Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1923, Page 3

v . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE STAR FILES P. O. STATEMENT BREGON SAYS FOREIGN CAPITAL - MUST SUBMIT TO MEXICAN LAW AND DENIES NATION BOLSHEVISTIC Country Free of Chains of Medievalism First % Time, He Declares. AIMS TO ESCAPE ECONOMIC FETTERS ' Mexican President Sees People of U. S. More Cordial Than Before. BY ALVARO OBREGON, President Republic of Mexico. (Coprright, 1923, in United States, Britain and’ South America by the' American Newspaper Alliance.” Al resersed. ) Great North Tights In spite of the appeal by the Secre- tary of the Association for the Ad- vancement of Political and Religious Liberty, which has been made to cir- culate very broadly, for funds de- slgned for “elimination of bolshevism in Mexico”; in spite of the public statement of Vice Presidgnt Coolidge that this country is a second Russia marching hundreds of years behind civilization, and in spite of the late declaration made by a former com- mercial representative of the United | States goverur to the effect he nd the consul general of his country ! viewed with erowing alarm the rapid dissemination of bolshevism in Mexico; in spite, I say, of these au-| thoritative utterances, there is no| bolshevism in this country. nor has| there ever been, unless one under- | stands Ly bolshevism what it orig inally signi in the country from which the name came, namely, major- ity and the governance of affairs and the country’s interests by that majority Our constitution evidence of our bols My belief is that treaty of Ve stitution is as been cited as tendencies ed to th »xican con n of monu- tructive legisfation. ad in the press that promised too much | s a lie. All we Iment of the -ven though it o the masses. have promised is constitution. Bu e true, what is a » should have e ; > on the 0f conse to | the ranc, n the ce par- tions armistice period and the pe leys. ) These people and th at that war would end war world would be sufe for democ : the in terests of the retu dier. would be properly eguarded after the fight for these noble principles: the noble ciple of self-determir tion for nations would be sured. But why enced error, 1 her in commit side of libe people? But the promised ception tution complished the lower medieval serfdom working to ) treed from ccon 1y there is an the bre atter siaves M human act The numer socialist movenient is repre the sum total of every Mex ner in the country, or in by per cent of all 20 on? If these old, ex-| countries could_ fall into not “benighted Mexico™ in | ence be excused from n error leaning to the alism on behalf of her| pes | we ex- ot is. hing of fulfillme verthele: as 1 have said, with the t of the we have 1 we have freed | the chains of | and are now they be £ modern | it be true tof nothing more dangerous saking of chains which ' on the other hand there iftates no more It noble | . strength of ented other | is our ! ens As I have just said the socialistic | tendency of Some of ur laws is the | SPECIAL NOTICES. 1 THIS IS T0 CERTIFY CERTT e for any bills cont myself. JULIAN D. 1an Mh st ¢ FREE PLANS builder, AND general S WANTED- T( furniture from mington and Battimare T i PR "VED ‘Sron N THINK -IT" OVER The cheap mbn will botch your roof at cost than we charge to do it ight: bnt when rains com 1 hold and keep you d BRI P expression of the popular will. fought ma S natio tere a free pe obje s o retain that lib and the people. Therefore, the present government | s differing from what w problems in order t wil tional an The greater ments evolution ¥ o forelgn forces Which tried to pro- tect their authority. The present g0 ernm s giving pref which ate full dev arrang M wo wi times would signify an inhuman ego- isn | greater ne of fand m *| former { overloo! | gr bathed humanity the elements of the The peo: tion popular desir {dian of their This ideal yresent | biher force than the mo which the people in a great majori poli the y government ‘ definitely strength moral pre: ! po whi will that e o ary movement chrystallizing in the| ‘We have . people of the whole republ lof those other enlightened peoples | [ among whom are those of the United Stats who now maintain with lhl-l people and government of Mexico re- | | lations of a cordiality unprecedented n }ing thos not within Mex We and { other nations of the world, and to |look for mutual co-operation der more to facilitate ample success. But if foreign interests oppose such a laudable design, then Mexico only pur work | wishes to say to the face of the whole Why take | \orla that it is not her fault if she Which High Spots of Obregon Statement (Copyright, 1923, in the United North American Newspaper Alliance Great Britain_and South America, by the All rights reserved.) President Obregon of Mexico, in the accompanying signed statement—which bears his personal O. K., given to the North American Newspaper Alliance—touches