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Show GEN. CARRANZA SUGGESTS PLAN American Consuls to Look After Interests of Foreigners Foreign-ers in Rebel Territory. NOTE SENT TO BRYAN Commander-in-Chief Outlines Scheme for Diplomatic Negotiations Ne-gotiations With Constitutionalists. Washington, D. C. March 14 General Gen-eral Carranza has consented to have American Consuls to look after the interests of foreigners in parts of Mexico under control of tho Constl tutiouallsts, where their own governments govern-ments have no consular representatives. representa-tives. Where there arc such representatives, representa-tives, he suggests that even where their governments have recognized Huerta, these consuls may unofficially unoffici-ally communicate with him without Involving their governments. Also, he suggests his willingness to listen to and heed any applications made to him directly by the friends and relatives of foreigners whose lives or property may be threatened and to make investigation of every case and to punish any of his followers who may be culpable. This Is the substance of a telegraphic telegraph-ic report made to Secretary Bryan today to-day by American Coinul Slmpich at Nogales. Copies of the communication communica-tion have been furnished to the various vari-ous diplomatic representative in Washington by Secretary Bryan without with-out comment Text of Reply. Washington March 14 The text of General Carranza's reply to Ccn-surSimpich Ccn-surSimpich was as follows: "As you know, the department at Washington has communicated with nje through 'yourself arid the1 Ani'ierican consul at Hermoslllo to make two classes of -representations tomer both" unofficial, the one concerning American Ameri-can citizens, the other non-American foreigners. "As you are aware. T have entertained entertain-ed the representations Secretary Bryan thought fit lo make when nationals na-tionals of his country wero ronci'rned, the said representations, however, being be-ing used by. me as information to redress re-dress and avoid the wrongs to which they relate. In his letter to yon about the injuries suffered at he Deseane mine at Guanacevi, Secic-tary Bryan tells you that countries which have recognized the Huerta government cannot apply to me, since every nation can have but one diplomatic orps accredited ac-credited to one other and consequent ly those countries which have recog nlzcd Huerta cannot make represents tions to nie. "This is clearly mj understanding and I have never claimed that thosa governments accredit diplomatic representatives re-presentatives to me. But those harao nations may very well under international interna-tional law and diplomatic usage have unofficial intercourse with me in my capacity of commander-in-chief of the constitutional army which doniinatr-s a large part of the nation. This unofficial un-official manner may be availed of by the aforesaid countrioj through their representatives accredited in Washington Wash-ington or through their consuls residing resid-ing in the Mexican territory controlled control-led by the forces under my command, and If there should be no foreign consuls con-suls in the territory controlled by the Constitutionalist forces, as pointed out by Secretary Bryan, in connection with the Desengane mine case, then the government concerned may very well authorize other persons who may well be the consnSa of tho United States to present their unofficial representations re-presentations in .he nauio of those governments, the powor being properly proper-ly drawn up. No Objections Necessary. "As I truly do not see what objections objec-tions nations can have to that method of communicating with me, all the representations re-presentations I have rccoived or may receive hereafter dealing with non-American non-American foreigners do and will serve the sole purpose of bringing to my notice, if not already reported In the Mexican .authorities, the fact that this or that foreigner has suffered some injury, and of my Issuing appropriate orders that all individual guarantees be extended to foreigners, punishment, punish-ment, when occasion arises, being Inflicted In-flicted on the responsible parties, who, In violation of the law and In disregard of their duty and my orders should ever so slightly molest foreigners, foreign-ers, nor would there do any neod of waiting for any representations, for It Is one of my purposes that Justice and the law shall be respected to tho utmost ut-most of my country. "Deeming this a suitable opportunity, oppor-tunity, I wish further to say to you that if the same foreigners, or their relatives, will address their personal representations to me and bespeak my protection of their lives and interests, inter-ests, they will, be Immediately attended at-tended to without any need or their governments officially, or unofficially intcryoning." Conditions of Reply. Although Secretary Bryan declined to discuss the construction to be placed plac-ed upon Carranza's reply, attention of officials was at once centered upon the fact that Carrauza proposes to Impose Im-pose a condition that may make impossible im-possible the activities of the consul's unless the European powers arc- wlll- ing to make a decided change in their attitude. It is considered very doubtful wlre-ther wlre-ther diplomatic representatives of the powers in Washington are disposed to address themselves directly to Carranza Car-ranza in any attempt to redress grievances griev-ances of their citizens, and there is little llklihood that they will formally confer "powors" upon "American consuls con-suls to represent them before constitutionalists consti-tutionalists authorities. They have adopted the usual course where countries coun-tries have no diplomatic or consular representatives in a war-swept country coun-try in calling upon another government govern-ment in this case the United Stites to look after their Interests, and it is not usual in such cases to transfer powers to conusls of the third body. So General Carranza's reply to Secretary Sec-retary Bryan may have the effect of bringing about an important change of attitude on the part of foreign governments gov-ernments toward the constitutionalists constitutional-ists as the state department has already al-ready intimated it cannot force Carranza Car-ranza to allow It lo act for other nations. na-tions. The Desengano mine referred to by General Carranza in his note, is a large Spanish mining property In the state of Durango, owned by a number of Spaniards, but in which there is also a small American interest The property was confiscated by the Constitutionalists. Con-stitutionalists. No report of any loss of life there was made to the state department |