Evening star., 1941-08-01

! imperious but threatening, and de-
: clared she would brook no interfer-
! ence from abroad in the formula
F.. ton of her national policies.
! She took exception particularly
, to the German assertion that ''re-
signed acceptance" of Washington S
anti-Axis measures could not fail
TO influence the attitude of the
Berlin government in renewing
commercial relations with Mexico
after the war.
This warning. declared Mexican
= Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla
; reveals by the sole fact of its be-
ing formulated a position of pres
sure, imperious and unjustifable,
which constitutes an open contra
diCtiOn to the spirit of reciprocal
respect which governs the foreign
relations of the Mexican republic
Second Rebuff by Mexico.
Rejection of the German request
constituted the second rebuff Mex
leo has delivered to the Reich gov
eminent within four months. In
April President Manuel Avila Ca
macho's administration rejected a
protest against appropriation OF
, German ships in Mexican portS-a
measure which paralleled action
taken by the United States.
The German request on the Wash
tngton blacklist and Mexico's an
! swer were disclosed last night with
the publication of notes exchanged
! between Padilla and the Nazi Min
lister, Rudt Won Collenberg.
In his note, dated July %, Won
Collenberg referred to the blacklist
as unjust and transcendental," as
serted it violated the liberty of
. commerce and even the sovereignty
. of Mexico" and declared it is the
! duty of the Mexican government to
protect the firms in question.
My government, consequently.
! he wrote, hopes the government of
the United States of Mexico will
, protest to the Government of the
United States of North America
against this discrimination against
. commercial firms protected by Mexi-
. can sovereignty
"A resigned acceptance of the
, measure in question on the part of
; the Mexican government could not
but influence the decisions of the
! German government upon renewing
commercial relations after the war. :"
Padilla, in his answer, said curtly
the Mexican government "alone is
competent. in absolute fashion, to
! note on what occasions the liberty
of commerce and the sovereignty
of Mexico are injured" and asserted
/. 1t cannot permit" a foreign diplo-
mat to call its attention to those
cases in which it should intervene
in defense of such lofty and precious
values"
Protest Proposal Rejected.
To the proposal that Mexico pro-
test to Washington, the Foreign
Minister replied:
Il can assure your eXcellency that
the road Mexico will take will be
that which it esteems most appro-
pirate without the need of receiving
or carrying out instructions of other
authorities conveyed by any of the
accredited diplomats in this capital
d" In this matter, as in al
those of mutual interest to the
Western Hemisphere, the policy ol
my government will continue
to be inspired by the principles Of
inter- American cooperation anc
will have as basis the common
criteria with which America is try.
ing to resolve the problems created
by the present international con-
f1ict."
Padilla assured Won Collenbere
that mo foreigner has anything tt
fear who makes good use of Amer
lean hospitality" and said he wa.
inclQsing documents which woulc
show his government was consider.
, ing the blacklist ''in all its ramifica.
tions and implications"