Show WANTS TO BE recognized the united states government only an impartial gli observer server washington D 0 nov 10 the state department has received a dispatch atch from minister thompson at t rio ya thom janeiro e ro saying he hecei received ton a circular from admiral mello the insurgent leader asking the united states to recognize 1 ii his rights as a bellile belligerent renta co thompson P ri asked asked for in instructions true tibne after a conference with the tile president and secretary gresh gresham arn thompson was instructed to say to me mello to that in th the opinion of this government lie had not established either a political or mill military or organization geniza tion which entitled hin to recognition and adding the position of the united states in the matter is that of an impartial observer |