Show FACE LOSS OF MILLIONS Investments Threatened by New Agrarian Agrarian Ag Ag- Law Enacted in Mexico Washington Washington More More than a thousand Americans are me threatened with loss of ot millions of dollars- dollars in im Investments In b by byu bya u It new agrarian law v enacted by the congress of Sonora Mexico at tho the direct direct di dl- Instructions of Governor Calles Several American companies alread already have lave filed tiled complaints with the state department against the lie operation of this law and other complaints are in preparation The department is preparIng pre pre- parIng representations to the time Carranza government against putting the law Into nto operation because of injustices this government t con contends tends it works works works-up- upon upon up up- on United States citizens who have ha invested invested in In- vested ested man many millions in agricultural lands In Sonora B By the terms of the law it Is provided provided pro pro- vided that the state will pay for lands expropriated with agrarian bonds Issued is issued issued Is- Is sued by the time state redeemable at a aIme time Ime and manner to be stipulated later The Time new constitution of or Mexico provides provides pro pro- vides that the states shall i issue sue agrarIan agrarian agrarian ian bon bonds under authority of a law that has not yet et been enacted b by the federal congress The American point out in their complaints to the state department department de de- that these bonds are of no value and inasmuch as the national government go of Mexico has not paid the interest on its bonds since 1013 1913 there theres Is s no indication that the agrarian bonds will be of oC any value |