| Show I CARRANZA SAYS MEXICO WILL STAY NEUTRAL Diplomatic Protests on Oil II Question Answered Declares De IDe- clares dares President Mexico Cit City Sept 2 President l ent Carranza Carranza Car Car- ranza In n Ins his address to congress mat night on the occasion of or I of oC the thC twenty eighth session of or the thc legislative hod body dwelt nt at length th on Internal in internal internal In- In and anel Corel foreign n questions Ho lie said it was the determination of oC Mexico to o maintain the strictest neutrality neu nou- in the world war an and 1 that this neutrality had hall been rigidly observed In Inthe Inthe Inthe the past sL He lie said ald the administration had upheld Mexico's rl right ht to sovereignty sov soy In the situation brought b by bythe bythe the presence of or American warships warships war war- ships In Mexican waters and the en enlistment on- on n- n In the United States of oC citizens citi elti- zens of oC Mexican origin lie He also de tC defended fended the course In the republic In Inthe Inthe the tho Issuance of presidential decrees for Cor forthe the tho carrying out of or article 27 of or the I constitution providing for the nationalization nation nation- i I of or oil lands The neutrality poll policy C of or Mexico the I I president said had been adhered to b by bya i j i I a major portion of oC the Mexican citizenry citi- citi I and tho the government had met the various critical situations with complete com coin rep regard to national honor Mexico's Mex Mex- com I ico's honor and antI sovereignty had equally equal equal- I ly 1 been upheld against acts directed I a against Mexican residents In the United United Unit Unit- ed eu States b by the American an authorities I In the recruiting of or Mexicans for Cor the 1 United States arm army and finally In the Xo Nogales ales incident Ine-ident In the latter part of oC August Aug which tho the president asserted I was merely a local disturbance Xu o 1 u r. r The principal points In the presidents president's lents dents address concerning Mexico's foreign for- for n els-n policy were that no country can In any form Corm or for Cor an any motiveS motive Inter- Inter fore rere with the Interior affairs of or another another an an- other but hut all must observe the principle principle prin prin- ciple of or no intervention that no foreigner foreigner for for- I an-I el eigner ner because of or his foreign citizenshIp citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship can pretend preten rights superior to those of or citizens of the country countr In In which ho he resides and that Je legislation must be uniform with re regard ard to Mexican Me Mex- I ican citizens and foreigners The diplomatic relations with Cuba were characterized as ns being without precedent In diplomatic his history ton They rhe I had resulted In the tho absence of oC friction In a misunderstanding between the two republics The Mexican government o the message me mes sage continued has answered sa satisfactorily I toril tori and maintained with firmness its rights n against aln t. t the diplomatic prot protests protests pro pro- t tests and representations of or the United Sta States teg Co I H The basis for COl the refusal to confirm con con- firm the proposed commercial e a agreement agreement agree agree- ree- ree ment between Mexico o an and tho the States known a as the Fletcher NIeto-Fletcher agreement was given as the inclusion In the projected a agreement of oC clauses contrary to Mexico's right b by the Intimation Intimation Inti Inti- mation that this rejection was connected connect connect- ed with references apparently Included In measures which were t de deemed m d contrary con con- to Mexico's sovereignty so w Willi it regard to the other government I 1 departments e pa r t in e n ts t the ii e p president i d e n t asserted thet t under ul the new plan for Cor the pacifiCation pacification I cation of or the country with th the pres- pres I Idem as active commander In chief and anti the nation divided into different mili I tary taly zones zoneR under generals of or divisions opposition In lit the Ro had hall been ove overcome o rc em e. e Tl porting on tho the treasury department depart ment the thc president said ald financial con con- despite the war were in ing The revenue re from rom export taxes on oil oil for Cor the nine months ending May Mav Ia I 31 1918 were givon a a- a pesos I Metals yielded pesos and other I articles pesos I |
