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finish It, When he finished, he wrote
his decision. The heirs accepted 1t
without complaint from any direction.
And Morrow was ready for his next
task.
Is Absolutely Sincere.
But the phenomenal ability OF the
new ambassador to go to the heart OF
any problem would not have enabled
him to do what he has done in Mexico
unless he could go TO the hearts OF men
also. Here the second quality comes
into play. This is his absolute and UNI
fiincfling sincerity 1t is as marked as
the brilliance Of his intellect. / do not
think there is anything emotional about
It, 1t appears rather as supreme intel
lectual honesty. Yet It's effect In win
ming the confidence OF the men with
whom he has to deal Is quite as prompt
and much more lasting than any emo
tional quality could be.
The Ambassador TO Mexico cannot be
at all correctly described as "coldiy
intellectual person" He Is quite the
opposite. His cordiality Is delightful.
His enthusiasms are obvious and his
antipathies no lees so. That ne quite
understands the value OF emotion, not
to say sentimentality, especially In
dealing with a people noted for their
emOtional-not to say sentimental
qualities, is indisputable. Lindbergh's
flight to Mexico was a master stroke
in this regard Morrow has emotions
genuine and deeply felt emotions
but he never lets them get in the way
of his thinking.
It was this combination Of qualities
which endeared the new Ambassador
to President Gales from their first
meeting. So clean-cut Is the character
of Morrow that 1t could penetrate even
the barrier of language, barrier Tor
assistance through which he accepted
President Gales interpreter instead OF
taking his own This was but an in
cident. and yet it showed a confidence
which Gales was quick to return.
No less significant is Morrow'S APP
proach to the discussion of delicate
questions. He has never written dip
lomatic note He has made no de-
mands l doubt If he has ever asked
President Gales for anything. When
with the President. and when he gets
through. the President sees it Morrow's
way. That is the danger in talking
with Morrow.
In this way considerable has beer
accomplished in the seven months OF
the new Ambassadors incumbency. The
first notable step was the settlement OF
the oil controversy. which had be-
deviled the relations between Mexico
and this country since 1917. A long
series Of notes exchanged between
Washington and Mexico City had
served only to confirm each of the dis
putants In its original opinion. The
Mexican contention. however. was not
sufficiently well grounded to withstand
the disintegrating effect of Mr.. Nor
rows analysis when he went into the
matter. Morrow did not demand any
thing. He did not even ask Gales to
change the law. But President Gales
saw that his position was untenable
and, on his own initiative. set the ma
chinery In motion to amend the law
and the regulations In accord with the
American contention.
Similar in some respects to the oil
problem is the land problem. The real
driving power behind the revolution
against Diaz was the desire Of the dis
possessed poems for land. and In 1918
Carranza authorized a general expro-
priation Communal lands were to be
restored to the villages and any group
Of Mexicans that wanted lands could
take what they desired from the pro-
prietors, who were to be reimbursed by
means Of government bonds. The