The Washington times., 1915-02-12
Angered by Carranza's Action
in Ordering Deportation Of
Spanish Minister.
U. S. INCLINED TO KEEP OFF
Note Is Sent, However, Explain.
ing Serious Nature Of Mat
ter, It Is Understood.

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advised bv the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City that all foreign diplomats
in the Mexican capital are threaten ng
to leave the country because Of the ac-
tion Of General Carranzs in ordering
the deportation Of Jose Caro-, Spanish
minister to Mexico.
While the Admin 'stration is disposed
to regard the matter of Caro's depor-
tation as one to be settled between
Spain and Carranza, kilograms are un-
derstood to have been dispatched today
to silliman instructing him to advise
Carranza Of the possible Consequences
Of his attitude toward foreign diplo-
mats generally.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels de-
clared today that he had received a
| wireless from Captain Rogers. COM
manding the United States battleshp
Delaware. acknowledging receipt of the
Secretary's order to take the Spanish
diplomat aboard that vessel at Vera
Cruz.
Helped Refugee is Charge.
According to advices from Mexico
City. Carranza ordered the deportation
| OF Caro- because OF the latter's alleged
action in attempting to conceal In the
| legation Angel de Case. Spanish suo-
! Ject charged with assisting villa.
That the situation is grave is obvious
! from the fact that when Huerta prac-
tiCally ordered Nelson O'Shaughnessy
the American charge. to leave Mexico
city. the action was almost immediately
followed by the American bomba :dmen n,
| and occupation Of Vera Cruz.
| The Carranza agency in Washing
ton today gave out the following
statement:
The fact that General Carranza
gave his passports to the Spanish
minister to Mexico for interfering III
the internal affairs Of Mexico is in
tended. the local constitutionalisi
agency desires to make clear. as nc
offense either to the Spanish govern
ment or its people and his action IL
fully justified under international Ia "
| precedents.
I'm 1888 President Cleveland dis
missed the British ambassador. Lord
| Sackville. without giving England an
| The charges against Lord Sackville
was that he was interfering with and
participating in the domestic affairs
OF the United States.
Believes Dismissed.
Similarly the Spanish government
during the premiership OF Lord Palmer.
ston. summarily dismissed Lord Bulwer
then British minister to Spain.
In 1895 the Venezuelan government
took the same action in regard to the
Belgian and French ministers to Ven.
ezuela when they were implicated IN
interfering in the internal affairs OF
| Venezuela. u
John Bassett Moore, formerly Con
sulor to the State Department. in hi,
authoritative work on international law
cites many precedents justifying the ex
ercise Of governmental authority sucf
as Mr.. Carranza took in regard to the
spanish minister to Mexico"
Duvall West, Texas lawyer. is goinl
to Mexico to succeed George c. Car
others. special agent of the State De
partment with the villa faction, 1t wa
officially stated today. Carothers ha
asked to be relieved that he may <,
into private business.
Carranza's Attitude.
Villa sympathizers in Washington
point to Carranza's attitude toward tn
Spanish minister as a further proof o
his incapacity to head the government
OF the republic. as he might, they say
on some trifiing pretext involve tn
country in war. They further asser
that Carranza previously has given ar
front to members of the diplomat
corps In Mexico. but the incidents wer
not given publicity.
The Villa government. according L
word received from Mexico City toda
by the constitutionalists' headquarters
several days ago informed the Depart
ment OF State that should any of IN
ministers. their families and suites de
sire to leave Mexico City and reside 1
some city in the northern states G
the, republic, they would be receive
with the hospitality and respect du
them on account Of their high position