Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-20
u. s. WARNS MEX|C0
/. POLICY TO CHAN6|
Radical Alteration Threatened
Murders Continue.
MUST PROTECT AMERICAN
Carranza's Government, in Replv
Suggests That Unless Foreigners
Move to PopuIous Centers II
Will Be impossible to Protect.

Will Re impossible to Protect.
Washington, Aug. 15-Waning that
there would be a radical change in Fra
| policy of the American government e.
| garding Mexico if the Carranza ca.
eminent continued to fail to protee{
Americans in that country WAS Co..
tanned in a note sent to the MexicAn
foreign office July %. Notification nf
a possible change of policy was MADE
by the American embassy at Mexico
City on instructions from the state as.
partment, which determined upon thls
course as a result of the long series lie
murders and Outrages of Americans i'll
Mexico eliminating In the murder az
Peter Catron in San Luis Potosi last
| month.
That the note had been dispatches
was disclosed by the state denarf4
ment together with the information
that in its reply the Mexican covers
ment had said that everything poSsibl8
already was being done to protect for
eignors. There was a suggestion that
unless foreigners concentrated in pon-
ulous places it would be impossible to-
afford them the protection demanded.
| May Adopt "RadicaI Change"
In connection with the death ok
CatrOn, the usual representations res
garding the capture and punishment o1
those responsible were made, but de
note concluded as follows:
II am also instructed to state thak
should the lives of American citizens
continue to remain unsafe and these
murders continue by reason Of the un~
willingness or inability of the Mexican
| government to afford adequate protee
ton, my government may be forced to
| adopt a radical change in its police
with regard to MiXicO."
The communication was signed By
George T. SuInmerlin, charge DAT
flares
Surprise was displayed in the reply
of the Mexican government at what Is.
|
American note. 1t was suggested that.
it appeared strange that such demands
should be made for protection for Tor.
eigners in sparsely settled districts
when crimes often go undetected 10
the ''most populous cities of the mos
cultured countries" and ''where acts q
violence are often committed" With.
out the respective governments there
by becoming the object Of severe Of
| servatiOns.
Text of Notes Given Out.
The text of the American note ana
| the reply from the Mexican govern.
ment, which was dated July %, YER
given out by the state department.
without explanation for the delay A
making them public. The departments
statement follows:
"In view of the long series Of murr.
ders and Outrages Of American GU
zens in Mexico, eliminating In ~
murder of Peter CatrOn in San Lug
POtosi last month, and the perpeTats
| ton of other acts in disregard %
American lives and property ne
American embassy at Mexico CITY ~
July %, by direction of the secreIar IS
of state. made the following represents
tations to the Mexican government
"Mexico City, July p, l9l9.-olr
| With reference to the embaSsys holsf
dated July 16, 1919, relative to ns
| murder of Peter CatrOn, near 'aHea
San Luis PotOsi, on or about july
last. I have the honor to inform you
that 1 am now under telegraphlc ~
structions from my government
urge upon the Mexican government
the capture and punishment or NOS
! responsible for this murder, ana 'n9
adoption of adequate measures to pre-
vent a recurrence Of the muruer
American citizens.
"T am also instructed 10 sIale 'A1
should the lives Of American clIl1en
continue to remain unsafe and ines
murders continue by reason OF the uhl
willingness or inability Of the Me1lcalh
government to afford adequate proteo
ton, my government may be forced T.,
adopt a radical change IN us poH1
with regard to Mexico
"sAccept, sir, the renewed aSSuA
ances of my highest consideration
(Signed)
GEORGE II. SUMNERLIN'
"sCharge d'Afaires'
Mexico Replies at Length
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