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Show i S. TOLD HOW TO MAKE PEACE Recognition of Mexico Is Desired by Republics to South NEW yORK, March 24 Tho only hitch In restoring friendly relations between 'he rnitod stuu-.s and Mexico Mexi-co il Obe r,f proceeding, declares Pr llrjent tfarding In a letter to John Barrett former director general of the Pan-American Union, made pub-( lie by Mr Durrett. The president's letter, dated March It, wati In reply tn r.ni- addrasaed him by Mr. Barrett In which Ihe latter laid before Mr. Harding a summary of answers re-celved re-celved Crow 1 4 1 representative Ttin-Amerlcnn? Ttin-Amerlcnn? In 20 republics to the ques-'ll'm ques-'ll'm nnkd uf 21U as to wbat they believed the I tilted Btat - might do on Its own lnltlaUve to prriniote Fan-American Fan-American friendship. Mr Barrett advised the president that, amonK uihiT thlnfTfl. the- following recommendation, recom-mendation, stated in composite sum-l: sum-l: iirUi il t'-rniM, had ot-n made by tho LAtln-Am'erlcans: ' FJ.irly recognition of Mexico by ths I'nlted Slutuu on a basis consistent consist-ent with the natwr.ii and unexafffer-ated unexafffer-ated digntly, sovereignty and rights of both nations, with concessions, If neeesaary, on the part of both, inspired inspir-ed by that sam spirit of co-operntlon Which (.hariix-U-rizi-d the L'nited Slate-and Slate-and Other governments at the recent anna conference " In his reply, Mr. Harding Bald: "'Mr. Christian has handed to mo our lottcr of March 20, and I am frank to say that 1 have read it with verj great interest I am not in iill surprised at the expression of senti-n senti-n -u In the Lattn-.merlcan republics repub-lics which your letter conveys. As a matter of fact we feel that way here In the capital of our own republic Thre is really no difference of opinion opin-ion as to srhal Is neceeearj to restore former friendly relations between our own republic and that of Mexico. The only hitch anywhere Is one of proceedings. pro-ceedings. Undoubtedly both countries are of the same mind except that we cannot arrive at a program which cures the whole situation or one complete com-plete program which la to bo executed at one time ' ' |