Show mexico denies confiscation melco alerico city in a written statement issued by the department of commerce industry anti labor which Is in charge of the administration of tho petroleum peti oleum law it Is declared that the mexican government has baa no desire to confiscate any property of the foreign oil companies anti and lins has not confiscated any such properties its as some rebellious companies which have not accepted the petroleum law would maliciously make it appear these re companies the statement continues have attempted to ni mike akean an international intel national problem out of the now petroleum law anti and use it to precipe late ate a real conflict it if these corn com paules reduce or 01 suspend operations the statement it will bo be for the purpose of causing unemployment they deliberately wish a create a critical ical in ili the oil zone |