The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-25
UNITED STATES MIGHT
BECOME INVOLVED
Official Statement Given Out
at Mexico City Says That
Representations to Cuban
Government Would B
Useless Under the Present
Conditions

Mexico has severed diplomatic relations
with Cuba. This action by the Mexican
government comes Unexpectedly in an
announcement from Mexican city. Of
ficial confirmation from the Cuban gov
ernment is lacking, but it is supported
there, however, by rumors in Havana of
strained relations between the two re-
publics. The Mexican charge to Cuba
left there this week for home.
Mexico City, Friday, May 24.--Mexico
has severed diplomatic relations with
Cuba. This was learned officially late to-
day after a report that the Mexican
charge d'atfaires at Havana and the
Cuban minister here had been recalled
from their respective posts had been con-
firmed at the foreign office.
The Cuban minister to Mexico, DR..
Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat, has not vet ar
rived in Mexico City, having been ap-
pointed only recently. During the in
term DR.. Luis Santamaris y'Calvo has
been acting as charge. 1t was reported
recently that he would leave for Cuba on
a vacation and would return with the
new minister.
The Mexican charge at Havana is AL.
berto G. Franco
The recall of the Mexican representa-
tive to Cuba and the suspending for an
indefinite time the sailing of new rep
resentative is explained officially as due |
to the fact that because of the war in |
which Cuba is involved the government |
has been obliged to dictate measures that !
affect the interests of the Mexican gov |
ernment in many instances. For this |
reason, it is declared, the making of rep
resentations that the Mexican represen-
tative would be forced to make to the |
Cuban government would be useless and
would restrict the liberty of action of a
friendly nation (which is now in an af-
flicted situation"
General Candido Agllilar, minister of
foreign affairs, tonight gave out state
ment for the announced purpose of
avoiding misinterpretation of Mexico's
action. The statement follows:
THE president of the republic and the
cabinet at special meeting have decid-
ed that it was an Imperative necessity
to recall the Mexican diplomatic repre-
sentative to Cuba and to suspend for an
indefinite period the sending of a new
representative because it was considered
an indispensable measure for the high
ideals and interests of the two nations
in the actual 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
Mexican government and her citizens,
and for this reason the Mexican govern !
ment would be called upon to make fre- !,
quent representations to the Cuban gov :
ernment which would only be useless =
and which would restrict the liberty of j.
action of a friendly nation which is now
in an afflicted situation
"In consequence, our diplomatic ef- 7
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
,nbroken the fraternal sentiments of
which have always bound us I
to the people of Cuba and all Latin
American countries.
Mexico, upon recalling her diplomatic
from Cuba, gives elo-
1uent proof of her consideration and re-
spect for the sovereignty of a friendly Z
which is now passing n
through a critical period. At the same d.
lime it furnishes proof of confidence in O
virtue of which the Mexican government d
Expects her citizens will be treated with te
I'll the benevolence the laws of Cuba "a
permit, under which protection they viii "
-emain in the republic the same as her u
,wn nationals.
"1n o.doing the Mexican government
complies faithfully with the line of con- ~
luct which President Carranzs has pro- % :,
laimed upon innumerable occasions as :"
he highest ideal of true society of n,
lations, the equality of nationals and -
oreigners alike and complete submission : T.; :;
4 all to the national sovereignty The =.
risis having passed, as the one in which -
riginated the revolution in our country -
; passing over Mexico and Cuba win -
e in a better condition to renew diplo- IA
natic relations upon the basis Of Justice -,
nd equality only, and the great aspira- or,
ion of the Mexican government in her fs
ew international relations an