tivities: Protest by Nanking Mexico City, Sept. 3.
The announcement by the Chinese National Government at Nan-the United States has arbitrate in the present pute" to-day served only to complicate Seriously the int being conducted here by Mr. Samuel S. Young, the Chinese Minister to Mexico, the status of Chinese in this country. Many believe that Nanking's an-Hpcuncement of yesterda; will result jin more harm than good, Authorities here point out that the subject of activities by the Mexican Anti-Chinese Committee does not offer an excuse for ar-Litration. "They believe that the Foreign Office at Nanking meant to say that the United States has! agreed "to mediate or extend its) /g00d offices."
Mediation or extension of the good offices of the United States would be admissible under the In-_ ternational Convention of the Sec-and Hague Conference, However, Jas matters now stand no formal controversy exists between China land Mexico.
To-day Don Rudolf __Calles officially reported to the Mexican Federal Government that he; expects to be able to protect the Chinese remaining in the state Sonora against immediate whole-deportations. Don Calles is new Governor of Sonora and when he assumed office he intended achieve at least a trace between Chinese residents of Sonora the" Anti-Chinese Committee, which also is operating in Sinaloa.
Private reports declare that the Anti-Chinese Committee" has not! Jceaged its activity but the Governments of Mexico and Sonora are ing to obtain control over the lenders. in the movengent against, the Chinese, Sept. 4.
Foreign Minister Estrada of [Mexico to-day officially opened negotiations with Mr. Samuel Young, the Chinese Minister to Mexico, with regard to the plight lof Chinese residents who have been. intimated by the Anti-Chinese Com-Imittees in the states of Sonora and Minister Estrada told the United Press that the negotiations can be conducted directly between China fand Mexico and. that the intervention of a third party will not be necessary. He referred to China's formal request, filed in Washington, that the United States int in lochalf of the Chinese in Sonora and Sinaloa.
At present, Minister Estrada said, it is not certain whether the 80 per: leant. of Chinese business establish ments in Mexico which have been lelosed by the Anti-Chinese Committees will be permitted to re-open, Minister Young to-day expressed gratification that Governor Rudolfo Calles of Sonora has promised to fuse troops to afford protection to those Chinese who have not yor Jevacuated across the " international frontier into the United States.
It is understood that the exodus lof Chinese to the United States has virtually ceased as a result of the truce arranged by Governor Calles.
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