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Show MEXICANS SEIZE IDLE COAL MINES American. British and French Companies Will Make Protest MBXICO CITY, Nov. 5. American, itritiM! and French mining companies in the state of f'oahulla lan a protest pro-test lo the Mexican government agalnxt the latter! decision to operate many mines In the state, owing to the Ina-t.illtv Ina-t.illtv of employers and striking workmen work-men to reach an agreement ending the present strike. It is denied in official offi-cial circles the government has Intended Intend-ed to confiscate the mines, but It Is asserted Amatii measures are necessary neces-sary to supply railroads and factories with fuel The constitution, it ia polnt- out, authorises the government to act :n such an emergency. Representatives of (he coventor of ("onhulla yesterduy iook over five mln-Itift mln-Itift properties, announcing that operation! opera-tion! WOUld s'.nt probably today. The i i it have peSQ idle for ten days fol-lowing fol-lowing a Strike in support of demands for erase Increases ranging from ioo io ;."u per cent. All profits, it In Bald, will lie turned over to the owners of the nilnra. I 8, PROTEST IVERTED-WASHINGTON, IVERTED-WASHINGTON, Nov 5. official prot-st urhiiisi the leisure by Mexico of the coal mines In the state of Con-hull.t Con-hull.t wiih ,-i verted by the explanation St i i' id lodaj by hp stale department t'r'.ni tli American embassy at Mexico City that tho Mexican government did 1 not contemplate the confiscation of the property'. The mine! are owned hy American French and British companies and the report that the Mexican government had determined npin Rnvirnmrnt operation op-eration of the mines pending adjustment adjust-ment of a strike caused the companies compa-nies to place the CSSS before the state department. The Mexican government has explained ex-plained to the embaasy at Mexico City 'hnt temporary operation of the mines s in the interest of the country, wu u t (institutional right and would noli leopardlj the title rights. I'nless evl-denr- thnt more radl i in sores taken, diplomatic lnterfersi.ee by the j United States is said to be lrnpioba-l Ibis, J |