Arizona republican., 1916-05-29
Military Decrees Become More and More Onerous As MeXicans Find They Can Enforce Them With out Interference
NEW NOTE COMING
 FROM CARRANZA
Though It Deals with Cues tiOn of Withdrawal Amer jeans Will Not Discuss That Subject at Second Coming Conference
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

Republican A. p. Leased Wirel
 WASHINGTON. May 2S-On the eve If the receipt of General Car ranza's new note which officials be- lieVe will renew the demand for with draWal of American troops from Mexico and with another conference between American and Mexican mili- tary commanders about to begin. a protest was received at the White House today reporting serious differ ences between the American oil oper- ators at Tampico and the MeXicans.
 The protest came in the form of a telegram addressed to President Will son ivy twenty -four citizens residing at Tampico. who had held a mass meeting and determined to lay their case before the government. They declaIe ed that the Mexican military of ficials were promulgating deCreeS designed to make it impossible for Americans to do business in the ter rtory and fold how one of their num- her had been arrested and imprisoned for three hours because he refused to nay his employees wages fixed by the authorities in excess of terms previ- ously agreed upon with the men.
 The Signers of the messa ge asserted their right to protection from the American government and announced their determination not to comply with arbitrary and confiScatory or deEs and decrees by the Mexicans. The White House officials sent the | protest to the state department for investiga ton. Other complaints al- | ready have been received regarding ] decrees by the carranza government and it is probable that there will be i representations on the subject just as 1 soon as the controversy over the pres 1 ence of American troops in Mexico is adiusted
 l Tt has become practically i'm 1 possible for an American to do hlsi-
 ress of any nature in this section of 1 tha country. the Tampico message 1 said. "because of the restrictions 1 placed by the authorities. that we be-
 Iieve to be directed primarily against American citizens For q year ser ! ies of decrees have made their ap- i, Pearance which have been progressive | in that they are consistently becoming more anti American. We believe that the authorities had not the remotest idea; when they first began to issue such decrees. that they would he able to enforce them but when nothing l was done by our government to ef- feet their repeal. these edicts have 1 been made more stringent each day
 until now our property is threatened with confiscation and in some cases
 has been actually confiscated and cllr
 personal liberty is menaced.
 "A military decree was issued some
 months ago providing that lands might
 not be leased in the state of Vera 1 Cruz for oil purposes without the
 consent of the state government. and
 this decree had been modified until
 now no foreigner is permitted to ac-
 quire leases. real estate or assign
 ments of leases from native. Tn this
 state 1n American may not acquire
 real estate nor may he lease land.
 from a Mexican, nor win he even be permitted to lease house or apart ment for over one year without a I special permit The military govern meut of this state has instructed the stamp office not to issue certificates
 of transfer where one American sells
 to another and the governor refuses
 to certify to the signature of the
 notary in any contract or other in 1 strument in which an American ap- pears. The effect of this procedure ?, | is To prevent Americans from tFans-
 ferrins their property to other for eigners.
 n "A decree was issued a few days ago 4 by the local military authorities pro- :, yiding that labor should be paid and :, merchandise should be sold on a basis