Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-23
REBEL CHIEF
WOULD DEAL
WITH ISSUE
Arranza Asks United States to
Evacuate Vera Cruz and APP
ply to Him for Redress
in Tampico Affair.

chihuahua Mexico, April 22.-Replying
a telegram from Secretary Bryan at
Washington, General Carranza to-day
slcgraphed that the United States Is not
1stihed in occupying Mexican territory.
"'rhe INVASION" says the letter, "wi1
rag us (Mexico) into an unequal war
nth dignity but which until to-day we
osired to avoid"
The unofficial translation of the text
If the letter follows
UNITED States Consul j. c. Carothers:
"In answer to the message of Mr.. Sec
rotary of state Bryan, which was com
municatod to me through you, please
transmit 20 the said Mr.. Bryan the fol-
lowing note addressed to Mr. President
WILSON,
awaiting the action Of the American
Senate on your excellency's message
directed TO said body caused by the
lamentable incident which occurred be-
tween crew in whale boat of the
cruiser Dolphin and the soldiers of the
usurper TIucra, certain acts of hostility
have been executed by the naval forces,
under command Of Admiral Fletcher at
the port Of Vera cruz, and in the face
Of this violation If national sovereignty
which tho Constitutionalst government
did not expect from a government that
had reiterated ita desire to maintain
neace with the Mexican people, | comply
with the duty of elevated patriotism in
directing this note to You with a view
~ exhausting all honorable means before
two friendly nations sever the pacific
,...I.ti,rs that Gill uDita them
And the Mexican nation. the real peo-
ple of Mexico have not recognized as Its
executive a man who had pretended to
launch a blemish on it's national integrity.
drowning in blood its free institutions
,o,seoucnt1v the acts Of the usurper Hu-
rrta and his accomplices do not signify
legitimate acts of sovereignty: they do not
constitute real public function of interior
and exterior relations and much less
do they represent the sentiments of the
Mexican nation. alich are of Go-frater'
nItv towards the American people.
THE lack of representative charac'
ter of General Victoriano Huerta as
concerning the relations Of Mexico
With the United states as well as will
Argentine Republic, Chile, Brazil ant
,uha. had been clearly established
with justifiable attitude of these ma
tons who have refused to recognize
the usurpcr, in this way lending {
valuable moral support to the noble
cause | represent
The usurped title of the prcsid.n
of the republic cannot invest Genera
Huerta with the right to receive de
nand for reparation on the part o
he United states, nor the right I
grant a satisfaction as due.
"Victor,ano IIuerta is culprit who
lmcnablc to the constitutianalist govern
mont, to-day the only one under the alb
normal circumstances of our nation Whlc
represents the national sovereignty il &C
cord with article 12s of the political consu
tuition of Mexico. The Illegal act com
mitted by the usuipina Huerta and nj
partisans and those which they may We
perpetratc, be they of an international
character as those which recently &C
CURED at the port Of Tampco or of do
nestle character. shall he tried and pun
shed with inhcxibllity and promptnes
ny the tribunals Of the constitutonals
government
'"The individual acts of Victorian
fTucrta never will he sufficient to involv
lhe Mexican nation in a disastrous wa
With the United States, because there
10 solidarity whatsoever between the sc
,allod government of Vctoriano Huert
and the Mexican nation for the funda
mental reasons that he is not the leglt
mate organ of our national sovereignt!
Moreover the invasion of our teri
tory and the permanency of your force
In the port Of Vera Cruz are a violauo
Of the rights that constitute our eXl
tence as n free and independent so
crcignty and will drag us into an III
equal war with the dignity but whic
until to-day We desired to avoid.
"In the face Of the real situate
through which Mexico traverses wea
more 50 than ever after three years
bloody strife and compared with Il
formidable power of the American matte
IN considering the acts committed
Vera cruz as acts highly offensive to u
dignity and independence Of Mexico ~
contrary to your reiterated declarati'
Of not desiring to sever the state
peace and friendship with the Mexico
nation and In contradiction also wi
the resolution Of the American Soma
which has lust declared that the II
ted States does not assume against I
Mexican people; neither do they propo
to levy war against it, considering al
that the hostile acts already accomplis
cd exceed those exacted by equity,
the desired end which may be consider
as satisfied.
1T not being on the other part,
usurper, who, i'm all cases, should have t
right to constitute a rcparation. ! int
pref the sentiment Of a great majority
the Mexican people, which is so jealous
Its right and respectful of foreign RICH
invite YOU solely to suspend the host
acts already initiated, ordering yc
forces to evacuate all places which I'll
hold in their power in the port of V'
CRUZ, and to formulate before the &c
stitutionalist government which | rep
sent as consttutionalist governor of
State of Coahuia and first chief of
constituencies army, the demand on
part OF the United States for the a
which originated at the port Of Tamp
in the security that the demand VIII
.... forcd 80irit ~ elevated .H"'