Mexican Damage

Between 50,000 and 100,000 claims (totaling $100,000,000) are being prepared against the Mexican govern-ment by American citizens and corporations. Virtually every petroleum company operating in Mexico, every copper, gold and silver mining company, individuals (including ranch owners), business interests, and relatives of persons injured and killed in the course of the last decade of revolution, spoilation and expropriation, are filling in the appropriate blanks distributed by the U. S. State Department. Thus Mexico will soon face a $100,000,000 bill.*

* When the present Mexican Minister of Finance took office a short time ago, the Mexican Treasury reported a deficit of $40,000,000.