Show iJ LiI LJ MEXICO CONFISCATES u. u s. s OIL LANDS A M R I CAN CANI I I. I V IID Carranza Sends Soldiers I Into to Fields to Drive Away Well Drillers W Washington a hing n N Notified W ASH N TONly The 1 The Mexican government has committed an n overt act of confiscation confiscation confiscation con con- in preventing American oil w well ll drivers to work on lands owned by American individuals or companies or by sendIng soldiers Into the fields and driving away the workmen workmen work work- men state department officials said today C Complaint was made to the Mexican Mexican Mexican can government on April 2 of this year It was learned learned against the refusal of th the government to grant permits to the oil companies to drill No answer was received until after the Juarez In Incident incident incident in- in It was said and then President Carranza announced no permits provisional provisional provisional pro pro- visional or otherwise wo would ld be granted until the companies companies' had compiled complied with i ithe the law RECOGNITION DEMANDED Compliance with the law it was said by state dep department officials i would constitute recognition by the I companies that the Mexican government government government govern govern- ment own owned d the oil lands The or orders ers to the military forces to prevent drilling by force of arms were issued by President Carranza last May Map 16 according to advices from Mexico City today The petroleum department del department de de- de- de l Instructed the Mexican war department by direct orders of Carranza Car Car- ranza to use any forces necessary to prevent drilling without permit al although although al- al though the lands on which drilling was being done were legally acquired by the present owners ACTION OUTLINED The war department transmitted the orders with specific directions as to action to be taken by the soldiers to the military comman commanders ers at Tampico and and immediately companies companies companies compa compa- nies df of soldiers were sent into the fields It was not known how many drilling gangs s-angs were driven out of tho the oil fields by the soldiers but two have been reported and raids have been made according to official re reports reports reports re- re ports on the camps of other oil workers work work- ers CARRANZA CONSISTENT EL PASO Texas July 1 The 1 The or order order order or- or der preventing drilling on land purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased from individual owners In Mexico Mexico Mexico Mex Mex- ico by Americans Is consistent with the attitude of the Carranza government toward Americans and American In Interests interests interests in- in Joseph N. N Quail a field secretary secretary secretary sec sec- for Cor the National Association for forthe forthe forthe the Protection of American Interests in Mexico declared here today Mr Quail Is here hero from New NewYork York to or organize organize organize or- or a group of the association in El EI ElPaso ElPaso Paso among those having property In Interests Interests interests In- In In Mexico This order Is In disregard of the warning Issued to the Mexican government government government govern govern- ment by Secretary of State Lansing through Ambassador Fletcher in 1918 he ho continued The Carranza government government government govern govern- ment was notified In this protest that the American government would not permit confiscation of property rights rights' legally ally acquired by its nationals In Mexico |