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

File No. 312.115/194.

The Secretary of State to Vice Consul Davis.

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, April 12, 1915.

Your April 7. Urgently state to authorities that decree number 68 appears confiscatory in nature especially with respect to greatly increased imposition upon mercantile, industrial and manufacturing establishments, and that inasmuch as it appears such establishments are largely owned by foreigners it would seem that tax should be regarded as discriminatory as against them.

Bryan.