The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-06
SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS BY ALL COUN-
TRIES THREATENED
TIE SITUATION
BECOMES SERIOUS
Relations Between Carranza and
Foreign Diplomats Not
Cordial.
(Bv Assorinted pms,A

WASHINGTON, Feb. $50 serious
mas the friction become between the
Carranza government and members of
the diplomatic corps In Mexico CITY
that the withdrawal of many foreign
legations is now threatened.
Some of the prominent diplomatic
representatives of European countries
already have cabled their home gov
ernments suggesting that inasmucb as
communication is growing more and
more restricted and little respect Ia
given them by the Carranza authori-
ties. 1t might be advisable to unite
with other governments In p move
ment to abandon all foreign legations
In Mexico.
state department officials tonight
declined to discuss this phase Of the
situation. AS the American embassy
has been closed since the rupture with
the Huerta government, the action on
the part of the other diplomatic mis-
sions Is being considered without ccn-
sulftng the United States, so far as IL
known
The plan of the diplomatic corps In
Mexico City which Is understood To he
acting as 4 unit, Is to leave affairs In
Mexico in charge of consular officers,
This would mean practically sew
erance of diplomatic relations bv ali
countries and present unique status
for Mexico in the family of nations.
The situation In the Mexican capital
has been replete with diplomatic en-
barrassments since the rapid changes
In executive authority ensued. When
General Carranza, i'm his capacity as
iirst chief Of the Constitutionalist
army, first abandoned Mexico C.av
and moved his capital to Vera Cruz.
he invited the Diplomatic corps to ,ac-
company him. The diplomats formal
~. declined on the ground that such
step might be construed as p recog-
milton OF his government. Since then
the relations between Carransa and
the foreign diplomat. In Mexico Citv
have not been cordial. The return of
the Carranza authority to Mexico City,
where General Obregoit Is in COM
mand, now has de0,lope into p men
acinS situation because the latter has
threatened by directi,n of CarranZn
to deport the Spanish minister unless
Angel De Case who claims to be a
confidential asent of the Spanish gov
eminent. Is surrendered from his. hid
Ing place in the Spanish legation. He
is accu.ed of completely In the Villa
movement
With the strict censorship on press
disnatches. the most rigorous known
In iHexico in wears. and the difficulties
of foreign diplomats in communicate
Ing with their home governments. the
situation has caused much anxiety
among officials and diplomats here.
Some Of the embassies here tried n
few days ago to communicate with
their missions In Mexico City and had
cipher messages returned to them.
the Mexican telegraph officials refus-
ing to receive them. Since then there
has been a modification OF the embar-
go on code MESSAGES. but diplomats
declare the uncertainties of communi-
cation have not been removed.
So far as is known from official tel
ograms. the City of Mexico is nuiet.
ComnaratiyeIy little news of military
activity in the southern republic
reached the state department today.