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which prompted this act was. not
purpose OF aiding the constitutionalist
government, but because the United
States feared that General Huerta was
plotting with Germany.
The note concludes by declaring that
the presence OF American troops in
Mexico invites rather than prevents
bandit raids. along the border.
The memorandum was issued at the
some time that the foreign Office
authorized publication Of Secretary
Lansing's recent note
In part the note says:
1T appears strange that the depart
ment Of state OF the United States
should be displeased with the tone or
the note OF this government OF May y,
which it terms discourteous. when the
same department has addressed TO the
constitutional government not one, but
many notes in tones not only dlscour-
teous but threatening.
During the period alluded to In this
note 14S Mexican citizens have been
murdered in American territory oy
American citizens and even by the
authorities Of the United States, this
despite the fact that both nations were
in state of profound peace and IN
none Of these cases, despite repeated
YemonStranceS BY the Mexican amDas-
sador at Washington. have any Of the
guilty been; exemplary punished.
Criminals Not Protected.
1T Is untrue that the Mexican govern
ment has protected in any instance
criminals attacking American territory.
But the Mexican government has done
ali In its power TO protect foreign SUD-
jects. The fault lies with foreigners,
and particularly Americans. who In
sisted on remaining In disturbed dis.
tricts despite the repeated warnings
own citizens have suffered severely on
account Of the conditions of affairs, It
is hardly just that foreigners should
expect to be immune"
The note cites the case OF Charles
Watson, one Of the victims Of the San
ia Ysabel massacre. who. II states,
insisted on making the fatal journey
despite warning from General Ire
vino, the military governor OF Chi
huahua.
at Is a fact" the note states. which
the American military authorities can
not deny, that on March Is General
GaTira advised the latter that he had
trustworthy intelligence that villa
and his bandits were on the way TO
the frontier. He also warned them
that Villa was going by way OF Las
Palomas 9hus giving the American
Authorities ample time in which to pre-
pare to meet danger.
The ConstitutionaliSt government,
also, on receipt of the news OF he
movements of Villa. and right after the !
attack on, Columbus. sent 1870 men.
under General Gutierrez. as lapldiy
as possible to the northern part OF
the State Of Chihuahua, with orders
to pursue the bandits relentlesslF.
1t is we'll known that the pursuit be-
gan Immediately. and that the oandlts
were dispersed.
lnputation Untrue.
The imputation of the American
government: that the Constitutionalist
government; had no desire to put an
end to these attacks is untrue. 1t is
we'll known that the affair at Parral ie-
suited from the impudence OF the CON-
mander Of the American troops, VINO
entered the town we'll knowing that
the Mexican commander had not given
his consent.
1T Is absolutely untrue that Mexi-
ran troops have been guilty Of dis
LOYALTY, as Imputed in the note nf
the Department Of State. The Next
can government could do no less than
consider improper the presence OF
American troops on Mexican SOIL, s1nce
the original orders given to them were,
according 10 the American press, 10
undertake Immediate pursuit OF the
Villa bandits and return to their en-
campnfents..
1T is also true that the Constitu-
tionalist government protected Amerl-i
can troops against the just 1ndignatlonI
OF the popu1ace OF Parral, who wereI
aroused by their presence.
Wrong Construction
The note of the Secretary OF StateI
described as a convention what was
simply a proposition which the Mex1-
can government made conditionally to!
the government Of the United States
in the note of March 10 TO establish!
reciprocity in the passage Of troops IN!
pursuit of bandits. if. on any other part
of the frontier there should occur actsi
such as these at Columbus. This pro
yisional proposition cannot be called al
convention. and consequently it is TN
. true that the constitutionalist govern
ment has repudiated any convention.
What the Constitutionalist government
desired was to define the terms OF theJ
agreement and the conditions so as tol
obviate any misunderstanding which
might arise between the two countries,
and also, in any events to satisfy the
Mexican people in regard to the cause.
T. of the presence Of American troops In
Mexican territory.
1.-The United States has undertaken
to abuse the; terms Of agreement, as all
it's acts shoT evidently that it did not
: wish to confine itself to the pursuit of
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