Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-08-14 | Page 1 | U. S. Warns Mexico

EJ 1 1 HJ I u J u BJ u u I I WARS American Policy Near Change Says Note to Carranza V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 14 Warning 14 Warning that there would be a ar r radical change in the policy of the flee American government regarding Mexico if the Carranza government continued d to fail to protect Americans in hi that country was contained in iii n a a. a note not sent to the M Mexican xkan foreign office July 2 22 a i fr 1 1 What That the note had beets b dispatched dispa ched was avas was was' nt by bytheL the the theL State depart department nent together with the information that in iii its reply the Mexican government had said aid everything possible already was being done to protect foreigners There was a suggestion that unless foreigners concentrated in populous places it would be impossible impossible im im- possible to afford them the protection demanded Notification of a possible change of policy was made by the American embassy at at Mexico City on instructions from the state I department which determined upon this course as a t result of the long series of murders and outrages of Americans in Mexico culminating in the murder of Peter Catron in San Luis Potosi last month In connection with the death of Catron the usual representations regarding the capture and punishment of those responsible w were rc made but the note concluded as follows I am also instructed to state that should the lives of American citizens continue to remain unsafe and these murders continue by reason of the unwillingness or in inability inability inability in- in ability of the Mexican government nt to afford adequate protection protection protection pro pro- my government may be forced to adopt a radical change in its policy with regard to Mexico The communication was signed by George F T. T I charge