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

File No. 812.404/31a.

The Secretary of State to the American Consuls in Mexico.

[Identic telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington, January 14, 1915.

In view of published reports of outrages upon nuns and priests and desecrations of church property in Mexico, you are instructed to make report of any such occurrences in your district since January 1, 1914, giving names, nationalities and dates, and whether based on personal knowledge or reliable information.

Bryan.