File No. 812.00/17156
The Assistant Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of State
Washington, January 24, 1916.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant to the effect that you have been informed by your representative near General Carranza that the authorities of the de facto Government in Mexico fear the guilty participants in the recent murder of Americans at Santa Ysabel will seek refuge in the United States.
In accordance with your request, I have caused the following telegram to be dispatched to the Supervising Inspector, Immigration Service, El Paso, Texas:
State Department reports it has been informed by its representative near General Carranza that authoritiesde facto Government Mexico fear guilty participants in recent murder Americans Santa Ysabel will seek refuge United States. Pursuant request Secretary State, you are directed to have immigration officials on Mexican border take all possible measures to prevent entry United States any aliens against whom there may be ground for suspicion of participation in outrage mentioned.
Respectfully,