definitely, though in veiled nguage, on one of the most delicate points of friction between his_government and Washington—the question of American oil land ownership being amenable to Mexican constitutional law under the same terms as ownership of such land by Mexican citizens. Outstanding paragraphs from President Obregon’s statement, in which he dénies the charge of bolshevism made against his re- gime by American officials, follow: lexico cannot permit that there be exploitation by foreign istic interests until these have categorically declared their decision to submit to the laws and authority of the country, since Mexico considers it preferable to deprive herself of the help of foreign capital for development of her riches if such help involves danger tc her dignity and sovereignty. * * * “The people of the United States now maintain with the people and government of Mexico relations of a cordiality unprecedented in our history. Nothing is lacking but diplomatic nermalization. P “In spite of the public statement of Vice President Coolidge that this_country is a sccond Russia, marching hundreds of years behind civilization, * * * there is no bolshevism in Mexico, nor has there ever been.” We the econom e factors held inter- in- of the country, we will establish a solid basis of domestic progress and etter international understanding To the end that we may attain our goal we will be what it is necessary Lo be, and do what it is necessary to o. INTERVIEW REVEALS MEXICAN PRESIDENT CHAMPION OF PEOPLE The full significance of President Obregon's statement on his govern- ment's attitude toward matters which have caused conflict with Washing- ton is made clear in the following {Heulties. 1 cannot conceive | comment by Louis E. Rowley, who, a5 asis of true sovereignty.|correspondent of the North American wumber of the govern-; Newspaper Alliance, secured the Mexico ha ad prior to the|statement in the first place, and agaln actual gave preference after it had been revised by Obreg e ed by Obregon His conferences with dent occurred in the executive office in the National Palace in Mexico City. It is much harder to gain the ear of the president of Mexico than the President of the United States, a the visitor has to pass through an arr of secretaries and T officers, but. once admitted. he finds Obregon himself a courteous and democratic man. In the present instance, Obregon himself stipulated | that he have an opportunity to re vise and correct his remarks. libe ten e from ry and years' to political and eliminate tho had for generations a protectorate of 1l financial and industrial ts, 2 1917 we becam; ple. our ico or the first time gn nation. The ist movement is t rty for the country { Secks True Soverelgnty. i done by ncerning itself in h_solving Mexico is 1l with absolute ¢ te arrangement of interna- other reversed that formula, fexico’s presi- ttention to inter- . sceking to base it ¢ exclusively on internal forc 1 this as the only formu gives us the right to antici- opment of our coun: dvises invit o the interior omfortabty planned a . We have never n isolation from the res yrld. We wish to live in th society as a civilized people. ch isolation, moreover, in pr it counsel a hou BY LO E. ROWL Correspondent of the North American Newspaper Alliance. outside world ha » natural resources habilitation than ico need of it. And although live and prosper, as alread Ated, With our own resourc 11 our dom c well as obligations contracted by governments, it _would be king that humanitarian pro- - Tiave set our: o we to den i i s to the coun- after which in blood four years d their principal sources ave n left in difficult rehabilitation of countries would be too pro- ged if its realization depended on own soil. the d of t for its n, sin M or Obregon’s conclusion that AMexico will do all that is necessar: to obtain her ends is true in spite of his well known re- pugnan to employ arbitrary exe utive power and assert the authority of the central government. The founders of the Mexican repu- lic modeled the government on that of the United S es and adopted the }h-dn-ral plan. E many this is re- garded as an error. It Is argued it jdoes not satisfy the needg of the | country, is not lapted to the tem- perament of a people who most resp authority when it is visible and con- centrated at one point. It is generally believed that if the Obregon government has shown | weakness it is in permitting certain local authorities to exercise too much independent authority and some of them abused the privilege. Promise in Policy. monst y t eign which Supreme Aspiration. Dl rnment of Mex- h aspiration that rnment be one sxecutive in no other func interpret the loyal r should e but to faithful and by stituti being re government *| Obregon accomplished in the tion of economic and moral rehab, itation of his country and devela I ment of a genuine n nal spirit, tolerant policy may well prove end to be the best. It