The oasis., 1898-06-18
FRONTIER SAFE.
President Diax Writes a Cordial Letter to
 Governor Cuiberzon

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 less element along the Mexican border
 proposed to invade Texas for the pur.
 pose of robbing and murdering. Sev.
 eral day ago Governor Culberson wrote
 to President Diaz letter setting
 forth that the attack had been that
 robbers would invade Texas from
 Mexico and while he assured the pres
 ident that there was no Texan who
 for a moment believed that any citi-
 zen of Mexico would be a party to
 such invasiOns, he cited the fact that
 such organizations were probable and
 sked the president if the publised
 report that he (the president) had
 sent armed troops to the Mexican
 border to protect the border residents
 from such uprising was true, assuring
 him that Texas had done her part in policing the border. Today he receiv- ed the following reply from President
 Diaz:
 Esteemed Sir With true pleasure,
 have received your favor of the 5th inst; because 1t makes me see clearly that you have well understood
 the intention of the government of
 Mexico in regulating the location of
 forces which are doing service on the
 right bank of the Bravo. Upon re- ceiving knowledge that the govern
 ment of your republic was retiring it's troops of the line to employ them in the war in which, unfortunately, it has been involved, it appeared to me that the eyil-minded, who abound as much on the right as on the left bank of the river, might make some att tempt against security and order, and perhaps against the lives of peaceable citizens of both banks, and l inn medIately ordered attachments to cover points that were not so pro- tected and to prepare forces which by railroad could present themselves at the places where necessity for their services might arise.
 Ut is true that with the armed forces of both governments cooper ating with one accord as the represen- tatives of civilized people should, when they undertake to reduce the peryerse, it will not be possible that the peace should be disturbed on the dividing line, nor the honest citizens suffer alarms that might prejudice them in their employments. To this effect l have given orders to the chiefs )f attachments who are on the right | bank of the Bravo, that whenever the | settlers on the left bank are seen to De injured by robbers, to offer and | render their services to the American without reserve, always when said authorities accept them or solicit them, 1 authorizing them to lsk 'the help from the armed forces | )f the left bank in identical cases. IT you give to your attachments simi- ar orders 1 believe tbat it will be im- possible that any alarm should be felt n the dividing line, especially if the respective chiefs of both lines should put themselves in accord when they lave to make any prosecutions, hope hat if, for the better proceeding, here should occur to you any modif- ation of the established service, you will have the goodness to communi- ate it to me. With the hope that he good relations of trust and candid which for so many years ave united the two republics of 'orth America may continue, and 1ith the purpose Of cultivatipg them D my part, interpreting the will of his country toward you, I subscribe 1vcalf vnur aftaptfyn ro.,,o,e -f