File No. 812.00/826.
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On February 16 the Mexican Embassy left with the Department of State a memorandum in which it was stated that according to advertisements in New York newspapers one Richard Ferris, of the State of California, is recruiting men in the United States for purposes apparently hostile to Mexican sovereignty. The Mexican Embassy stated that it had been instructed to bring this matter to the attention of the Department of State so that, in the event of these advertisements being found to be for the purpose mentioned, the Government of the United States may take such steps as may be deemed expedient to avert an attack on Mexico’s autonomy.
The Department of State has taken pleasure in transmitting copies of the memorandum and of its inclosures to the Secretary of War and to the Attorney General, for their information and appropriate action.
Washington, February 18, 1911.