Evening journal., 1914-04-23
Cananza Informs Bryan
That Seizure of Vera Cruz
is Attack on Mexico

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, April 23-Gen-
eral Carranza's first statement Of the
rebel view Of the seizure Of Vera Cruz
and the American program was tele-
graphed to Washington late last
night
Il avoids mention Of the rebel in
tentions in the matter and states that
the United States erred in that the
action intended TO affect the indlvid-
ual Huerta was In reality an act Of
hostility TO the Mexican nation.
General Carranza informed Wash
ington that the United States erred
10 selling Vera Cruz in that the ac-
ton, intended to affect the individual
Huerta, was in reality an act OF hos
tlity to the Mexican nation.
Should hostility on the part OF the
Consututionalists crystalline, plans
OF the army will be changed.
The unofficial translation of the
text Of the letter follows:
United States Consul ]. c. Caroth-
ers:
"ln answer to the message of Mr..
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 Excellencv's
message directed TO said body caused
by the lamentable incident which oc-
CURED between a crew Ia a whale
boat Of the cruiser Dolphin and the
soldiers OF the usurper Huerta. car
tain acts Of hostility have been exc
cuted by the naval forces. under
command OF Admiral Fletcher. at the
port OF Vera Cruz, and I'm the face of
this violation of national sovereignty
which the constitutionalist govern
ment did not expect from a govern
ment that had reiterated its desire 10
maintain peace with the Mexican peo-
pie, comply with the duty of ele-
waited patriotism in directing this note
to YOU with view of exhausting all
honorable means before two friendly
nations sever the pacific relations
that still unite them.
And the Mexican nation, the real
people Of Mexico. have not recognized
as its executive a man who had pre.
tended TO launch a blemisn on lis ma.
uonal integrity, drowning IN blood its
free institutions, consequently IN,
acts Of Huerta and his accomplice.
do not signify legitimate acts of SOW
ereignty. they do not constitute rea
public functions of interior and ex
terror relations and much less do the,
represent the sentiments of the Mexi
can nation. which are of co-fraternit,
towards the American people.
The lack of representative charac
ter OF General Yictoriano Huerta. a.
concerning the relations of Mexic,
with the United States as well witt
Argentine Republic, Chile, Brazil an,
Cuba. had been clearly establishes
with 1ustifable attitude of these ma
tons who have refused to recoeniz
the usurper, in this way lending a val
- liable moral support to the nobl
cause l represent.
"The usurped title of the presiden
of the republic cannot invest Genera
Huerta with the right to receive a dc
mand for reparation on the part {
the. United States. nor the right {
grant a satisfaction as due.
'Victoriano Huerta Is culprit VIII
h anienable tc the constitlItionalis
government, today the only one nnde
the abnormal circumstances Of our ma
tion, which represent the national so,
ereienty in accord with article l2s q
the political constitution Of Mexico tn
Illegal acts committed By Huerta an
sis partisans and those which they ma