File No. 812.512/564.
Consul Canada to the
Secretary of State.
No. 1144.]
American Consulate,
Vera Cruz,
February 20, 1915.
Sir: I have the honor to refer to the
Department’s telegraphic instructions of December 24, and my telegraphic
reply of January 11, relative to the second payment of oil taxes at
Temapache and to transmit enclosed herewith the complete reply of the
Constitutionalist Foreign Office embodying a statement of the Governor
of the State of Veracruz in regard to the matter.
I have [etc.]
[Inclosure—Translation.]
[Untitled]
No. 136.]
Department of Foreign Relations,
Veracruz,
January 8, 1915.
Mr. Consul: The Governor of the State of
Veracruz, General Cándido Aguilar, in a despatch of the 28th of
December last, advises me as follows:
I have the honor to refer to your despatch No. 75 of this
date, in which you kindly insert the note which Mr. William
W. Canada, Consul of the United States of America in this
city, addressed to your Department complaining that the
authorities of Temapache are exacting of the foreign
petroleum companies in the vicinity of Tampico the payment
of a second tax; and you, for your part, ask me to order the
proper authorities to give the companies concerned the
guaranties to which they are entitled. I am pleased to
inform you that this Government under my charge has always
tried to give natives as well as foreigners residing in this
federative unit such guaranties; but I am greatly surprised
that the foreign petroleum companies in the vicinity of
Tampico should ask for guaranties from this State when they
are themselves the first to aid the rebels which are
disturbing the public peace, such as Manuel Peláez and
certain others. And not only this, but their stockholders go
forth, arisen in arms against this Government, which is
putting forth every effort to guarantee order and
tranquility. In order that this Government might give
guaranties to said companies, it would be necessary for it
to exact responsibilities of, and severely punish, them,
inasmuch as the conduct they have observed, aiding the
revolutionists of that region directly, is a patent proof of
the hostile attitude openly assumed against this
Government.
And I have the honor to transcribe the same to you in reply to your
note dated the 24th ultimo, reiterating assurances of my
consideration.
