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it A. UNITED SIAIES CALLS CAM 10 ACCOUNT FOR ABETTING BANDIT RAIDS MjfoFORD ftTAIL TRTBTNE, MEDFQKD, OKEUQy, TTKSDAY, JVM) nt totf, PAGE THREE restored peaceful cohCtlons on their raiders nnd that Clencrai Kunston common boundary stated thnt no orders had been Issued It may bo mentioned hero that not- to American troops to cross tho fron svlthstandlnB tho statement In your, tier on account of the raid, but this note that "tho Amorlcnn government statement was mado beforo nnv annh (Continued from pago ono) lean soil by .Mexican bandits, who liavo takon llvog and destroyed tho proporty of American citizens, somo timoa carrying American cltlzons ncross tho International boundary with tho booty solzod. i "American garrisons havo been at tacked ot night, Amorlcnn soldiers' killed and tholr equipment and horses stolen. American ranches liavo bcon raided, property stolon and dostroyod and Amorlcan trains wrecked nnd plundorod. Tho attacks on Urownsvlllo, Hod Houso Kerry, 'I'rogresso Postofflco and Las Poladns nil occurring during Septombor lust, ar0 typical. In thoso attacks on American torrltory, Cnrranza adher ents nnd ovon Carranzlsta soldlors took part In tho looting, burning and killing. . "Not only woro thoso murdors characterized by ruthloss brutality but uncivilized nets of mutilation woro perpetrated. Roprosontatlons woro mado to Gonoral Carranza nnd ho was omphatlcaly roquostod to stop thoso roprohenslblo acta In n section which ho haB long clnlmod to bo un der tho comploto domlnnnco of his authority. Immunity for Imudlt.s "Notwithstanding thoso roproson tatlons nnd tho promlso of Genernl N'nfnrreto to provont attacks along tho International boundary, In the following month of October a pas senger train was wrecked by bandits rtnd several porsons killed several mlloa north of Urownsvlllo nnd an nttack w-n mndo upon Unltod atatos troops at tho samo place several days lator. Sinco tho nttneks, loaders of tho bandits well known both to Mox Icnn civil and military authorltlos, ns well as to American officers, have boon onjoylng with Impunity the lib erty of the towns of northern Moxlco. So far has the Indifference of tho do facto government to thoso ntrocltlos gone that some of theso londors, iih 1 am advlsod, have rocolvod not only tho protection of thnt xovommont, but encouragement nnd nld as well. "Depredations upon Amorlcan por sons and proporty within Mexican Jurisdiction have boon still nioro nu merous. This Kovornmont has ro pentedly rouupetod In tho strongest torms that the do facto govornmont nafoguard the lives and homos of Amurlcnn oitlzous nnd .furnish the protection which International obli gation ImpoHo to American Intor osts In tho northern states or Tnmau llpae, N'uevo taon, Coahulla, Chihua hua and Sonora, and also In the states to the south. For example, on Jan uary 3d, troops were requested to punish thn hands of outlaws which looted the Cuil mining property, SO miles west of Chihuahua, but no ef fective result oanie from this ro quost. Villa's Vniuuil ItJiM "During the following wook the Itandlt Villa with his baud of about 200 men was operating without op position netuewn Kulilo and Santa Ysabel, a fact well known to Cnrran alstn authorities. Mnanwhlle a par ty of United States cltlsons started by train to visit the Cusl mines, after receiving assurances front the Car ranslstn authorities of the state of Chihuahua that the country was safe and that a guard on the train was not necessary. The Americans had ass ports or safe-conducts Issued by au thorities of thu do faoto govornnu'iit. Ou January 10th, the train was stop pedby Villa bandits and eighteen or the Amorlcan party were stripped or their clothing and shot lu cold blood, In what is now known as the "Santa Ysabel n.assacro." "General Carransa stated to the agent of the department or state that he had Issued orders for the Imme diate pursuit, capture and punish ment of those responsible for this atrocious crime and appealed to this government and to the American peo. pie to consider the difficulties of ac cording protection along the railroad where the massacre occurred. "Assurances were also given by Mr. Arredondo, presumably under instruc tions from the de facto government that the murdorers would be brought to justice and that steps would also be taken to, remedy the lawless con ditions existing in the state of Durau- ge. It is true that Villa, Castro and Lopex were publlely declared to be outlaws and subject to apprehension and execution, but so far as kuowu only a single man personally connect ed with this massacre has beeu brought to Justiee by Mexican author ities. 