File No. 312.115/190.
Vice Consul Davis to the Secretary of State.
Guadalajara, March 25, 1915.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith newspaper copy of Decree No. 68 by Military Governor Medina,72 and to urge you to telegraph me clear instructions as to how you wish me to proceed in the premises.
The persistence of the authorities here in having foreigners contribute to the support of armed forces under one guise or another is growing distressingly annoying. In my opinion, matters are coming or have already arrived at such a pass that ordinary protests will prove of no avail unless the Washington Government puts an effectual stop to such attempted injustices against foreigners here. The facts are that this edict No. 68 has been issued especially with reference to reaching those who have not complied with edict No. 62, and by its terms makes the demands on foreigners more severe, if anything, than edict No. 62. I might say without much risk of misstating that this edict No. 68 is directed especially at foreigners, and is of a confiscatory nature.
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