The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-29
Note Which LED WASHINGTON
TO EXPECT ALLIANCE OF
REBELS and FEDERRLS
Telegraphic Letter to Secretary Bryan
Caused a Flutter in Administration
Circles, Which Had Not Expected
to War Against the Rebel Part of
the Country.

News that Gen. Venustiano Car
rama, Constitutionalist chief, might
regard the seizure Of Vera Cruz by
the American naval forces as an act
Of hostility to the Mexican nation fell
like a bombshell in official circles at
Washington Wednesday night.
President Wilson had especially
disclaimed any act of hostility to the
Mexican people, particularizing Gen.
Huerta as the object of the American
operations to secure resprisal for Of
fences at Tampico and elsewhere
against the American flag. Conse-
quently the Washington government
had hoped the Constitutionalists
would not interject themselves into
the imbrogfilo. The Carranza letter,
however, confirmed the fears of many
officials that the Constitutionalists
might side with Huerta.
In connection with this we call at
tenton to the conference between
Villa and American Special Agent
Carothers on Thursday in which the
possibility of joint action between the
rebels and Federals was swept away.
Read the article in another column
entitled won't Join Huerta." Be-
low we give Carranza's complete note
for those who would like to read it:
The unofficial translation Of the
text of the letter, which was directed
to United States Consul j. C. Caroth-
ers to be transmitted to Secretary
Bryan and by him to President Will
son, is as follows:
Awaiting the action of the Ameri-
can Senate on your Excellency's mes
sage directed to said body, caused by
the lamentable incident which oc-
CURED between crew in whaleboat
of the cruiser Dolphin and the SOL
diers of the usurper, Huerta, 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 Of national sovereignty
which the Constitutionalist govern
ment did not expect from a govern
ment that had reiterated it's desire to
maintain peace with the Mexican peo-
pie, I comply with the duty of ele-
waited patriotism in directing this note
to YOU with view of eXhausting ali
honorable means before two friendly
nations sever the pacific relations that
still unite them.
Acts Not Legitimate.
"The real people of Mexico have
not recognized as its executive a man
who had pretended to launch blem-
ish on its national integrity, drown
ing in blood its free institutions, con-
sequently the acts Of the usurper,
Huerta, and his accomplices do not
signify legitimate acts of sovereignty,
and much less do they represent the
sentiments of the Mexican nation.
"The lack Of representative char
acter n Gen. victoriano Huerta, as
concerning the relations Of Mexico
with the United States as well as with
Argentine republic, Chile, Brazil and
Cuba, had been clearly established
with the justifable attitude of these
nations, who have refused to recog-
nize the usurper, in this way lending
valuable moral support to the noble
cause I represent.
"The usurped title of the president
Of the republic can not invest Gen.
Huerta with the right to receive de-
mand for reparation on the part Of
the United States, nor the right to
grant such satisfaction as is due.
Euerta a Culprit.
"Victoriano Euerta is culprit,
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