Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-23

for the fundamental reason that he
is not the legitimate organ of our
national Sovereignty"
Moreover, the INVASION of our ter
ritory and the permanency of your
forces in the port of Vera Cruz are
a violation of the rights that con-
stitute our existence as free and in
dependent sovereignty, will drag us
into an unequal war with dignity,
but which until today we desired to
avoid
In the face Of the real situation
through which Mexico Is passing
weak though she may be; more so
than ever after three years of bloody
strife. and compared With the formid-
able power of the American nat on,
we consider the acts comm tied at
Vera Cruz as acts highly offensive
to the dignity and independence of
Mexico and contrary to your re ter
ated declarations of not desiring to
sever the state of peace and friend
ship with the Mexican nation which
has just declared that the United
States does not assume any attitude
against the Mexican people. neither
do they propose to levy way against
1t. We consider also that the hostile
acts already accomplished exceed
those eXacted by equity to accomplish
the desired end which may be con-
sidered as sat sfied II is not on the
other hand, the usurper, who in all
cases should have the right to con-
stltute a reparation.
Invites u. =. TO suspend Action.
81 interpret .he sentiment of a great
majority of the Mexican people,
which Is SO jealous of IT'S rights and
respectful of foreign rights. and
invite you, solely, to suspend the
hostile acts already Initiated, order
ing your forces to evacuate all places
which they hold in their power In the
| port of Vera Cruz, and to formulate
before the Constitutionalist govern
ment. which ! represent as Constitu-
tionalist governor of the State OF
Coahulla and first chief of the Con-
stituti onalist army, the demand on
the part of the United States for the
acts which originated at the port of
Tampico. in the securitv that the de-
mand will be considered in a spirit
of elevated justice and conciliation.
"rhe Constitutional governor of the
state Of Coahuila and first chief of
the Constitutionalist army.
"CARRANZA."
Following Is the text of Mr. BrV-
ans note to Carothers, to which Gen
eral Caranza's message to President
Wilson is a reply:
Bryan's Note.
please see General Carranza and
make known to him the Presidents 3
position. The President does not de-
sire any resolution that could be con-
strued as authorizing him to engage
in war, all he asks and all that will
be given is a resolution declaring
that he is justified in using the armed
forces to compel redress of a specific
indignity. He has been careful To
distinguish between General Huerta
and his supporters on the one side
and the rest of the Mexican people
on the other side He has reiterated
his friendship for the Mexican peo-
pie and his desire to see them estab-
lish for themselves constitutional
government. The taking of the GUS
tom house at Vera Cruz was made
necessary by Huerta's refusal to
make proper reparation for the ar
rest OF the American sailors. The
Constitutionallsts are reported in the
! newspapers as standing aloof from
the controversy. This is a very prop
er attitude and we hope that they
will not misunderstood the Presi-
dents position, or misconstrue his
acts"