11Ia ft I von 1'iUH'tluii "Within month after this bar- onrous slaughter of inoffensive Am ortoftas, it was noted that Villa was operating within twenty miles of Cus ihuiriachic and publicly stated thnt his purpose was to destroy American llvts and property. In spite of re potted and Insistent demands that MltlUry protection should be furnish 4 ABjoiKttM, villa siUl opoaly car ried on hi3 operations, constantly np pronchlng closer and closer to tho border. Ho wns not Intercepted nor woro his movemonts Impoded by troops of tho do fncto government and no effectual attempt was mado to frustrate his hostile doslgus against Americans. "In fact, as I am Informed, while Villa and band woro slowly moving toward the American frontier In the neighborhood ot Columbus, N. M.. not n slnglo .Mexican soldlor whs seen In his vicinity. Yot tho Mexican author ltlos woro full cognizant of his move ments, for on March C, ns General Qnvlra publicly announced, he ad vised tho American military author ities of tho outlaw's approach to tho bordor so that they might b0 pre pared to provont him from crossing tho boundary. Itnid on Columbus "Villa's unhindered netivltloa cul minated lu the unprovoked nnd cold blooded attack upon American sol diers nnd citizens In tho town of Co lumlfus on tho night of March 9, tho dotnllfl of which do not need repeti tion hero In order to refresh your momory with tho hldeousnoss of tho crime. After murdering, burning and plundering, Villa and his bandits, fleeing southward, paosed within sight of tho Carranzlsta mllltnry post nt cnina Orandes and no efrort wns mndo to stop him by tho officers and garrison of tho de fncto govornmont statlonod thoro. "In tho face of thoso doprodntlons not only on Amorlcan llvoa nnd prop erty on Mexican soil, but on Ameri can soldlors, citizens and homos on American torrltory, tho perpetrators of which Gonoral Carranza wns un ablo or possibly cousldored Inadvis able to apprehend or punish, the IMiltod Stntoa had no recourse othor gave no nnswor to tho noto of tho 12th of April," this noto wns roplled to on April nth when tho depart ment Instructed Mr. Itodgors by tolfc graph to doiivcr this government's answer to Genernl Carranza. Obtvgon-Scolt Cottfocnce. Bhort!y nftor this reply the con ferences between Gonorals ScotL I'unston nnd Obrogon began nt Kl Paso, during wftlch thoy signed on May j, n project of a momorandum ad referendum rognrdlng tho with drawal of Amorlcan troops. As an Indication of alleged bad faith of the American government. you stato that though Gonoral Scott declared In this memorandum that tho destruction nnd disporslon of the Villa band had been accomplished, yot Amorlcnn forces nre not with drawn from Mexico. It Is only neces sary to rond the momorandum, which Is lu tho Hngllsh language, to ascer tain that this Is cloarly a misstate ment, ror the memorandum stntos that "the American nunltlvn nvnn.ii. tlonnry forces hnvo dostroyed or dis persed many of tho Inwloss elements, or have driven them far Into tho In terior of tho republic of Mexico." and further that tho Unltod States forces were thon "carrying on n vigorous pursuit of such small num bers of bandits or Inwloss olemonts as may hnvo escaped." Tho context of your noto gives tho Impression that tho object of tho expedition be ing admittedly accomplished, tho Unltod States had nnrnnii in dm memornnuum to bogln tho with drawal of Its troops. IttitMni for Withdrawal. The memorandum shows, however, that It was not alone pn account of partial dispersion of tho bandits thnt It wns decided to begin the with drawal of American forcos, but equally nn account of tho assurances of tho Mexican govornmont that tholr forces woro "at tho prosont bolng augmented nnd strengthened to such nn extent thnt they will bo ablo to than to employ forco to dtsnorse tho hnnds of Moxlcnn otttlnws who woro. "rpvent n"y llsordors occurring In with Incroaslng boldness systomntl- Mox,co tl,nt would In any way on- cally raiding across tho International boundary. "Tho marnudors ongngod In tho nt tack on Columbus woro drlvon back ncross tho bordor by Amorlcan cav alry, and subsequently, ns soon ns a sufficient rorco to copo with tho bnnd could bo collectod, woro pursuod Into Moxlco In nn effort to capture or do- stroy them. So CMjwitlon ICxlomltvl "WlUiout co-oparntion or assist ance in tho fiold on tho part or tho de racto govornmont, dosplto ropont od requosts by the United Stntes, mid without apparent recognition on Its part of tho desirability of putting an end to these systematic raids, or of punishing the perpetrators of the dangor American territory," and thnt tnoy would "contlnuo to diligently