must be ceded he has made what Bi called circumspect use of events He may think that to govern ef- fectively he must govern somewhat loosely,” especially in the mater of giving free hand to stats gov- erno He may prove himself the predestined reconciler of factions .nd FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 If We Knew a Better Paint Than upporting its authority’ and marck i€ an eloquent demonstration of effic: of reasoning that th has been clearly and | consolidated by interior and forces in spite of the ure brought against it by | werful governments denying their istance to the s s as planned | he present gove it of Mexico, | an indication of the popular ve birth to the revolution- | t a itution. ained the appr cons 1 of the and also We Would Sell It. {Becker Paint & Glass Co. | 1230 Wixconsin Ave. West 67 Beautiful Portraits, $20.00 Doz. UNDERWOOD “UNDERWOOD our history thing is now lack- but, diplomatic_normalization of e refations. the date of which it is co's province to fix. Seeks World Harmony. wish to harmonize our action development with that of all in or- military | undoubtedly | ct | vertheless, in view of what Senor direc- | the possessor of unsuspected gifts of statesmanship. He gave me the impression of oeing a strong, forceful personality, quiet, reasonable and absolutely candid. He is a quiet but keen-witted conversa- tionalist and has a profound sense of humor. " He gives evidence of marked honesty and after knowing him one comes to understand why the con- servative group of Mexican citizens © coming day repose their con fidence in him, > "7 His democracy seems to me a sin- gularly valuable quality, being to a certain extent radical but at bottom cautious. There is no doubt concern- ing the sincerity of his interest in the necessities and desires of his humbler fellow citizens His imagination vi uallzes their thoughts and under- stands their point of view. This Is | what makes Senor Obregon one of the most characteristic and Interesting national governors of our time. No Thrent Implied. I am convinced the idea that . his | administration implied a threat to| the social and political order of ‘the | United = States is the product. of sinister propaganda or ignorance. In | my opinion Senor Obregon wants | communist revolution about as much | as Willlam Howard Taft, whom he | slightly resembles in contour and | facial expression, especially his smile. He is a liberal but does not allow | himself to become a dazzled visionary of a scholastic millennium. A sound common sense presides over his d sions and it is certain he would act promptly and decisively to suffocate any anarchistic disorde: He is desirous of working for the people, not to fool th to make his term’ memorable as accom- plishing some effective social better- | ment of which the country is so olely sorely in need. He half-humorously confessed the task ficult, particuls reaction at home and p interpretation of his plans abroad. It should be remembered Obreg is not_the absolu that Diaz was. The modern si | making way everywhere and should | be taken into consideration. In the thoughts of Mexico its presidenteis i a very literal sense of the word r sponsible to the people. The men in power in Mexico today s the young and progre elements of the country. Ob- Calles and de la Huerta are idale life. and th, lasted by responsibility as never before in n history. The: unusually shrewd, steady-going men, with some real democratic ideas Instead of being | antipathetic to the United and acts | | econom | regard as undue concessions in order | Newspaper Alliance. MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1923. Circulation of Past Six Months. | Statement of the ownership, management, cirtulation, etc., of The Evening Star, published daily, and The Sunday Star, published Sunday morning, at Washington, D.’ C., required by act of Ccugress of August 24, 1912: i Editor, Theodore W. Noyes, Washington, D. C.; managins_editor, Rudolph Kauffmann, Washington, D. C.; business manager, Fleming Newbold, Washington, D. C.; pubiisher, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, Frank B. Noyes, president, Washington, D. C. Owners: Theodore W. Noyes and Frank B. Noyes, trustees foh the heirs of the late Crosby S. Noyes; Frank A. Richardson, trustee for Mary B. Adams; Frank B. Noyes and Newbold Noyes, trustees; Frank B. Noyes, Theodore W. Noyes, Rudolph Kauffmann, Victo: Kauffmann, Beale R. Howard, Jesyle K. Kauf'mann, Fleming Newbold, Grace Adams Howard, Louise K. Simpson, John Crayke Simpson, Philip C. Kauffmann, Jessie C. Kauffmann, R. M. Kauffmann, Samuel H. Kauffmann, Miranda Noyes Pomeroy and Newbold Noyes. All addresses Washington, D. C., except Miranda Noyes Pomeroy, at Greenwich, Conn. Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders, hold- ing 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities, none. ORDER NOW! 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