The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-06
STATE DEPARTMENT Is SILENT
Since Carranza Moved His Headquar.
ters to Vera Cruz His Relations
With the Representatives Have Not
Been Cordial.

Washington, Feb. $50 serious
has 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 inasmueh
as communication is growing more
a1d more restricted and little respect
Is given them by the Carranza au.
thorities, it might be advisable to
unite with other governments IN a
movement to abandon all foreign lega-
tions 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 iuerta government. the action on
the part OF the other diplomatic mis-
sions is being considered without con.
suting the United States so far as IS
known
The plaa of the diplomatic corps in
Mexico City which is understood to
be acting as u nit, is to leave af-
fairs In Mexico in charge of consular
officers. This would mean practical
ly severance Of diplomatic relations
by all countries and present unique
status for Mexico in the family Of
nations
The situation in the Mexican capi-
tai has been replete with diplomatic
emDarrassments since the rapid
changes in executive authority en-.
sued When General Carranza in his
capacity as ''first chief" of the constL
tutionalist army first abandoned Mex
leo City and moved his capital to
Vera Cruz he invited the diplomatic
corps TO accompany him. The diplo-
mats formally declined on the ground
that such a step might be construed
as a recognition OF his government.
Since then the relations between Car.
rama and the foreign diplomats in
Mexico City have not been cordial.
The return Of the Carranza authority
to Mexico City. where General Obre
gon is in command, has now devel-
oped into a menacing situation be-
cause the latter has threatened by
direction Of Carranza to deport tie
Spanish minister unless Angel De
Case, who claims to be a confidential
agent of the Spanish government. is
surrendered from his hiding nlace in
the Spanish legation He Is accused
OF completely in the Villa movement.
With the strict censorship on press
dispatches, the most rigorous known
in Mexico in years, and the difficult
ties OF foreign diplomats in communi-
eating with their home governments.
the situation has caused much anx-
iety among officials and diplomats
here. Some Of the embassies here
tried a few days ago to communicate
with their missionss in Mexico City
and had the cipher messages returned
to them. the Mexican telegraph Off
cials refusing to receive them. Since
then There has been a modification
Of the embargo on code messages but
diplomats declare the uncertainties Of
communication nave not been re-
moved
SO far as is klown from official
telegrams. the City OF Mexico is quiet.
Comparatively little news of military
activity in the southern section
reached the state department today.
No reply had been received to the
telegram sent by Acting Secretary
Lansing to tine Brazilian minister to
exercise his good offices in behalf OF
Angel De Case and officials admitted
the meagerness of their information
about the situation.