pursue, enpturo or dostroy any law loss bands or bandits that may still oxlst or horonrtor oxlst In tho north em part of Moxlco and thnt It would "mnko n disposition of suoh of its forces as mny be necessary to pre vent tho possibility of Invasion of Amorica rrom Moxlco." It was becauso of theso assurance and becauso of General Scott's con ridenco thnt thoy would b0 carried out, that ho statod lu tho momoran dum Unit thn A morion n forcos would bo "gradually withdrawn." It Is to bo noted that while tho Amorlcan government was willing to ratify this agreoment, General Cnrranza ro- fused to do so as General Obrogon iTiniw commiiieu nocause they men- ... . ----- w.,.nu need the good relations of the two ' ""V"'' T,.,l, "m"K ot,,Hr tMn' countries, the American rorces pur sued the lawless bnnds as far as Par ral, where the pursuit was halted by the hostility of the Mexicans, pro sumed to be loyal to tho de facto gov ornmont, who arrayed themsolvos on the aide or outlawry and became In effort the protectors of Villa and his band. "In this manner and for these rea sons have the American forcos en tered Mexican territory. Knowing fully the circumstances set for the de facto government cannot be blind to tho necessity which compelled this govornmont to aot and yot It has seen fit (a recite groundless sentiments of hostility toward tho oxpedltlon and to Impute to this govornmont ulter ior motives for tho continued pres ence of Amorlcan troops on Mexican soil. It Is charged that theso trnons crossed the frontier without first ob taining the consent or permission of the do facto government. Kntiiinro ot Aiiioiirnn "Obviously as Immediate action alone could avail, there was no op portunity to roach an agreement (other than that of March 10th-l 1th, new repudiated by General Carransa) prior to the entrance of such an ex pedition Into Mexico if the expedi tion was to be effective. Subsequent events and correspondence have dem onstrated to the satisfaction of this government that Oeneral Carransa would not have entered into any agreement providing ror an erfeetlve plan for the capture and destruction of the Villa bands. "While the American troops were moving rapidly southward In pursuit of the raiders. It was the form and na ture of the agreement that occupied the attention of General Carransa rather than the practical object which It wae to attain the number of lim itations that could be imposed upon the American forces to Impose their progress rather than the obstacles that could be raised to prevent the escape of the outlaws. It was Qeneral Carransa who sus pended through your note of April 13 all discussions and negotiations for an agreement along tho lines of the protocols between the United States and Mexico concluded during tho porlod I8t-1M. under which tho two couMtrlos bad so successfully It Imposed Improper conditions upon tho Mexican government. N'o Vigorous I'uimiII. Notwithstanding the assurances In tho memorandum, It Is well known that the forco of the do facto gov ernment hnvo not carried on a vigor ous pursuit of tho remaining bandits and that no proper' distribution or forcos to prevent tho Invasion of American territory has been mado, as win ixi shown by tho rurthor Tacts hereinafter sot forth. I am reluctant to bo forced to the conclusion, which might he drawn rrom theso circum stances, that tho do racto govornmont In spite or the crimes committed and the sinister designs of Villa and his followers, did not and does not now Intend or deslro that thoso outlaws should be captured, dostroyed or dis persed by Amorlcan troops, or at tho request of this government, by Moxl cnn troops. While the coherences at Kl Paso wore In progress and aftor tho Amorl can conferees had been fissured on May 2, that the Mexican rorces lu tho northern part or the republic wore then being augmented so as to bo able to prevent any disorders that would endanger American territory, bands of Mexicans on tho night of May nth made an attack at Glen Springs, Texas, about 20 miles north of the border, killing American sol diers and civilians, burning and sacking property and carrying orr two Americans as prisoners. Subse quent to this event, the Mexican government, as you state, "gave in structions to General Obrogon to orders hnd boon Issued, and not nftor wards, as tho orronous account of General Carranzn, lu your not0 would appear to Indicate. Moreover tho stntomont wns mnde by tho Amorlcnn gonorals thnt "no nioro Amorlcnn troops would cross Into our torrltory." On the contrary, It was pointed out to General Obro gon and Mr. Juan Amador, who was prosont nt the conference nnd polntod out with omphnsls, that tho