The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-06

tOIlIluu6u from rage On6.
ers to rally to the common cause for
the defense of the national integrity.
You could not more nObly yield your
present position than for the purpose
Of raIlying to the cause Of the whole
Of Mexico that We may all march to-
Eether against the invading Yankees.
| have such faith in yOur patriotism
that l do not doubt that the forces at
your command will rally to fight the
invasion Of the Americans. I retter-
ate to you assurances Of my diStin-
| guished consideration.
(Signed) j. Mas, general-in chief
OF the division of the Bravo, Saltillo,
April 28."
General Villas answer follows:
In answer to YOU letter of April
Is. in which, in accordance with your
instructions, you invite me to march
with you against the foreign invaders
Of our country, | would say that | I'M
derstand our actions fully and also
the present diabOlicaI Vaccinations. l
know that as an accomplish you took
part in the infdelity and treason of
February, 1913, (Madero's death). This
is perfectly we'll understood and you
should know that we cannot pardon it
and also know that it will be the cause
Of YOU ruin.
Il therefore give you his answer
only because your official request and
my answer are historical documents
and | owe to posterity an explanation
Of my conduct.
Il know that the Cientiicos, by var
iOus processes, have up to this time
sought to bring about North American
Intervention in Mexico. 1t is known
without dount that the coming of the
Americans was desired and provoked
by you. The in which you have
excited internal troubles, and then
called on all Mexicans to help fight the
external troubles, is clear to all the
world.
General Huerta and you did not
show much wisdom when you were
converted into instruments of the
Cienti1cos n brought about the as
sassination If President Madero, Vice
President Pine Suarez and some other
liberal democrats, because you did not
realize that the blood of the heroes
who started the democratic movement
in 1910 would cause a civil war which
would lead to your ruin.
Now you desire to provoke a for
eign war to save yourselves from the
diaster coming from the civil conflict.
You show even less wisdom when you
pile up mountains Of machinations and
lies which will crumbIe about your
ears.
lOu nave sought 10 make MS union
between yourselves and the constitu-
tiOnalistS who are under arms and
with the pretext of a foreign war you
seek to arm many MeXicanS whose
sympathies are not with you, but
whose patriotism you expect to exploit,
without rejecting that you are about
to arm a. people who in justice would
chastise your crimes. These same peo-
pie, when they discover you are an as
sassin Of democracy, you seek to win
over by starting a val against a for
eign nation 20 serve your personal in
terests and those of your party.
TT will soon be proven that the sat
anic declarations which you traitors to
the fatherland have made in Stains
that VIE have formed a union with the
North Americans. is a stupid assertion
which will cost You your existence
and bring to your families and eterna,
shame.
THE constitutionalists have the de.
sire to do all possible compatible with
the national dignity to avoid a foreign
war, but If We are not able to avoid it
we will face two enemies, the power.
full stranger and the depraved COM
patriots.
For constitution and reform,
Francisco Villa, general in chief"