In reply to the above, the following letter was sent Two days after:

NATIONAL PALACE,

 Mexico, April ,. 1915.
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 The undersigned, Minister of Foreign Re- lations, has the honor to communicate to His. EXcellency Mr. Shannon, Minister, &c., Sc, in reply to the note of Ills Excelency of the 3lst March, that the government oi Mexico cannot continue diplomatic relations with the United States of America upon the presumption Liat such relations are recon cllable with the law which the President of the United States has approved in re- gard to the annexation of the Department of Texas To the American Union: that this determination is founded upon the necessity which Mexico is under of maintaining no friendship with Republic which has viola ted her obligations, usurPed a portion of ter rtory which belongs to Mexico by a right which she will maintain at whatever cost that the relations between the two countries cannot be re-establshed before a complete reparation of that injury, (agfasio.) such as is demanded by good faith, justice to Mcxi- co, and the honor of the United States, is made.

 Letters had been received from our Minis ter, Mir. Shannon, who was then at Tacu- ' 't iIt'''iliS ttitN ttG Nptiid iGttNG Ill Il leW days on his return home. He was only wal ting for despatches from his government.

 Moreover, the undersigned will take the liberty to say to his Excellency Mr. Shan non, that if the, United States government thinks that 1t entertained friendly sentiments towards Mexico al the time of giving such offence, and when attacking the integrity oi the Republic of Mexico, this government (Mexieo& very far from entertaining the same views, or of acquiescing in the assu- rances which his Excellency Mr. Shannon has given, whatever may be its sentiments towards his Excellency personally.

 Theundersigned, inmaking this announce mont to his Excellency Mir. Shannon, doing so by the order of the President of Mexico cutting short new discussion which tho interruption of the relations of the two coun- tries will not permit, and because nothing can be added to what this Department has already said-has the honor 10 renew the assurances of his very distinguished consid- eratien. LUIS c. CUEFAS.