"Hudspeth county organized from part of El Paso county; organization not in effect until June 20, 1917.

CONGRESS

AURELIO COLLAZO.

MESSAGE

FROM THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

TRANSMITTING

A REPORT FROM THE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE INCLOSING A DRAFT OF A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO PERMIT AURELIO COLLAZO, A CITIZEN OF CUBA, TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.

JULY 18 (legislative day, July 20), 1917.-Read, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be printed.

TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:

I transmit a report from the Acting Secretary of State inclosing a draft of a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to permit Mr. Aurelio Collazo, a citizen of Cuba, to receive instructions at the United States Military Academy at West Point at the expense of the Government of Cuba.

The Acting Secretary of State points out that the passage of the resolution would be regarded as an act of courtesy by the Government of Cuba, and that it would follow established precedents.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, July 20, 1917.

WOODROW WILSON.

The PRESIDENT: The undersigned, the Acting Secretary of State, in compliance with the request of the Government of Cuba made through its minister at Washington and with the assent of the Secretary of War, has the honor to submit for transmission to Congress a draft of a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of War to permit Mr. Aurelio Collazo, a citizen of Cuba, to receive instruction at