The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-17

ed. however, that the United States
can not continue TO act for them in
defaace of Carranza refusal TO lis
ten to representations on the old basis. |
They feel that there is no warrant of
law for allowing United STATES con-
suls TO accept credentials also from
foreign governments, as seems to be
required by Carranza-even if tae
various governments were willing to
bestow such powers.
The text of Gen. Carra2zas reply t.
Consul Simpicn was as follows:
Carranza's Reply.
AS you know, the department at
Washington has communicated With
me through yourself and the Ameri-
can consul at Hermosillo to make two
classes OF representations to me, both
unofficial, the one concerning Ameri-
can citizeGs. the other non-American
foreigners.
AS you are aware, have enter
tained tne representations Secretary
Bryan thought fit to make when ma
5ionals of his country were concerned,
he said representations, however, be-
ing used by me as information to re-
dress and avoid the wrongs to which
they relate In his letter 10 you about
the injur .es suffered at the Desengano
mine at Guanacev, Secretary Bryan
tells you that countries which have
recognized the Huerta government can
not apply to me, since every nation
can have but one diplomatic corps ac-
credited to one other and consequent
ly those countrie; " hich have recog-
nized Huerta can not make represen-
tations to me.
"This is clearly my understanding
and l have never claimed that those
governments accredit diplomatic rep
resentatives to me- But these same
nations may very we'll, under interna-
ticlal law and diplomatic usage, have
unofficial Intercourse with me in my
capacity of commander-in-chief OF
the constirutionalist army which dom
mates a large part of the nation. This
unofficial manner may be aTailed OF
by the aforesaid countries through
heir representatives accredited in
Washington or through their consuls
residiag in the Mexican territory con-
rolled by the fo: ces under my COM
nand. and ii there should be no for
! eign consuls i'll tie territory controlled
! by the constitutionalist forces, as
pointed out by Secretary Bryan in
connection with tic Desengano mine
ease, thea the government concerned
may very we'll authorize other per-
sons who may we'll be the consuls of
the United States to present their un-
official representations in the name of
those governments, the power being
properly drawn up.
Can't See Objections.
"As l truly do not see what OBJ
jec.ion foreign natioas can have to
that method of communicating with
me, all t1e representations have re-
ceived CT may receive hereafter deal
ing with non-American foreigners do
and will serve the sole purpose Of
bringing to my notice, if net already
reported by the Mexican authorities,
the fact that this or that foreigner
has suffered some injury and of my
/ issuing appropriate orders that all in
diyidual guarantees be extended to
! foreigners, punishment, when occa-
sion arises, being inflicted on the re-
spcnsible parties who, in violation of
the law and disregard cf their duty
and my orders, should ever SO slight
| ly molest foreigners, nor would there
be a2y need Of waiting for any repre-
sentations, for it is one of my pur-
poses that justice and the law shall
! be respected to the utmost in my coun-
try.
'tDeeming this suitable opportu-
nifty, wish to say further to you that
| if the foreigners or their relatives will