Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-16
WARNS CARRANZA
AGAINST TAKING
OIL PROPERTY
Mr. Bryan Tells First Chief
That Serious Consequences
Would Follow ConfIScation
Proposed,
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Washington, Jan. 1.-THE United
States government has sent q warming
10 Cen Venustiano CAiran2a. pointing
ont that serious consequences may
follow" his threatened confiscatlon OF
foreign owned oil plants in Tamplco.
This announcement was made by Sec
rotary Bryan after the latter had con-
ferred with Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the
British ambassador, and representa-
lives OF American oil concerns.
Already tire Carranza officials nave
practically enforced an embargo on
the expectation Of oil by a big Eng
fish company. The British ambassa-
dor. at the suggestion of Mr.. Bryan,
sent an urgent telegram to the British
consul at Vera cruz which he was in
structed to show TO General Carranza.
AS the British fleet obtains much Of
It's fuel from the Tampico oil field,
the possibility Of serious compiled
tions over the Carranza governments
attitude is realized by the American
government
i'Rf
Mr.. Bryan said today that the for
eign- owned oil companies feared
confiscation Of their wells" by Car
rama, and that the urgent representa-
ton had been made to forestall such
action. A decree issued by the Car
rama government makes it impossi~
bile for some Of the foreign-owned oil
companies TO operate without the con-
sent Of the Mexican authorities, and
some OF the American concerns, IL is
said have been forced to pay so heavy
a tax that they have been practically
compelled 10 shut down their plants.
Although there are Dutch interests at
Tampieo, no representations have rs
yet been made by The Netherlands
government.
The prospects Of battle on the
outskirts Of Tampico between the ad-
vqnoing forces of General villa and
the columns of Carranza under Gen.
Pablo Gonzales is expected here to
develop the situation further. If the
villa forces are victorious a solution
Of the problem is confidently expect
ed because Of previous assurances Civ
en- by the Villa-Gutierre2 officials in
that district
summary of Situation.
The following Summary Of the sit
uation &C Tamplco in "A telegram from
that point, dated late yesterday was
made public by the state department:
THE line between Monterey and
Tampico has been cut and American
colonsts In the isolated districts are
sending women to Tampieo, which
place is still anticipating an attack.
Tho food supply is said to be short A
large number of Americans have been
thrown out of work on account Of the
closing down of the petroleum COM
panica on account Of the recent Pc
troleum decree and lack of conf
dence in constitutonalist money, bus
mess is said to be demoraliZed. 1t is
said that in the Tampico consular dis
trict there are at least 200 Ameri-
cans"
Dispatches from Monterey to the
state department dated yesterday say
some of the Carranza troops have now
returned to Monterey, the villa
troops having failed to enter the city
when the bulk of the Carranza forces
Withdrew a few days ago
Garrison Tries to Revolt.
telegram from Eagle Pass to the
department said authentic reports
had been received there from Las Va
cas- to the effect that a part Of the
garrison there had attempted TO re-
volt in favor Of villa, but was subdued
and ten executed.
Between Piedras Negras and Mon
elovia,' state department announce
ment said tonight, nothing but milf
tary trains are operating. on Janu-
airy IA, the department announced
that the railroad shops had been
closed down and that all employees
were laid off with two months pay
A later telegram has been received
saying the former should have read
railroad shops closed. laying off all
employees with two months pay due
them"