The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-05
VERBOSE NOTE.
IS TURN down.
TO OIL PARLEY.
Is in Effect Harsh Rejec-
ton to All Adjust
ment Efforts
HULL SAID FEELING
SETBACK KEENLY

WASHINGTON, Sept -. iJi)
Relations between the United
States and Mexico were believed
strained to the breaking point to-
dav after Mexico had CURLY re-
jectcd Secretary of State Cord"l.
HulrS demand for payment for
appropriated. American owned
farm lands.
Replying 10 HuIl's sharp note
Of August -. Eduardo Hay, Mex
lean minister Of foreign relations.
in communication dated Scptcm-
her = and written on behalf OF
President I.azarO CardenaS. said
in effect that the United States
demands are illegal unplauSlb!e
and illogical and reiterated that
Mexico intends to continue her
appropriation policy regardless OF
domestic OF international roper
cuSSiOnS.
The note made only one conccS-
sion. II said that Mexico accepts
Hulps proposal for a bl-latcral
commission TO determine the value
of lands appropriated and to fix
terms for payment thereof. but
with the reservation that Mexico
will pay when. and If, she can.
This. in substance, rcbufcd every
compromise proposal made by tn"
United States.
Hay cited numerous rulings IN
international law as we'll as CON
stitutional requirements in Mexico
and other countries to uphold the
southern republics contention but
at no point did he signify Mex
ico's willingness to accept HulI'S
plan for arbitration or his suggeS-
ton that Mexico impouud funds
periodically 10 reimburse Amcrl-
can claimants.
The communication WAS, IN
part. a rciteration of Cardcna' :
speech before the Mexican CON
gress last week in which he said:
"The continuation Of this discus
sion would benefit only the inter
ested and traditional enemies OF
any good understanding between
our two governments. rs IS dem
onStratCd by the costly, violent
and inSidiOuS campaign which Is
being carried on against Mexico
i'm the United States and IN which
it is attempted 10 ignore that each
country has different problems
and different means Of solving
them and that only a lofty. his
torical. social and human cOmpre-
hension would interpret the true
sense Of reciprocity which should
govern a fruitful and sincere
friendship between the nations
The note left the next move
suuarelv up 10 Hull and President
Roosevelt. The secretary Is said
TO feel deeply over the issue. This
was excmplifed by his poremptory
note of August - boldly accus-
ing Mexico of "confscatjon' and
warning the CardenaS regime that
il was counting severance Of re
lations as well as jeopardizing the
United States good neighbor'
policy in Latin-Amerlca.
Mr.. Roosevelt to date has mad"
no comment and has referred all
uuerieS to Hull who is believed %
have been given carte blanche au-
thority to bring the impaSse to
head. Whether this may involve
recall of Josephus Daniels, Amerl-
can ambassador to Mexico, has not
been disclosed although Great Brl-
tain took such action after Mex
leo refused to compensate for con-
fscatei British oil properties.
Payment for seizure Of 5000
900, 900 of American oil proper
ties is believed the real motive
behind HullS insisteuce on com
pensation for the farm lands al
though this has not been admitted
officially. The farm lands in dis
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