Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-03-03 | Page 1 | Loan to Mexico Still Hangs Fire

LOAN TO MEXICO STILL HANGS FIRE MEXICO CITY March 3 By Radio to 10 Fort Worth Star Tele- Tele Telegram Telegram Tel cram gram by The Th Associated Preas- Preas Press Departure today of Colonel James Hamilton Lewis La Is former senator from IllinoIs who ho h has been In Mexico City as legal Irl ad adviser loer to American fInancIers financier Interested In proposed loans to Mexico In chan ex- ex exchange change for tor Important concessions In southern Me Mexican states otates coincides with reports that loan and conces coned concession concession sion negotiations hav haa been halted temporarily It Is to understood hero here that Colonel Lewis I Is planning to 10 meet soon with financiers and Ana bankers of their representative u In San Antonio Tox Texas T from where they expect to visit Mexico for tor the purpose of gainIng r first tint hand Information Information mation matlon relative to conditions there before takIng t steps upon the loan proposition The Th war liar ar department the reported capture by rebels rebolo of Puerto Mexico was waa premature but stated this gulf port had beet beep evac- evac evacuated evacuated evac evacuated b by the th rebels