Mexico

Recognition. -- The Nation published an article from the pen of Ernest Gruening who has been in Mexico during the past four months. He gives an illuminating account of conditions in Mexico, although the entire article is somewhat of a tirade against United States imperialism. " Too late," is Mr. Gruening's theme. If the United States had recognized President Obregon when he came into power in 1920 "ihe whole question would have been on a different footing. In the interim Mexico has developed; she has come to feel her independence and to rely upon it.

Meanwhile, John Barton Payne and Charles B. Warren, U. S. Commissioners, are in closet conference with the representatives of the Mexican Government, Senores Ramon Ross and Gonzales Roa. The conference is reported to be making " excellent progress." All the delegates are jubilant over a prospective and proverbial happy ending.

The Bomb.--About 2.30 in the morning some unknown person left a bomb on the doorstep of the American Consulate General in Mexico City. Five minutes later it went off, but, fortunately, killed no one and did little material damage. Evidence points to the fact that it was a Communist bombing outrage directed against Carlos Castillo, a lawyer occupying offices in the Consulate building. After this explosion it became known that a puerile bomb attack was made on the American Embassy building about three weeks ago. It also transpired that the American envoys, now in conference at Mexico. City, shortly after their arrival were anonymously warned to leave Mexico within 72 hours.