bandits Dp La Hosn nnd Pedro Vino, who hnvo been Instrumental lu causing the Invasion of Toxas above Urowns vlllo, woro cvon thon roportod to bo arranging In tho noghborhood of Vic toria ror another raid across tho bor dor and It wns made clear to General Obrogon that if tho Mexican govern ment did not tnko Immedlnto steps to prevent another Invasion of tho Unltod Stntos by thoso mnrnudera. who wore frequently seen In tho com pany or Gonoral Nnrarreto, tho con stitutionalist commander, Moxlco would rind In Tnmapllpns anothrr punltlvo expedition similar to that then in Chlhunhuu, IVoammI to Ktnl ltnld.1. American troops crossod Into Mexi co on Mny 10 upon notification to tho local mllltnry authorities, under tho repudlntod agreement or March 10-13, or In any event In accordance with tho prnctlco ndoptod ovor 40 years ngo when there was no agree ment regarding pursuit or marnudors across tho International boundary. Tho troops ponotrntod 1C8 miles Into Mexican torrltory In pursuit or tho Glenn Springs mnraudors, -with out encountering n detachment or Moxlcnn troopa or n single Mexican soldlor. Further discussion of this raid, however, 1b not necessnry, bo caiiBo tho Am or lean forces sent In pursuit or tho bandits, recrossed Into Toxas on tho morning of Mny 32, tho date or your noto under considera tion a rurthor proof of tho slnglo noss or purposo or this govornmont In ondenvoring to quoll dlsordor nnd Ntnmp out lawloasnoHs along tho bor dor. Mistake Intot-pi-ctntlnii. During tho continuance or tho Kl Paso conferoncoH, Gonoral Scott did not tako Into consideration tho plan proposod by tho .Moxlcnn govornmont ror tho protection of tho frontier by tho reciprocal distribution of troops along tho boundary. This proposition was mndo by Gonoral Obrogon a nuiubor of times and, but each tlino conditioned upon tho Im mediate wlthdrawnl or American troops and tho Mexican conferee woro Invariably Informed that litimo dlnto withdrawal could not take place, nnd that therefore, It was Im posslblo to discuss the project on thnt basis, i 1 havo notod the fact that your communication Is not llmltod to n discussion or the deplorable condi tions oxlstlug along tho border and tholr Important bearing upon thu poacnrul relations or our govern ments, but that an effort Is made to connect It with other circumstances In ordnr to support, If possible, n mlstnken Interpretation or attitude or the govornmont or tho Unltod States toward Moxlco. You stuto In orrect that the Ameri can govornmont has placed every ob stacle In the way or attaining the paciricatlon or Mexico and that this Is shown by the volumo or diplomatic representations In behalf of Ameri can Interest which constantly Im pede offorts to re-organlsn the politi cal, oronomlonl and social conditions of the country; by the decided aid lent at ono time to Villa by American officers and by the department of state; by the aid extended by the Amerloan Catholic clergy to that or Moxlco; by the constant actlrlty or tho American press In favor of Inter vention, and the Interests of Ameri can business men; by thu shelter and supply of robots and conspirators on Amorlcan territory; by the detention or shipments or arms and munitions purchased by the Mexican govern ment and by the detention or ma chinery Intended for their manufac ture. KncouragtMl Govttriiuitutt. In reply to this sweeping charge, I can truthfully affirm that the American government has given every possible onrouragemeut to the de faeto government In the paclfl fleatlon and rehabilitation of Mexico. Prom the moment of Its recognition cls, provide n' -Hnnco to the oppon ents of the do fa-to gournment and tho activity of n foreign press ns In terference by tho United States in the politics of Mexico, Denies flirt lor Motives. ,lf n denial Is neodod that this gov ernment has hnd ulterior and Im proper motlvos In Its diplomatic ro ports or has couutonnncod tho aotlv Itlos of Amorlcnn sympathizers and the Amorlcnn pross opposed to tho de racto govornmont, 1 am glad most cmphntlcnlly to deny It. It Is, however, a matter or com mon knowledge that the Mexican press has boon moro actlvo than the press of the United States In en- doavorlng to Inflame tho two peoplos against oach other and to rorco tho two countries Into hostilities. With tho power or consorshlp of the Mexi can press, so rlgorusly exercised by the de facto government, the respon sibility nnd the Issue of the appeal or ment hns vigilantly kept I hem under surveillance nnd has not hesitated to apprehend them upon proor or their crlmlnnl lntonllons as tho ar rest ot Genernl lluartn nnd othors fully attests. Maying corroded tho onnoncous stntomont