Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-05-14
Mas and Gen.
Villa Write Letters
Some folks, who bury hatchets,
Never leave them quite alone,
But keep on digging round them,
Like a dog with his pet bone.

Never leave them quite alone,
But keep on digging round them.
Like a dog with his pet bone.
The two letters following explain
the attitude of the leaders of the fed
erals and constitutionalists in Mexico
toward American intervention, or
rather toward American demands for
honorable treatment:
Gen. Mas Asks Aid Of Rebels.
ITO General Francisco villa:
Il have received instructions to no
tify the revolutionary chiefs that Am
~erican intervention In Mexico is an
accomplished fact. The United States
of the North committed a grave Of
tense against Mexico by discriminating
troops in Vera Cruz April 81 and by
taking similar action at Salina Cruz
two days later. This act alone con
stitutes the initiation of war and this
is the supreme moment to call on the
patriotism of all M~exicans to present
a united front and forget our differ
ences in the intense love of the coun-
try of which we are possessed. We
can consider the enemy only as a for
eigner who in the most unjust and ig-
noble manner has stepped upon the
holy soil of our fatherland.
ct is we'll known that the North
Americans, following the hypocriticaf
and undigniied conduct which they
have used in all cases of Intervention,
have declared they will not fight
against the revolutionists, but only
against the government, but it is clear
that this conduct is for no other pur-
pose than to keep us divided and
make easier their conauests. AS
Mexican patriots we should not per-
nit foreign nations to mix in u in
ternal affairs.
I'VE, therefore, call upon our broth
ers to rally to the common cause for
1.-THE defense of the national integrity.
You could not more nobly yield your
present position than for the purpose
of rallying to the cause of the whole
of Mexico that we may all march to
gether against the invading Yankees,
i have such faith in your patriotism
that / do not doubt that the forces
Of your command will rally to fight
the invasion of the Americans. re.
iterate to you assurances of my dis
tinguished consideration.
81. Mas,
"General-in-Chief of the Division OF
the Bravo, Saltillo."
Villa Declines to Join Forces.
Villa sent the following reply:
I'm answer to your letter of April
% in which, in accordance with your
instructions, you invite me to march
with you against the foreign invasion
of our country, ! would say that
understand your actions fully and also
the present diabolical Vaccinations
Iii know that as an accomplice you took
part in the infidelity and treason OF
FEBRUARY 1918 (Madero's death.) This
is perfectly we'll understood and YOU
i should know that we cannot pardon
it and also know that It VIII pc ttfhee
cause Of your ruin.
81 therefore give you this answer
only because your official request anc
my answer are historical documents
and / W to posterity an explanation
of my conduct.
Il know the cientificos, by various
processes, have UP to this time sough'
to bring about North American inter
vention in Mexico. 1t is known with
out doubt that the coming of the Am
orleans was desired and provoked b5
YOU. The manner in which you have
excited internal troubles, and theI
called on all Mexicans to help hgh1
the external troubles, is clear. TO AZ
the world.
General Huerta and you did no
4 show muCn WlSuOHl WASh 49,
converted into instruments Of the cieI
tifcos and brought about the assassin
j alton of President MADEIRA, Vice sPfes
ident Pine Suarez and some other lip
eral democrats because Q did no
realize that the blood Of the heroe s
who started the democratic movement
in 1910 would cause a civil war whlcf
would lead to your ruin.
Now you desire to provoke q for
eign war to save yourselves from tn
disaster coming from the civil con
fict. You show even less wisdom
when you pile up mountains OF mach
nations and lies which win crumblt
about your ears.
.You have sought to make thu
union between yourselves and the CO..
stitutionalists who are under arm'
and with the pretext Of a foreign wal
you seek to arm many Mexicans whose
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