New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Mexico Recalls
Charge ir, Cuba;
Seuers Relations

MEAlCO CITY, May Z4.-MeX1cO mas
severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
This was learned officially late to-day
after report that the Mexican Charge
d'Affaires at Havana md the Cuban
Minister here had been recalled from
their respective posts had been con-
frmed at the Foreign Office.
The Cuban Minister to Mexico, DR..
Ezequiel Garcia Ensenar has not yet
arrived in Mexico City having been
appointed only recently. During the
interval DR.. Luis Santamaris Y Calvo
has been acting as Charge. The Mex
lean Charge at Havana is Alberto G.
Franco.
The recall of the Mexican represen-
tative to Cuba and the suspending for
an indefinite time of the sending of q
new representative is explained official
ly as due to the fact that because of
the war in which Cuba is involved that
Government has been obliged to dictate
measures that affect the interests of
the Mexican Government in many in
stances.
For this reason it is declared the
making of representations that the
Mexican representative would be forced
to make to the Cuban government
would be useless and would restrict the
liberty of action of friendly nation
(which is now in an afflicted situation:
duceanhI rednthe'zcmas-a ,oo-M sh sh
The official statement, which was
given out by General Candido Aguilar,
Minister of Foreign Affairs. for the an
depreciation of Mexico's action, fol,
lows:
and the Cabinet at special meeting
have decided that it was an impera-
tive necessity to recall the Mexican
diplomatic representative to Cuba
and to suspend for an indefinite pc
riod the sending of new represent
ative because it was considered an
ideals and interests Of the two na-
tions in the present moments of an
acute world crisis. The state of war
in which Cuba Is involved has
obliged the government of Cuba to
dictate measures which in many
cases affect the interests of the Mex
lean government and her citizens,
and for this reason the Mexican Le-
cation would be called upon to make
frequent representations to the Gu
ban government which would only be
useless and which would restrict the
liberty of action OF friendly nation
which is now in an afflicted situation.
I'm consequence, our diplomatic ef-
forts would not produce at this time
any practical results and would only
produce tension in our relations
which would have to be cleared up
later to maintain unbroken the fra
ternal sentiments of solidarity which
have always bound us to the people
of Cuba and all Latin-American coun-
tries.
Mexico, upon. recalling her diplo-
matte representative from Cuba,
gives eloquent proof of her consid-
Grafton and respect for the sover-
eighty of a friendly government
which is now passing through a crit
icai period. At the same time it fur
nishes proof of confidence, in virtue
of which the Mexican government ex-
poets her citizens will be treated
with all the benevolence that the
laws of Cuba and her institutions
permit, under which protection they
Will remain in that republic the same
as her own nationals,
I'm so doing the Mexican govern
ment complies faithfully with the
line OF conduct which President Car
rama has proclaimed upon innumer-
able occasions as the highest ideal of
true society of nations, the equal
lty OF nationals and foreigners alike
and complete submission Of all to