Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-15
Agreement Of Rebel Chief to
Treat With American Con-
SuIS Authorized 10 Act f9r
Other Nations Not Enough
CONDITIONS STATED
ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE
Washington Must Be Permitted
to Represent All Foreigners
Without Restrictions of Amy
Sort Being imposed,

feY MORNING iuUHNAt SPECIAL LEAnru WRal
Washlngton March ll1lie dcem-
ration of General Carianza, outlining
his policy AZ to the ueht of American
consuls in northern Mexico to- act for
citizens of other powers was tirns-
mittcd promptly today to the vauaus
powers hy the diplomatic renresenta-
tivcs in Washington Copies of the
statement telegraphed to Secretary
Bryan bv American Consul Simpch
at Nogales, were supplied to the dlp-
lomats late today and considered of
such Importance that there was mo
delay in submitting them 10 the gov
crnments as "a basis for specific m-
struction.
Embassy and legation officials
We're unprcpared TO comment on tire
Carranza note except in general
terms one fact IS accepted. however,
that The United states cannot continue
TO act for them IN defiance to carran-
zas refusal to listen to Representations
on the old basis. They feel that there
IS 30 warrant OF law for allowing the
united States consuls TO accept Gre
dontials also from foreign govern
ments, as seems Go be required by Car
ianza, even II the various govern
ments are willing to bestow such pow
crs
General Carranza has cut himself
of from communication by starting
ON horseback with his staff across tho
mountains Of chihuahua fer the capi
tal of that state 1t viii be nearly
two weeks before he can Doc reached
hy telegraph ana II is assumed at the
state department that no change in
the status Of forelgners in northern
Mexico is likely in the Immediate flu
ture.
Department officials feel that Cen
cral Carranzas declaration marks al
change In his first uncompromislng
attitude and that by the time he
reaches Chihuahua he viii be ready
TO concede To the United states the
right 10 look after foreign interests inI
the country controlled by the consti-
tutionalists without the limitations
imposed in todays declaration OF pol-
ICY
For the next fortnight at least
the old practice probably will be fol-
lowed and the state department viii
continue Go protest against ans mal-
treatment of foreigners or injury toI
their properties, while on the other
hand Carranza, or his agents without
accepting those protests or rcpresen-
tations as official, VIII note them asst
matters of information upon which
the cases viii be investigated as II.
they had been reported hy the Moxi-
can officials This situation viii OBJ
tain. however, only in territories
where the foreign governments have
no oonsuls
Attitude Of Foreign Governments.
It is believed that In other cases
the various governments will accept
General Carranzas suggestion and al-
low their consuls 10 do business with
him on an unofficial oasls which win
not carry with 1t political recognition /
IT is recalled that this was done hy
Great Britain. France nud other Eu-I
ropean countries In the confederate
states during tho civil war
"carranzab note Is plain bid for
recognition by this government as
well as boy other governments" SEN
ator Fall Of Ncw MeNico, said I'm aI
statement today. I'm refusing a. ac-
ccpt the representations OF American
consuls respecting the interests Of.
forcigncra whose interests the United
States has asked its consuls 10 con-
serve Carranza violates the comfy /
of nations II is "a note peculiarly +
Mexican in its disregord or interim
tiOual usage
Secretary Bryan denied today ans
knowledge Of shipment of arm
consigned 10 The American embassy ini
Mexico city and reported TO have been
detained. IL Is believed that If any
such arms have been held up they
were destined for Individual Ameri. /
cans and not for the embassy fofcc.