The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
MEXICO REPLIES
|. TO WARNING NOTE
Denies Right Of United States to
Deliver Aimonition in That
Document.
NOT BASED ON ANY INCIDENT
Government Declares 1t Has
Full Consciousness Of
It's Duties.

| Mexico City, April lT.-Mexlco re-
piled to tae warning nots of Acting
Secretary Huntington Wilson tonight.
oroaco's acts. DENYING The right OF
the Washington government TO de-
liver The admonition contained there
IN, taking exception to the communi-
cation directed 10 Orozco through Con-
SUI Letoher and depioring the making
public OF this communication in ths
same note 10 which uGe government
was required 10 make answer
the reply was made pubic by Min
ister OF Foreign Relations calcro. 1t
GENES tine right OF unc Washington
SovernnInt To adnionisn Mexico, io,
the reason tnat 1t is not based on any
JustliiHole incluent. II denies rxspun-
sInI.ily Dy the constituted government
Tor acts committed IN the territory
in reaction. wnlle accepting 1uii re-
sponsihliity Tor every loss al damage
sustained oy foreigners legally charge
aoic 70 the government
y caution mas .pceu issued 10 leaders
81 lie redera! forces 10 insure proper
treatment u Foreigner who may he
taken as prisoners OF war: at the same
time ii is asserted that no basis cx-
ISIS TOR supposInE that any other
course would ne pursued.
orozco is held to he answerable for
mis- ofrSnsss only TO the Mexican
courts. and therefore. the reply as
serts, nc should not have been made
the recipient o; diplomatic com
uunicatiUn.
After setting forrh at length the
clauses OF ~ Washington note. the
minister continued:
In reply and hr express instruc
tons of the President of the rcpub
lie, have the honor to say To your
cXcellcncy:
The Mexican government has fun
consciousness OF its duties, and neith-
eli by its acts nor hy the manitesta
lions OF its functionarics has it given
a reason to doubt tho sincerity of its
determination to cause TO be Respect
cd the generally accepted principles
of international law ana tho rules
which govern the conduct of civilized
nations. Your government has re-
cocniaod this in Inc nutc which have
the honor To answer, anu by means Of
other repeated demonstrations Of
friendship toward the government and
people OF Mexico. which demonstra-
tons so highly and cordially have been
esteemed in this country.
OF tHtSe IchstilS Tie NeNlCth EoN
crnment finds itself in the painful ne
ccssity OF not recognizing the right
of our government 10 make the admon-
ition which the note contains for the
reason that il is not based on any i'm
cident that should be chargeablc to
the Mexican government, and which
could signify that it might have de-
parted from an observance OF the
principles and practices OF interna-
tional law
'1n view of the fact that part OIL
the country is in state of rebellion,
the Mexican government has as its
principal duty the suppression of the
rcbclllouS movement, and IL in regions
removed from obedience 70 the leSitI-
mate authorities attempts committed
against tho lives and property of
foreigners. the Legitimate government
of the republic VIII not he oblisa ted
in this respect cNcep; in the anne
terms as would tho government Of the
United states, or any other country II
a rebellion existed in its own terri
tory"