Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1927, Page 6

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POLICY OF WILSON ON MEXICO URGED 0il Companies Want Stern { Warning Against Program b of Confiscation. Ry Conmlidateal Press. The Cow a urged by stration is being fiscation. adminis warning to the Me: *In the abser gens and in ance, were s that it would international law and ju: bitrary confiscati authorities, it 1 the Government o most earnestly respectfully to the attention of the Mex ment to the necessity which n to impel it to protect the pre its cltizens in Mexico div urlously affected by the d cited.” Decree Not Carried Out. The decree was merely an effc follow out the provisi stitution, but the warning suf it was not put into effect. Mexico iri again in passing the petroleum la of 1925 and the Coolidge administra- tion has been engaged ever since in| trying to obtain the same result as did the Wilson administration. “Sour Grapes” Cry- Co-Eds When Boys Form “Slow Club” By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 9.—Northwest- ern University men have organized a “Slow Club.” The fact that half a dozen men prominent in student affairs ted the club_failed, however, impress co-eds, who greeted “sour grapes” and jeorge Mills, varsit confirmed announcement of ub, which follows in the foot- hers recently organized d clsewhere to ele- musements of the vounger generation, and said women stu- dents might be admitted to mem- hip later. he sports editor of the Student v, the president of the inter- ornity council and the presi- That | f dent of the journalism fraternity admitted membership. ate vecontly asked for information, significant paragraph generally ped attention: The department has not been, in- med that a concession h: tually of th velation _may of the Mexi- seems to pro- ch a conces. and that stitution opinion of the t of Mexico, wherein n view of the constitu- s referred to, alien 1s shall in no event acquire and their appurtenances corporatis in Mexico Issue Defined as Confiscation. In the Mexican petroleum law of 1825 there appears article 14, which s i acquired prior to law provides that only companies or-| 19 ganized under Mexican law can obtain | pute— *concession: ‘This means that American concerns must surrender their right to appeal to the American Government for pro- tection. Also it means that in ex- change for titles on property acquired before 1917 they can only get “con- cessions” and yet the Mexican law hibits any concession from lasting nger than 50 years. The American companies recognize that on all properties acquired since 1917 they~ must take their chances with Mexican law so they organized Mexican corporations. But on prop- erty lawfully acquired before 1917 they do not care to subject them- selves to the caprice of a Mexican bureau which they already suspect is - getting ready to sell their lands to a mewly organized Mexican exploitatiof company on the ground of “defective” titles. There were so many peons ‘who failed to appear when titles were ~ ° granted that it wpuld 'not be difficult to find a defect if one was really sought. Agree to Court Scrutiny. concessions” and adds: The confirmation of these rights v not be granted for more than 50 So American companies which were told that in exchange for their titles they were being given ‘‘concessions” are asking how a concession revocable at will can really be exchanged for a title, especially when American com- panies are prohibited by law from pos- Ses g them. Shall they surrender their rights as American citizens to appeal to their government for pro- tection and become Mexican compa- nies? The American oil men flatly re- fuse to do this and are relying on the Washington government to protect them against confiscation. President Coolidge has defined the issue as confiscation and that is what the Wilson and Harding administra- tions termed it. There is every reason to believe that if the American com- panies were forced by Mexico to give up their right of protection by the American government, other countries south of Mexico would use the pre- cedent to invoke the same procedure ICLOSING OF BANKS ARDUSES CORGER “Man in Street” Regar.ds West Palm Beach Suspen- sions With Apprehension. By the Associated Press. VEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 9.—Ready money, an_incident h fore in this resort for the wealthy, was of prime concern tod The man in the street prehensively an abrupt suspension ree banks. Milllonaire Winter v attracted momentarily from nd-tea dances, paused to ance to two hanks that had the burden of keeping the dollar in eirculation. Citizens’ Bank & Trust Co.