Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-01
SEIZURE AROUSES REBELS
Carranza Regards Invasion Of City AZ
Hostile Activities Long Letter
to President Wilson.

Chihuahua, MeXico-Replying to a
telegram from Secretary Bryan at
Washington, Gen. Carranza, tele-
graphed that the United States is not
justified In occupying Mexican terri
tory.
1.-THE invasion" says the letter, will
drag us (Mexico) into an unequal wal
with dignity, but which we desire to
avoid
The unofficial translation Of the text
of the letter follows:
United States Consul j. G. Caroth-
ers: In answer to the message Of MI.
Secretary of State Bryan, which was
communicated to me through you,
please transmit to the said Mr.. Bryan
the following note addressed to Mr..
President Wilson:
awaiting the action of the Ameri-
can senate on your ex~cellency's mes
sage directed to said body, caused by
the lamentable incident which occurred
between a crew in a w%haleboat of the
cruiser Dolphin and the soldiers of the
usurper, Huerta, certain acts OF hoStll-
ity have been executed by the naval
force under command of Rear Admiral
Fletcher at the port of Vera Cruz and
in the face of this violation Of national
sovereignty which the Constitutional
list government did not expect from a
government that had reiterated it's de-
sire to maintain peace with the Next
can people, | comply with the duty Of
elevated patriotism in directing this
note to you. with a view to exhausting
all honorable means before two friend
ly nations sever the pacific relations
that still unite them.
"The lack of representative charac-
ter of Gen. Victoriano Huerta as con-
corning the relations of Mexico with
the United States as we'll as with the
Argentine Republic, Chile, Brazil and
Cuba, had been clearly established
with the justifiable attitude Of these
nations, who have refused to recognize
the usurper, in this way leading a val
liable moral support to the noble
cause | represent.
"The individual acts of Victorianc
Huerta never will be sufficient to in
volve the Mexican nation in a disas
trous war with the United States be
cause there Is no solidarity whatsoever
between the so-called government Of
Victoriano Huerta and the Mexican
nation.
Moreover, the invasion of our terri
tory and the permanency of your forces
in the port of Vera Cruz are a viola
ton of the rights that constitute GU
existence as a free and Independent
sovereignty and will drag us into al
unequivocal wal with dignity, bu
which we desire to avoid.
at not being on the other part tn
usurper, who, in all cases, should haV
the right to constitute a reparation,
interpret the sentiment of a great ma
, jority Of the Mexican people, which j
= so jealous of it's rights and respectfr
Of foreign rights, | invite You solel
. to suspend the hostile acts already in
tiated, ordering your forces to evac,
ate all places which they hold in the
Z power in the port of Vera Cruz, and t
' formulate before the Constitution;
government. which | represent as Coz
s~titutionalist governor Of the State
Coahuila and first chief of the Const
e ~tutionalist army, the demand on I'll
IS part of the United States for the ACT
f. which originated at the port of Tar
ID pico In the security that the demar
. will be considered in a spirit Of ell
K. waited justice and Cancellation.
"The Constitutionalist governor
N the State of Coahuila and first Chi
"a OF the Constitutionalist army,
h Nv. CARRANZA."