The Washington times., 1919-12-13
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FORRANSDA
Captured h Raid By M6s>
VINO Demand $1,000 fcr
Release of y. 3. c;li1oas.
cARRAmzA WOULD HURT q. Z
First chlef IN Sinister oeoi VII
British . Move h Anti
American Trade Wa.
cARRAnzA W0UlD HURT q. |

-Hght Mexieana, tvs AnasS-
ezns. and sas Engnshman vsre
reported csptusd Tuesday ~
vIIlistas ia The saeaing sf Nm.
quiz 1Ae nea are ~ fer run.
sea. secsraing to rspsets.
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80 eacA ~ ~ AnoglesaD -
bssa na1As Il ~ -
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pmy.
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J. II. Ds6Se E1neA sa uA9liaA.
aaa. was repeeted rs1esssi.
The Carransa eovernnant 10 60
to establish an "entsata
cardiaie- Wit hGreat Britain ~
many favors to British tn
terests in Mexico and treating BRIT
ish subjects there with the Greatsst
according to conndsntisl
advices received here
The campaign of molliAcation 10
by a very different kind
Of campaign against American citi-
xAns and American intero0t& the hix.
patches reveal.
A chain of circumstances. which
may soon lead officials to believe thoca
10 a deliberate trade war against
with subsequent dement's 70
English interests In Mexico and in
Great Britain, il disclosed by the
as followst
1-Rafael Nieto 10 now on his way
to England, as the head Of .
financial mission. the ostensible per-
pose of which is to close the financial
agency the Mexican Governmoot
in London up to the out-
break Of the European war.
The Nssts esanAsst0a ts eapOw.
ered ts DegegAate . reAsbflttatHsa
lea. for the Mexican gsvernae,t. 80
mother ~ Its purposes n 10 set n
fooeA With Brtttsh officials and Anao-
r1ers 10 secure. II peasible, better ~
lations between Mextes and Great
Britain.
To TUrn Back RaflroaaA.
0-The Mexican Government is at
present planning to return the
Cruz railroad line to
he British interests owning IL. This
railroad was commandeered by the
Mexican government shortly after the
Q-Tne Aauila OIL Company, . Brit
isA-swneS esrpsrstio.. has sA-
tained permits 10 drill new wells IN
he TaDpace district under cfrcuA.
'tances which are exactly the same
- these under which at Ieast TIVE
American oil esrpor.ttsas have bee.
refused perDfte- -
"a Colonel Mclean, an officer Of
the British army. has been max.
ng frequent trips to Mexico City.
where he has held long conferences
With Luis Cabrera, minister OF finance.
For British Cess,is.tso..
,-GeneraI CrttcAbey s,a Mater
Howard. also british army ss.
'eers- have Just arrived IN NexSe~
'ity In the Interest Of . DritisA css.
nisatisn scheme, II Mckee.
c-The Department of Hacienda
OF which Luis Cabrora is chief,
as JUST authorized the expectation
4 5000 bales Of cotton to mfils in
England, despite the DO
nestle needs and the protests OF
dexican business men.
Norman King. the British Con.
sul-General at Mexico City, is
ermitted to fulfll the duties Of his
ffice without any hindrance despite
he fact that Great Britain has never
ecognized the Carranxa government
nd In spite OF the action of Carranxa
n ordering the deportation. about six
months ago, OF II. A Cunard Cum
aims, the British agent In charge of
he British legation and its Diplomatic
interests. II 10 interesting. In this
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