Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-18
Southern Republic Refuses to
Recognize Right Of Washing
ton to NEEDLE in Her Internal
Affairs,
EXCEPTIONS TO
OROZCO'S WARNING
Constituted Government, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs Says,
is Not Responsible for Con-
duct of InSurrectoS.

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Mexico city. April l1.-Mexico re-
Piled to the warning note Of Acting
Secretary Huntington Wilson tonight,
declining to assume responsibility for
urozco's acts. denying the right OF the
WASHINGTON government to deliver the
| ladmoniton contained therein, taking
exception to the communication di-
iected To oroZco through Consul
I Letcher and deploring the making
public Of this same note to which the
government was required to make an
answer.
This reply was made public by Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs Calero. 1t
denies the right of the Washington
government to admonsh Mexico. for
| he reason that the admontion is not
based on any justifiable incident IL
denied responsibility by the constitut-
ed government for acts committed IN
territory in rebellion while accepting
| fun responsibility for every loss or
damage sustained for foreigners lex
| ally chargeable to the government.
of the federal forces to insure proper
treatment Of foreigners who may be-
taken as prisoners of war. at the same
time, as II IL asserted that no basis
exists for supposing that any other
course viii! be pursued.
Orozco is held to he nnswerable for
his offenses only to the Mexican courts
and therefore should not have been
made the recipient Of a diplomatic
communication.
After setting forth At length the
clauses of the Washington note. the
minister continued:
I'm reply and by instructions of the !
president Of the republic, | have the
honor to say of your eXcellency
THE Mexican government has n fun
consciousness Of its duties and neither !
by its acts nor by the manifestations
of its functionaries has 1t given a rea-
son to doubt the sincerity of it's deter |
minntion to cause to he respected the |
generally accepted principles of inter
national lnw and the rules which gov
ern the conduct of ciVilizcG nations.
Your government has recognized this I
in the note which | have The honor
to answer and by means Of other re-
peated demonstrations of friendship
toward the government and the people
of Mexico which demonstrations So
highly and so cordially have been es-
teemed in this country.
For these reasons the Mexican gov
ernmcnt finds itself in the painful ne
of not recognizing the righ;
of your government to make the ad-
which the note contains for
the reason that il is not based on any
incident that should be- chargeable to
the Mexican government and which
could signify that II might have de-
parted from an observancn of the prin-
cipies and practices of international
law.
"In view Of the fact that part OF
the country H. In a state of rebellion
the Mexican government has as It's
duty the suppression OF tn"
rebeliidus movement and II in the
egions removed from obedience To the
legitimate authorities attempts are
committed against the lives and prop
artv Of foreigners. the legitimate gov
of the republic will not be ,
q obligated in this respect except In the
same terms as would the government ;
Of the United States or any other ,
Iountry II - rebellion existed I'm It's ,
own territory.
The government of the United F.,
states may be assured that II is the !
firm determination Of the Mexican
to observe and To cause y
Io be observed the principles of in :
Iernat!onal law and the laws of the 4
.ountry which are in fun conformity
with the former with respect to Ameri- \
an citizens or other foreigners. who
may he made prison nsrs among tn,
rehel forces: and although there does
not exist sufficient data to suppose
that the chiefs Of the government
'orc.s have q -clared that they would
execute summarilN Americans who
may be taken prisoners and who might q
b, fighting on the side Of the rebel
rorces. orders have been sent to the
chiefs that u IL should hap
,en that foreign subjects should b.
AIKEN prisoners thes should be treat
ii in conformity with the laws of IN. ,
republic and 81 international prac-
icr. L
-'Th. government and the people 81
,feVi.o lament thai the p-ace had
,een disturbed In q part Of the re-
,ui,Ii- and are making incessant and
tr.nuous efforts To- re-estabiish H.
This the government expects To- ac- 60
fonplIsh bs means II a concentration y
4 ih. elem .nts 81 war and through &
~ aid II the clearly defined opinion -
r a great majority II toe MeNiran n
..opl. " hich. a. your ex,s.liency and a.