File No. 812.512/717.
Consul General Hanna to the Secretary of State.
Monterey, July 22, 1915.
Unless General Carranza modifies decree promptly and sends notice of modification of his orders here by telegraph, the taxes will have to be paid on or before July 31, or owners be subject to heavy fine or heavy increase of tax for not paying by 31. Please induce [Page 926] General Carranza to give notice of his modification by telegraph, so as to prevent the heavy increase tax and so as to prevent fines on those who do not pay by July 31. Unless decree is modified, the majority of unoperated mining claims will probably not pay and the total collected tax will furnish General Carranza’s Government less than if the regular and more moderate tax is applied, as few mines are being worked and almost none paying expenses.