Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-05
j. s. STILL SILENT
ON MEXICAN NOTE
White Houses Only Comment
Is Reiteration of ConfiSca-
ton as Major Issue.

The perplexing tangle of Mexican
American relations vies for public at
tention with the passing of the Sixty
ninth Congress, but there is no sign
of REIMBURSEMENT in the attitude of
officials who have cloaked recent de-
velopments with silence.
The subject Of the recent mystery
note exchanged between Washing,
ton and Mexico City Ii still jealously
guarded secret, at the State Depart
mert. The strange comings and
goings of Manuel c. Tellez Mexican
Ambassador, still lack convincing ex-
planation. and even the State Depart
ment said officially it was unaware of
the reason for his second start for
Mexico City.
The White House contributed only
the reiterated assertion that President
Coolidge regards the question of con-
fiscation of American.owned property
in Mexico as the major difference be-
tween the two governments, all other
sources Of friction being viewed as in
cidental to that question. The Presi-
dent believes that settlement of the
major dispute would solve, almost au-
tomatically, all lesser complications.
Hints on Notes Contents.
Meanwhile, reports from Mexico
City still insisted, but without indica
tons of official origin. that the mys-
terry note involved American protests
against Mexican propaganda in the
United States. The State Department
remained silent on that point, al
though it began the day yesterday
with an official denial by Acting Sec
retary Grew that the recall of Ambas-
sador Teller had been asked. The
statement that the department was
not advised as to the reason for the
Ambassadors departure for Mexico
City was included in that outgiving,
which came on the heels of q refusal
to comment formally on Tellez's re-
ported recall.
A new surprise as to Tellez's move
ment was sprung with word from the
Mexican consulate general in New
York that he had not gone from
Washington to that city Thursday
night to take a ship for Mexico. as
reported at the embassy. but had
turned westward to make the trip by
rail, via ST. Louis.
report that he had again turned
back to Washington was circulated,
but found few takers. It's source
could not be learned.
Asks Department to Act.
In the midst of these DEVELOPMENTS,
another new twist to the Mexican
situation came with the making pub
lie by Howard r.. Oliver, an Amer
ican claimant against Mexico for
alleged conf1scation of property, of a
note addressed to Secretary Kellogg.
Oliver asked that his case be pressed
by the State Department under the
terms of the last published note from
Mexico City asking that the United
States indicate the concrete cases in
which recognized principles of inter.
national law had been violated or
may be violated" by Mexico.
Oliver operated the Eastern division
OF the Mexican National Railway in
1921 under contract with the Mexi-
can government. His suit in Ameri-
can courts alleging violation of that
contract and under which he kept
IS, 10000 Of Mexican government
funds i'm New York bankss tied up
for two years or so under attachment,
attracted wide attention in 1922. 1t
was finally disposed OF by unfavora-
BILE action in the Supreme Court in
1924.