File No. 812.00/14657.
The Secretary of State to the Brazilian Minister to Mexico.
Washington, March 26, 1915—3 p.m.
582. You may reply as follows to the Americans for whom you transmitted a resolution in your March 20, 7 p.m.
The resolutions adopted at a mass-meeting of Americans and transmitted by the Brazilian Minister in his despatch of March 20 have been laid before the President.
This Government is doing everything in its power for the protection of Americans and other foreigners in Mexico City and will continue to do so. It will deal with each new situation as it arises and lend its most earnest efforts to the relief of hunger and suffering from whatever cause.
It is not willing, however, to increase the embarrassments of the situation or to bring new dangers upon those present at the meeting by giving publication to the language employed in the resolution concerning the leaders of the various factions.