AMERICAN POLICY IN MEXICO.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 24 January 1927, Page 9

AMERICAN POLICY IN MEXICO.

President Rejects

Arbitration.

BIG ISSUE AT STAKE.

By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.

(Received January 23, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.

President Coolidge has intimated that he is opposed to arbitration •with Mexico, despite the Senate Committee’s resolution to that effect. I-Ie believes that if the public understood what the United States is contending for, viz., the Inviolability of property rights, whilo Mexico is for confiscation, there would be no demand for arbitration. He feels, however, that the Senate resolution will perhaps complicate the situation.

SENATE COMMITTEE'S RECOSVU MENDATiON.

ARBITRATION IN OIL DISPUTE

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Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,

WASHINGTON, January 21

Arbitration with Mexico over the oil disputes was brought appreciably nearer when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by a vote of 13 to 3 decided to report to the Senate a modified resolution expressing the opinion that the Administration should accept arbitration in the disputes. Senator Borah, chairman of the committee, declared that a resolution would bo brought before the Senate on January 24. An overwhelming vote in favour of reporting it is practically assured. The resolution was primarily introduced by Senator Robinson, and as it now stands merely expresses the opinion of the Senate that arbitration should be resorted to.

It also indicates the means by which this would be effected, and in conjunction with Mr F. B. Kellogg’s recent attitude is expected to assure a amicable settlement.