Show m MEXICO WILL PAT LAWFUL DEBT provisional PRESIDENT DIS CUSSES PROBLEMS OF COUNTRY WITH NEWSPAPER MEN declares policy of friendship with united states and payment of debts Is part of the provisional presidents program mexico city the petroleum laws mexico based upon article 27 of the constitution nationalizing deposits of oil which article will be interpreted liberally will not be retroactive declared adolfo de la prok ional president to foreign correspondents here on june 20 senor de la poke freely in discussing problems before the country being host at a luncheon ghen to the news paper men the policy of friendship toward foreign nations especially the united states together with the liquidation of all legally contracted debts of alie mexican republic Is a part of the provisional presidents program during the two hours the preil dent bilked with the correspondents he answered a rapid fire of questions with amazing frankness lie did not throw any new light upon events attending the sonora re olt which spread to all parts of the republic and finally resulted in the flight and death of carranza asked what he meint by debts legally contracted the president replied laughingly do not confuse me with the former president although our names are almost alike alth regard to a mexican foreign loan he beaded the issue by declaring these corn ft ath foreign journalists are the first steps which hae been taken jn this direction mexico faces two problems at present he continued these are the economic and military problems mexico Is more completely pacified now than during the time of adlaz villa whose status Is that of a mere bandit Is not a military lem airplanes are being sent to locate villa who pursued relentlessly soon will be eliminated the organization of the army while difficult will be accomplished with out delay under the leadership of ellas calles the war minister asked regarding censorship of news dispatches the president declared he had not been aware of the censorship and turning to his chief of staff colonel ramirez rez he ordered that the censorship be abolished he explained the censorship probably was left over from the former administration |