—‘as solid as Gi- braltar,” officials said—awalted addi- tional funds from Ja which to_au ment of $2,000,000 that yesterday en- abled them' to meet withdrawals and remain open until 2 o'clock,’ the regu- lar closing time. Closed Banks Await Inspection. The three closed banks, with capital aggregating $500,000, awaited inspec- tions by State bank examiners. The Pirst American Bank & Trust Co. and he First Bank & Trust Co. of Palm aildd to open yesterday. The Northwood Bank & Trust Co. su pended business “in the interest of depositors” an hour after opening. Offer: sistance were made by several prominent tourists, some of whom sed through long lines of anxious clients bent on withdraw. ing accounts, to make comparativel large deposits. Volunteer to Assist. T, T. Reese, president of the Farm- ers' Bank, said that among_those who volunteered support were 1. R. Brad- ley, Lexington, Ky. T. Stotesbury, Philadelphia; S. Davies Warfield, Bal- timore; John . Phipps, Pittsburgh; A. J. Drexel-Biddle, Philadelphi Thomas A. Clarke, Brooklyn, and F. C. Butler, Chicago. Mr. Reese, attributing the failures to several causes, said there was no; real emergency Last June the Palm Beach Bank | & Trust Co. closed its doors after the Bankers' Trust Co. of Atlanta, Ga. failed. The Atlanta company had sponsored a_ chain of $3 banks, | several of which were.in Florid: The Commercial Bank and Tru Co. and the Palm Beach National | Bank, members of the chain, also months later a hurricane sank and the Farmers' | /llof Colds and Grip ol swept the section, causing consider- able evacuation and consequent busi- ness depression. The city hall then became Involved in a contractor's fight over street-paving contracts and when . the $moke had cleared city officlals were charged with graft and a movement was under way to re- call the city manager andn four com:- missioners. . Citizens voted the recall down in a special election last January, but the opposition tied up city books and tax collections were negligible for the tim Uneasiness was felt generally till later when officlals of the Palm Beach Bank & Trust Co. anfl the Commercial Bank & Wrust Co. were indicted by a grand jury for alleged violations of the State banking laws. A charge of conspiracy.to defraud the city of $200,000 was entered in Crimi nal Court against the city manager, a former city engineer and treasurer, and two contractors. The cases ¢ | await trial. dwindled in_the last depositors latest Bank deposits have throughout the section six months. Losses to hardly will result from the difliculty, bankers said. The After Effects) | effects | colds tacks leavel [their vic| | tims with al cough or in| weakened, | wide open to| |the attacks] | of other ill-f ness. You can build up your lowered | vitality and resisting power | against disease by taking Father | | John’s Medicine, the pure food| elements of which ¥rengthen and | nourish the system. | Father John's Medicine soothes | and heals the lining of the breath- | ling passages and, being a real | | food medicine, builds new strength and flesh without using dangerous | irugs. Proven by 70 years ox‘l health victories. | SPRING POPULARITY OF OBREGON WILL BE TESTED BY VOTE Group of Mexican Congressmen to Conduct Plebiscite to See if He Is Wanted for Presidency. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, March 9.—In order to induce former President Obregon to accept the candidacy for president politics. No. 1 of a Series of Informative Advertisements About— OUR_NATIONAL LINES ‘The American companies have told the Mexican government they - will subject their titles to the scrutiny of Mexican courts, but not Mexican ad- ministrative bureaus. The Mexican constitution forbids foreign companies to own “concessions” unless “‘they agree before the fepartment of foreign affairs to be considered Mexicans in CZE MA respect to such property and accord- . o R ngly not to invoke the protection of Relieve that itching, burning tor- their governments in respect to the ment and start the healing with | same, under penalty, in case of breach, | of forfeiture to the hation of property — | #o acquired.” % " In Mr. Kellogg's answer to the|. Y Norris resolution, through which the bbb ke S e e S —— with respect to oil lands held by reigners. D. L. (Copyright. 1927.) More than 10,000,000 tons of coal were mined in New South Wales in the past 12 months. GABRIEL HONORE MIRABEAU WAS BORN THIS DAY 1749 ENCH orator, statesman and political writer, Mirabeau was a physical and mental giant with a Titan’s powers of endurance. A Titan’s powers of endur- ance give any one a desirable advantage in shap- ing his or her life. 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