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

File No. 812.00/14773a.

[Untitled]

Department of State,
Washington, March 30, 1915—6 p.m.

599. Your 464, March 27, 6 p.m. The following three telegrams are communicated to you for your information.

[Quotes (1) telegram to Silliman, March 12, 5 p.m. (2) Silliman’s reply, March 20, 6 p.m. (3) Silliman’s March 22, 1 p.m.]

Will send you language referring to you when report is received.

Do not think for a moment that we approve of Carranza’s denial, or question the correctness of your reports. We simply sent you the Carranza statement for your information and feel that the complaints made, while denied by the Constitutionalists, will have a beneficial influence as a preventive.

W. J. Bryan.