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Show PLAIN TALK TO MEXICAN Sen. Smith Lays American Ameri-can Grievances Before Be-fore Ambassador New Orleans, Ia. Ian. 6. A con- ference, concerning the Mexican Bit nation. between Senator William Smith of Michigan, chairman of the senate committee inrestlcating Mexican Mex-ican affairs, and Senoi Pedro Lascu-rain, Lascu-rain, minister of foreign affairs of Mexico, took place here tonight It is Understood Senator Smith talked plainly in the Mexican minister about j I tho disturbed conditions In Mexico and of the ill treatment which Americans Amer-icans and American property have. loen subjected to In that country in the last two years Lloyd Orlscom of New York who Is said to hp employed by the state department, accompanied 'Minister Lascurain here from Wash-: Wash-: inston and was present at the conference. confer-ence. Seuor Laseuraln and Mr. Crls-ora Crls-ora departed tonight for Mexico City. Americans Soul-y Tried. Senator Smith said tonight '1 wag very lad to meet the minister min-ister of foreign atfMirs of Mexico and discuss informally with him the Mexican situation. I told him of manv incidents with which I wns familiar, of murder and lawlessness and wanton destruction of property. I told him I thought in some cases Mexican officials offi-cials accredited to this government had made use of our hospitality In a manner not wholly becoming to the consular service. I did not hesitate to say that the forbearance of Americans Amer-icans living on the bonder had been sorely tried, and without much encouragement en-couragement that the conditions would be Improved Senator Smith will begin hearings ' here tomorrow on |