ot fact to which I liayo ro vertod tho ronl situation stands forth In Its true light. Heal Situation. It Is ndmlttod thnt American troops hnvo crossed the International boundary In hot pursuit of tho Co lumbus raiders and without notlco to or the consent of your government, but tho sovornl protestations on tho part of this gorernmont by tho presi dent, by this department nnd by othor Amorlcan authorltlos that tho objoct of the expedition was to cap turo, destroy or to completely dls perso tho Villa bauds or outlaws or to turn this duty ovor to the Mexi can authorities when assured that It D. W. Griffith Famtat $103, OO-n-yar Crtnter of AUn M-r-j lx. General Carransa himself lu the, would bo affectively fnlfilin.l. i.v press of March 12th, calling upon j beon carried out In porfoct good faith the Mexican pooplo to bo prepared i by the Unltod States. Its efforts, for any cmorgoncy which might nrlso and lutlmnttug thnt war with the United Stntoa was lmmluont, evi dences the attitude of tho do racto government toward tho publications. Withholding Munitions. It should not bo n mnttor ot sur prise that after such uvnnlfestntlons of hostllo roollng tho nltod States was doubtful of tho purposo for which thu large amount ot nmmunltlnu wns to bo usod, which the do fncto govorn mont npponrod eager to Import rrom this country. Moroovor, tho polloy ot tho do racto govornmont In re fusing to co-opornto and In falling to act Independently In destroying tho Villa bandits nnd lu othorwlso suppressing outlawry lu tho vlolulty of tho bordor so as to romovo tho danger of war materials, while pass ing southward through this zone, falling Into thu hands or the enomles of law and order, Is, lu the opinion ot this govornmont, u sufficient ground, oven If there were no other, for tho rofusal to allow such mater ials to cross the boundary Into the bnndlt-lnfestod region. To havo per mitted those shipments without care ful scrutiny, would, In tho clroum stnncos, have been to maulfost n sonso of security which would hnvo boon unjustified. Candor compels mo to add that the uncoucenlod hlstlllty or tho subordl unto military commnnders ot thn do rado government toward the Ameri can troops engaged In pursuing tho Villa bauds nnd tho efforts or the do fncto govornmont to compel their wlthdrawnl troni Moxlcnn territory by throats and show of mllltnry forco Instoad or by aiding In the capture or tho outlaws constitute it menace to tho safety of tho American troops and to the pearo of the border, linn on .Munitions. As long ns this menace continues and there Is ait erldonre or an In tention on thu part or the do racto government or 11m military command ers to use force against the Ameri can troops InsteNd of co-operating with them, the government or the United States will not permit muni tions of war or machinery for their manufacture to be exported from this cduntry to Mexico. A to the shelter and supply of rebels and Vonsplratnrs ou American torrltory, I can state thnt vigorous efforts have hu and are being made by the agents of the United States to approhoud ami bring to Justice all persons round to bo conspiring to violate the laws or the United States by organising to oppose with arms, the de fa to government of Mexico. Political refugees have sought refuge howover, hnvo boon obstructed at ovory point. In conclusion lite Mexican govern ment invites the United Slates to support its "nsMii'Hiiow of fricndtdiin witlt real nml effective ncln,'' which "can be no other Hum the immediate witlulmwnl of the Atnerienn troop " Kor the reasons I have herein fu'l set forth, this request of the do f.icto government cannot now he cute.tt'iu ed. Tho United Stntes has not fought (lie duty which lias been f tre ed upon it of pursuing tmr.-titri who under fuudnmeutnl principles of niit nieititl nnd international lav ought to ho jtursuod nnd nrroatod nml pun ished by Me.viuuu uuthontios. It Is to .Mexico, Whenever Mexico will iimhuii'c nnd effectively t'.vereise that t'l'sp.iiiNiltil tty the United Slnles, a it has man;,' timea Imforu publicly deolnred, will he glad to have this obligation fulfill ed by the de facto government of Mexico. If, mi thu contrary, the .c fncto government is pleased to lg intre thia obligation nnd to believe that in case of a rofusal to retire these troo, "there in no further re course tliHii to defend its territory by an appeal to arms," llio govern ment of tho United States would surely ho lacking in sincerity nnd 'friendship if it did not frankly 'in ptVHM upon the de fncto government thnt the execution of this tln-a: will lend to thu gravest consequencca. 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