| Show I S Pre Prevailing va i I in g 0 Opinions p i ni a n s I Comment of the American Press Road to War WarLe Le Leaders ders of 42 peace and labor groups comprising the Keep America Out of f War Congress urge the president to strengthen the hand of the Mexican government government govern govern- ment merit against internal rebellion and for foreign ign The Th sentiment behind the appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal is more commendable than the logic If the hand of previous ous Mexican governments had been strengthened against internal internal inter inter- inter inter- nal nal rebellion the present government govern govern- ment which came into existence by that means would not now be bethere bethere bethere there to have its hand strength strength- ened If the United States Spates were to underwrite Mexico's domestic and foreign policies we would have to hold a control over Mexico's domestic and foreign policies which Mexico would not grant and which we do not want Unless there were a surrender of sovereignty which is is unthinkable unthinkable unthinkable able there would have to be reci red The leaders of the peace groups among the 42 might think It beneficial for the United States to help suppress press a rebellion by Mexican agrarians displeased d with the distribution of land Would the leaders of the labor groups involved welcome reciprocal cal action by a Mexican government government government govern govern- ment to end a sit-down sit strike in inthe inthe the United States Any disturbance on t ts s 's contin continent continent conti conti- n nent nt is highly disturbing to the United States but that does not give us the mission to strengthen the hand of a government to compel compel com corn pel its people to submit or to underwrite any governments government's charter to deal as it pleases with other nations That means war San war San Francisco Francis Francis- co Chronicle For 50 years jears Abraham Mathis of San Diego native of Norway has been voting without being naturalized and the republic has not fallen Immediately upon discovering discovering discovering dis dis- dis- dis covering that he was mistaken in supposing himself to be a citizen Mr Mathis scampered off to court to correct the deficiency By all accounts Mr Mathis without naturalization has believed himself himself himself him him- self to be and has been a first- first class American citizen We Ve cannot cannot cannot can can- not forego the judicial routine of naturalization But we we weare are reminded reminded reminded re re- re- re minded that the routine routine alone is not sufficient for or the birth of a first-class first American That re requires requires requires re- re quires the heart as well as th the word San word San Francisco Chronicle A Losing Venture The first actual sale of Mexican oil In quantity since the expropriation expropriation decree pf of March 18 has just been made Under its terms the Cardenas government is to receive in cash and in European dise At the wage rate which the government demanded of the foreign foreign foreign for for- eign holders of Mexican oil oll oilcan t c con n refusal cessions to grant which resulted seizure of the prop prop- properties prop prop- the the money mondy thus received is sufficient to pay poy the labor then directly engaged in oil extraction for approximately 20 days Assuming Assuming As As- suming that Mexico is able to get face value out of the merchandise accepted the whole is much less than would have been paid in cash by the former concession concession concession con con- cession holders in period to date This does not take into account that the government has obligated itself to pay on one fifth of the gross receipts from its oil sales toward indemnifying the companies whose property was taken over Nor does it include the very heavy Indirect Indirect in indirect In- In direct losses sustained by Mexican business and industry following the expropriations With little or orno orno orno no market for hr her oil and with silver sales sharply curtailed by discontinuance of the United States silver subsidy the past four months have been marked by a large Increase in unemployment and a severe economic slump inthe in in- the southern republic Ultimately Mexico ma may be able to recover recover a large part of the oil market she has hW lost and thereby restore production and employment employment employ employ- ment fluent in her shut-down shut oil fields But from a business standpoint it St it itis is doubtful if shEl will be as asI aswell aswell I well off as before expropriation Certainly she will not be able to pay the wages she demanded that the foreign oil companies pay her and probably not even as s much as hey did pay Los Los I Angeles Times II |
