Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 812.6363/146.

The Secretary of State to Consul Canada .

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington , January 13, 1915 .

Your January 8. Inform Carranza United States Government protests earnestly against applying to Americans and other foreigners decree suspending operation oil wells. Advise him serious complications and consequences will result if the right assumed of destroying property belonging to them is carried into effect.

Bryan.