| Show CALLES AFFIRMS OIL LAW STATUS mm In New Years Year's Message lie Hc De Denies ies Persecution of of Religion MEXICO CITY Cm Jan 1 l l ByTho I I The Tho Associated WithoUt specifically mentioning the petrol petrol- petroleum I eum oem And land laws law which 1 went Into effect today President Calles In a New ew Years Year's message to time the people assorted that ht he has hns no Intention of Interpreting constitutional law Jaw In a 0 a way that wIll fill harm barn legitimate Interests Moral energy y and from other nation limo tho ni mesSage ge says saS will always be b welcomed ed in 11 Mexico with the only condition that ot of of fulfilling our laws law and the tho only limitation that of not absorbIng our national Interests ts Uncertainty continue to prevail preval as 03 to what will happen now th t the IhO laws law have gone cone Into effect They provide that tho the oil lands ot of owned foreign companies companie which did not Apply for confirmatory concessions before midnight last night shall hall revert to the th Mexican government Whether the govern govern- government ment will till actually go eo as a far as seizure however remains remain to be seen lX couns It Tt it does the n Interests will have hav specific complaint on which to base b their future course coure 0 of actions action If It does not the th sil- sil sit situation may continue continuo to be as a at present ono one on ot of o complete uncertainty uncertainty The principal foreign companies have refused to mako the tho rJ re- rc application for tor confirma confirma- confirmation confirmation tion of properties acquired prior to l 1017 1917 li the tIme dato data of adoption of the tho present Mexican constitution and tho the United Stales States government has Insisted that the Mexican government o cannot by retroactive enactment revoke re titles lawfully acquired before 1917 RELIGIOUS QUESTION In addition to the oil situation President Callos Calles In his message touched on oil the tho th application of ot ho Mexican religious regulations which have havo been heen denounced toy by bythe byth the Vatican as lIS persecutIon pcr to i-to had the th same ame sincere respect he declared fOr tor all manifestations manifestation of religious creed or or feeling and ho hc denied that the tho government de- de desired d sired aired the destruction or was WAI wa af- af at tempting to destro destroy any religious faith as liS asserted by religious reactionaries Regarding the general policy of hi government he h declared Mex Mex- Mex Mexico ico leo was wa not a IL disciple or upholder up of an exotic system of government of political and social theories strange e to Mexican environment en and tendencies I This remark was commented on onas onas onas as having reference to reports report 0 of alleged c tendencies In Mexico |
