Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

File No. 812.00/17133

The Secretary of War to the Secretary of State

War Department,
Washington, January 21, 1916.

The Secretary of War presents his compliments to the Honorable the Secretary of State, and has the honor to acknowledge receipt of his letter of January 19, 1916, requesting that every effort be made by officers of the Army to exclude from the United States any persons against whom there may be grounds for suspicion of participation in the murder of Americans at Santa Ysabel, Mexico, and in response thereto to inclose herewith copy of a telegram sent yesterday to the commanding general, Southern Department, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on the subject.

[Inclosure]

The Adjutant General to General Funston

The Adjutant General’s Office,
Washington, January 20, 1916.

Secretary War directs you to be advised of request of Secretary of State that no members of band charged with murder of Americans at Santa Ysabel, Mexico, be permitted to cross the border into United States and he desires your cooperation in all ways that may be proper.

McCain