Show I TREA TREATY TV RUMOR IS DENIED BY U. U S. S SECRETARY Publication of Text by Mexican Mexican Mex-I Mex Mex Mex- ican Paper Alleged Pure Fiction WASHINGTON Nov 18 Under 18 Under Undersecretary secretary Davis of the state department department depart depart- department I ment denied today that the United States Great Britain and France had entered into any treaty outlining their course of action in Mexico and South America as alleged by the La Vanguardia Vanguardia Vanguardia Van- Van guardia a Mexico City newspaper MEXICO CITY Nov 18 The The text of a treaty alleged to have ha been I signed at Washington in May 1917 by the United States Great Britain I and France outlining their course of action In Mexico and South America was published this morning by La j Vanguardia a newspaper r Recently es established established established es- es to support former Minister l of the Treasury Luis Cabrera The important tant clauses of the treaty according to the paper provided for recognition of the Monroe doctrine b by I Great Britain and France and priority f for r Unit United d States rights rights' In Mexico England agreed not notto to permit Japan to acquire territory In ip Central or South America rica or or oron on the Pacific ocean OIL DEVELOPMENT Extensive provisions were made for forthe forthe forthe the development of the Tampico oilfields oil oilfields fields for the benefit of the three n na nations nations na- na La Vanguardia asserts even to the extent of furnishing troops troops- Incase in incase incase case such action should be to provide a continuous flow of oil oil the United States agreeing to the priority priority priority of English rights to such fuel supplies In case Japan objects the United States and British fleets are aie to unite against the orientals s says ys the newspapers newspaper's newspapers newspaper's newspapers newspaper's news news- papers paper's version of the alleged treaty The Th United States may acquire control control control con con- of the Mexican railroads and if it necessary extend its territorial expansion expansion sion slon to the Panama canal JAPANESE WAR Elaborate provisions are made inthe inthe in inthe the treaty La Vanguardia asserts for forI controlling Mexican imports and and- andin in inthe inthe inthe I the event that either the United States or Great Britain goes to war with Japan neither of them shall shaH aid Japan financially The treaty the newspaper says was signed by Capt Andre Tardieu for France and Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur J. J Balfour then British secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary for Cor foreign affairs for tor Great Britain but the signatory on behalf of the United States is not named La Vanguardia sa says s 's s the text of the treaty as published by it it is an au authenticated authenticated au- au I au-I copy secured in the United Unit Unit- ed cd Stat States State's s from an unnamed source I |