Denies Confiscation.
According to the newspaper ver-
sion of President Coolidge's speech,
he traces the origin of the intensiti-
cation Of the difficulties to promulga
ton by the Mexican government of
laws which Washington considered
practically menacing confiscation of
American properties. Fortunately,
due to correct understanding and
exact comprehension of our purposes
and the scope of those laws President
Coolidge in his speech showed a thor
ough understanding that Mexico never
proposed, and never will propose, to
confiscate foreign property. AS /
clearly expressed it at every oppor-
tunity, the policy and its expression
by means of laws have never had
either the spirit or intention of con-
fiscation.
There may have been, there may
continue to be, Emergencies or inter
pretations of a technical nature in
studying those laws, not so much as
regards practical results which the
laws may produce, but as the ideologic
conception which has given them life.
But application OF those laws trans
lated into facts has not resulted, nor
do we intend that it shall result, in
material injury to the principles in
Voked.
Sees Agreement on Differences.
eve think exactly as Mr.. Coolidge
does, that, stripped of all technicali-
ties and of legal discussion, the prin-
cipal difference which our govern
ment has with that of the United
States is the supposed threat of con-
fiscation, and on this principal differ
ence I think / have been absolutely
clear
Regarding the appropriation of
agricultural lands, which has been
made by the government, Mexico has
never denied compensation naturally
within the governments power, hay
ing regard to the economic situation.
1t is very satisfactory for me to note
that Mr.. Coolidge remembers that the
American Government agreed to ac-
cept bonds issued by the Mexican
government in payment for damages
admitted by the respective commits
sions in cases in which lands were
taken for division"
Asked his opinion on the arhitra-
tion question, President Gales de-
clared that Mexico at the present
time had two commissions to arbi-
trate with the United States, and
in general principles Mexico always
had been and would be partisan of
such remedy.
Opposed to Arbitration.
"But," he added, "that does not
imply a desire on our part that any
particular difficulty should be re-
solved by that procedure, as it ap-
pears to us perfectly satisfactory
that such settlement should be OBJ
tained by means of negotiations,
which would have the advantage (as
it is the strict sovereign privilege
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