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Show RADICAL CHANGE IN MEXICAN POLICY CARRANZA IS WARNED THAT MURDERS AND OUTRAGES OF AMERICANS MUST CEASE. Communication Couched in Strongest Language Used in Any From This Government Since Vera Cruz Occupation. Washington. President Carranza and the Mexican government has been warned that Americans must be protected pro-tected in future. The first definite move toward the long expected changes In policy iu dealing with Mexico was disclosed on Thursday. Carranza has been warned that if the murders and outrages of Americans Ameri-cans continue, the United States "may be forced to adopt a radical change iu its policy with regard to Mexico." With the announcement at the state department, however, came no authoritative author-itative indication ei how far the American Amer-ican government is preparing to go to enforce what lucks only the diplomatic diplo-matic technicalities of an ultimatum. The government announced its action ac-tion by publishing an exchange of notes with Mexico City, and prefaced its official statement with the explanation expla-nation that the diplomatic representations representa-tions referred to had been taken in "view of the long series of murders and outrages of American citizens in Mexico, culminating in the murder of Peter Catron in. San Luis Potosi last month, and the perpetratios of other acts in disregard of American lives and property." The communication to Mexico is couched in probably the strongest language lan-guage used in any from this government govern-ment since the exchanges preceding the Vera Cruz occupation. All official Washington began at once looking behind the official text seeking some reason for an impending change of policy, for which there has been demand in and out of congress. Pressure from foreign governments and pressure in congress which is preparing an investigation of (lie whole Mexican situation were among those most commonly discussed. Outwardly there was no reason apparent ap-parent except the long and growing list of outrages on Americans. |