The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-11
POWERS
THREATEN TO LET
MEXTCANS ALONE
PLAN TO WITHDRAW ALL DIPLO.
MATIC CORPS. CLAIM THEY ARE
NOT RECEIVING PROPER TREAT.
MENT FROM CARRANZA OFF,
Gals.

Washington, Feb. $50 serious has
the riCtion become between the 'arrIu.
~ government and members % the Dip
lOInatiC corps In Mexico CITY that the
Withdrawal of many foreign legations
Is now threatened.
Some Of the prominent diplomatic
representatives of southern countries
have already cabed their home gov.
eminent suggesting that iuasmuch as,
communication Is growing more ana
more restricted and little respect is
given them 10y CnrrauZa authorities. It
might hc advisable to unite with 9TH
FL governments In Il movement to aban.
don all foreign legations in Mexico.
State department officials last night
declined tu discuss this phase of the
situation. As the American embassy
has been closed since the rupture with
the Ilucrtu government the action on
the part Of the other diplomatic mis-
siun- Is being considered without con-
sulting the United States, rs far as
is known.
The plan Of the diplomatic corps In
Mexico which Is understood To be act
ing as unit, Is to leave affairs In
Mexico in the hands of consular Off
Gers. This would mean practically a
severance Of diplomatic relations Of
all countries, and present unique
status for Mexico In the family Of ma.
tions.
CarranZa Juggles Diplomats.
The situation in the Mexican capital
has been replcte with diplomatic ON
harruSSmpntS since the rapid chang,
In executives commenced. When Gen
cIal Carrauza. in his capacity Of first
chief of the constitutionullstu army, first
abandoned Mexico city aud moved hi,
capital Ia Vera Cruz. he invited tn,
/ diplomatic corps to accompany him
| The diplomats formally declined on tn,
| ground that such q step might he cor
/ Strucd rs Il recognition Of his govern
mcut. Since then the relations betweel
/ CarranZa and the foreign diplomats i
i Mexico City have not been cordial.
i The return of the CnrrunZa author
ties to Mexico city. where Gencr,
Ohrcgou is In command. has now d'
yclopcd into n meuaing situation b,
cause the latter has threatened, 10y Il
rcctiuh Of CurrHnza, to dcport III
Spanish minister unless Angel Dec;
50, who claims to he At confidential ugel
/ ~ lllt HlWIlNu -'Nfllluifllls - NAll'l
dCrcd from his hiding place In u
/. Spanish legation. He Is accused ,
completely IN the villa movement.
4, With the strict censorship on pre-
, dispatches. the most rigorous Know
, In Mexico in years, and the difficult,
of foreign diplomats In communicate
: with their home governments, the 81
A., uatlOu has caused anxiety among ncl
: trails and special agents here.
Code Communication Uncertain.
The embassies here are trying
communicate with agents in Next
city. and had the cipher messages Il
tanned, hut they are hopeful Of Il mo-
itication ar embargo on code message
will he lifted. Uncertainties Of Il
; messages has caused considerable tro
b. BILE.
. According to official kilograms Il
o city Of Mexico Is quiet.
, Little news Of fighting on MeXicd
soil reached American government Il
% liclals last night. The Brazilian mini
ter has been asked To guard again
- any untowHrd act and to exercise h
/ good offices In the case of DeCuS
) State department officials said howe
| er they had no Information of an
recent action in this case.