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Show :CrjNSULTELLS of wmm STATEPDLICY Consistently Planned to Drive Americans From 'Mexico and Take Property. WASHINGTON, April 30. W. W. Canada, American consul at Yera Cruz, for 20 years, told the senate Mexican investigating committee today to-day that Luis Cabrera, finance minis- ter In CHrranza's cabinet, had announced announc-ed in 191-1 that the present president of Mexico in launching his successful revolution against Huerta, had as one of his ultimate objects tho driving of "Americans out of Mexico and the taking tak-ing of their property for Mexicans." Mr. Canada said Cabrera's statement state-ment was made to foreign consuls who had assembled at Vera Cms at his in- IH vitatlon at a time when President Wil- jH son was Insisting that Carranza should triumph. IH Since that time, Mr. Canada said, jH : Carranza has carried out a policy con jH forming with Cabrcra'B statement. "No protest made against mistreatment of Americans had ever been considered," he declared. "I would report to the department; an American note would IH be written Carranza and he would dlS' puto and evade, nnd nothing would be done. Every plantation owned by Am erlcnns has been ruined, except one ot two where graft paid officials has pro jH tectcd them." |