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Show FOREIGN ENVOYS MAY P MEXICO DIPLOMATIC CORPS PLANNING TO LEAVE AFFAIRS IN CHARGE OF CONSULAR OFFICERS. Rapid Change in Executive Authority Caused Embarrassment, and Relations Rela-tions Between Ministers and Carranza Are Strained. Washington Withdrawal from Mexico Mex-ico City of many foreign legations is imminent because of friction between the Carranza government and the diplomatic dip-lomatic corps. Some of the prominent diplomatic representatives of European countries already have cabled their home governments gov-ernments suggesting that inasmuch as communication is growing more and more restricted and little respect is given the by the Carranza authorities, it might be advisabie to unite with other governments in a movement to abandon all foreign legations in Mexico. Mex-ico. As the American embassy has been closed since the rupture with the Huerta government, the action on the part of the other diplomatic missions is being considered without consulting consult-ing the United States, so far as is known. The plan of the diplomatic corps in Mexico City, wrhich is understood to be acting as a unit, is to leave affairs in Mexico in charge of consular officers. of-ficers. This would mean practically a severance of diplomatic relations by all countries and present a unique status for Mexico in the family of nations. na-tions. The situation in the Mexican capital has been replete with diplomatic embarrassments em-barrassments since the rapid changes in executive authority ensued. When General Carranza, in his capacity as first chief of the constitutional army, first abandoned Mexico City and moved his capital to Vera Cruz, he invited in-vited the diplomatic corps to accompany accom-pany him. The diplomats declined, asserting that such a step might be construed con-strued as a recognition of his government. govern-ment. Since then the relations between be-tween them and Carranza have not been cordial. |