Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-15
CARRANzA'S DECREE
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Rules That He Alone Is Author
lied to Receive and Pass on
Diplomatic Communications.
AFFECTS CONSULAR AGENTS
Reports of Appeal by Spain for
Joint Action Not Credited
in Washington.

"ASHfNGTON, February li.-while
no Official messages had been received
to-day at the State Department or the
Spanish embassy here as to the Span
ish governments attitude toward Cen
eral Carranza's expulsion OF It's minister
from Mexico. press dispatches from Ma
drtd. indicating that the matter would
be adjusted through diplomatic chan
nels. were credited by officials.
Another action Of the Carran.a gov
ernment which may cause further COM
plications for the Mexico City diplo-
matte corps was taken to-day in the
announcement that General Carranza
personally is solely authorized to re-
ceivc and pass on diplomatic communi- :
cations. This may seriously affect the
diplomatic activity OF American consul
lar agents instructed to deal with the
dc facto authorities. whoever they
may be.
The order apparently will make II
Impossible for diplomatic representa-
tives To deal with tho Carrnnza gov
crnment except by going TO Vera Cruz
which they have been unwilling to do,
lest such action be construed az formal
recognition.
REPORT OF SPANS APPEAL
NOT RELIEVED ACCURATE;
Reports OF an appeal by Spain for
Joint action in Mexico were not re-
garded here rs accurate Officials point
ed out the Spanish government prob
ably would consult the United States
before taking such step. 1t was be-
lieved not unlikely, however. that for
tt,f1
world Spain would communicate A
statement OF the circumstances under
which the Spanish minister was de-
ported.
On account OF the severe censorship
established at Vera Cruz by General
Carranza. little news OF the difficulties
OF foreign consuls and diplomats has
been permitted TO reach the United
States. 1t has just been authoritative
iy learned. however. that for some time
barely courteous relations have been
maintained between Carranza and the
consuls OF Spain and Great Britain ut
Vera Cruz. Both tho consuIs incurred
Carransa's displeasurerbeeausc-o of theiY
persistency IN calling to. his attention
what they considered unjust aggression
on foreign. property.
~ a!HGi itdH CONSUL IT vera CRUZ.
w. H. Canada. time and again has
made representations to Carranza on
the treatment of Spania ,ls. Recently
he was instructed to say that the De-
partment OF State had learned of tho
shooting OF seven Spaniards at Apizaco.
and of another at nearby town. and
to point out that continuation of
the policy OF executing Spaniards
would be regarded with keen displeas-
ure by tho United States. which would
place personal responsibility on Car
rama.
DECREE CONCERNING FOREIGN
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Cnrranza's latest decree concerning
foreign diplomatic representations wa.
revealed to-day In a telegram from
Rafael Zubaran Capmany. Minister OF
the interior. TO Eliseo Arredondo. local
representative of Carranza 1t said:
The hrst chief OF the Constitution
ahst army has been apprised that per-
sons OF divers nationalities, styling
themselves confidentia. or consular
agents OF foreign governments, with
out really being so. and other persons
e'yhns themselves representatives Of
foreign colonies, or large foreign in
to make representations, address com
municatfons and treat directly about
matters OF nm international character
with different leaders Of the Constttu-
tionalfst army.
This tends to disrupt unity in the
Constitutionalist government and to
belittle the authority OF the first chief
IL Is the purpose OF this government
to comply with It's international duties,
nhord'ng Just protection under the
laws to all foreign persons and inter
ests' and this can only be done prop
erly through the appropriate authori-
ties
Military leaders before whom such
representations may be made must con
line themselves to informing the rep
resentatives OF foreigners that they
should take such matters up directly
with the first chief OF the Constitu-
tionalist army"
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