The border vidette., 1912-04-20


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 INSTRUCTION TO AMERICAN
 AMBASSADOR.
 Acting Secretary of State Huntington Wilson issued speci- al instructions yesterday to Am mbassador Wilson at Mexico City and Marion Letcher, Amer ican Consul at Chihuahua with representations addressed to PaScual Orozco. The instruct ions to Ambassador Wilson sent by telegraph follow:
 You will immediately comun- icate the following to the minis. ter of foreign offairs. The enor- nous destruction which is constantly increasing, of valu- able American properties in the course of the present unfOrtun- ate disturbances and taking of American life, contrary to the principles governing such mat ters among all civilized nations is increSing; the dangers to which all American citizens in Mexico are subjected; and the Seemitnly impossible indefinite continuance of this unfortunate situation compel the government of the United States to give notice that it expects and most demand that American life and property within the republic of Mexico be justly and adequately protected; and that this govern ment must hold Mexico and the Mexican people responsible for all wanton or illegal acts sacri- ficing or endangering American life damaging American proper ty or interests there.
 Meanhwhile, it should be ap- parent in all sections to the Mex can people that those who spread baSeleSS rumorS or pro yoke just resentment by attacks on Americans or other foreign persons or property are working againS the best interests and the honor of their country, for which the United States is known to hold in the present grave situa- tion as manifesting the greatest and most sincere friendship, and are seeking for their own selfish ends to burden the future of their countryInen with heavy obligations and enormous dam- ages for their wrongful acts.
 How strongly the government of the United States deprecates even the few cases of participa- ton by it's citizens in the present nSurrectionary disturbances is well known to the people of Mexico as was shown by the presidents proclamation of March ,, and various other acts of this government looking to the same end. The government of the United States must insist and demand that American citi- Zens who may be taken prisoners whether by one party or the other as participants in the pre- sent insurrectionary disturbance shall be dealt with in accordance with the principles of interna- tional law which may be involv- ed, to which the people of Mex icO have given their assent and in numerous interna- tiOnal agreements.
 This government must hold the Mexican people strictly res ponsibIe for any departure from such principles.
 Ambassador Wilson was direct. ed to take up the matter with the minister of foreign affairs. A copy of the resolutions to Wilson was sent to Consul Let cher, whom Orozco recently refused to recognize as an Ame- rican consular representative.
 With these instructions you will immediately informally and unofficially present this matter. You will at the same time point out that being an American consul charged with the protec- tron of American citizens and interest in Mexico holding exc quatur from the American gov as representing the Mexican people you are instruct ed by your government infor- mally to say you must continue to exercise your functions and make representations whenever the occasion demands"
 (HUNTINGTON WILSON,