Arizona republican., 1914-04-23
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CHIHUAHUA, April 22.-Replying to a telegram from Bryan. General Carranza telegraphed that the United States was not justified in occupying Mexican territory.
 This invasion. says the letter. will drag us (the United States and Nexico) into an unequal war with dignity which until today we desired to aveid'
 Carranza in his letter says the de- mands of the United States were un- expected, and that he is writing with a view of ''eXhausting all honorable means before two friendly nations sever the pacific relations that still unite them" It says the real MeXi- can nation has not recognized Huer- ia, and that therefore the acts of d ''usurper" do not signify the legit- innate acts of the sovereignty.
 The usurped title of president cannot invest Huerta with the right to receive demand for reparation on the part of the United States nor the right to grant the satisfaction that is due" Carranza says that Hucrta is a "culprit' who is amena- ble to the constitutionalists, and that the United States should deal with constitutionalists. The letter closes thus:
 "I invite you solely to suspend hos tile acts already initiated. ordering your forces to evacuate Vera Cruz and to formulate before the consti- nationalist government which I rep resent. a demand on the part of the United States for the acts which ori- ginated in Tampico, in the security that the demand will be considered in the spirit Of elevated justice and con- ciliation'
 News that Carranza had regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz by the Ameri- can naval forces as an act of hos tility to the Mexican nation fell like a bomb shell in official circles. Will son had especially disclaimed any act Of hostility to the Mexican people, particulariZing Huerta as the ob iect of the American operation to procure a reprisal for the offenses at Tampico and elsewhere against the American flag Consequently the Washington government had hoped the constitutionalists would remain silent and not interject themselves into the imbroglio The Carranza letter. however, confirmed the fears of many officials that the eonsti- tutionalists might side with Huerta. This was one possibility which had beeen discussed in administra ton ,.fr y,1, f the situation. Should hostility on the part of the constitutionalists crystalize, the plans of the army will he nchaged There are reports during the day that a joint army and navy already recommended the restora : ton of the embargo on arms. The action by congress in approving of the presidents course in using the army and navy in view of the situa : ton presented in his message of the receipt of details of the fighting at Vera Cruz were the chief develop ments of the day Officials express themselves as greatly pleased with the promptness of Rear Admiral Fletcher's forces in taking possession of Vera Cruz and restoring order there
 The future steps are uncertain. The president has determined that his course should be gradual. No orders have been issued to seize the GUS toms house at Tampico. It is the purpose of the administration to keeI order in Vera Cruz and await the full effect on Huerta of the first act of reprisal by the American gov ernment. There is every reason to believe that the railroad running in- land from Vera Cruz, together with valuables, will be policed by Ameri- can marines and blue jackets This section of railroad is of supreme inn portance should future developments