The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
Declares De FactO Army Now
Can Handle Situation.
INVADED WITHOUT PERMISSION
Villa Bands HOpelessly Scat
tered by Americans.
Note To Be Delivered TO Sec.
retary Lansing Today.

Mexico City, April 13.-The Mexican
government has sent to its ambassa-
dor in Washington note to be deliv-
cred at 10 o'clock this morning to
Secretary Lansing asking that the
American troops be withdrawn from
Mexican territory and the pursuit of
Villa be left to the Mexican constitu-
tionalist army.
In the note the de facto government
of Mexico contends that as the Ameri-
can troops crossed into Mexico with
out permission they should be with
drawn until a proper formal compact
can be entered into between the two
governments 1t is insistently affirm
ed that the previous notes of the Mex
lean government especially empha-
sized the fact that permission for
reciprocal crossing the border would
be granted only in the event of the
repetition of a raid similar to that
made by Villa at Columbus, n. NJ.
What the Note States.
The note was sent to Eliseo Are
dondo, the Carranza representative in
Washington, with instructions for its
| delivery to Secretary Lansing, 80 end
| ing negotiations for reciprocal pass
| ing of troops and asking for disoccu-
| patton of the territory occupied by
American troops in view of Villas
| party having been destroyed.
Throughout the note. emphasis is
laid on the fact that the American
expedition was undertaken under q
misunderstanding. Although acting in
| good faith, the declaration is made
that the United States had interpreted
the first note of the de facto govern
ment as effecting a definite agreement
| between the two nations. But the in
| tention of the government was that no
! expedition should be sent into Mexico
until terms and conditions relative to
an agreement were defined.
Treaty Note Concluded.
The note declares, therefore. that in
| consequence of no final agreement
| having been reached as to the terms
of the treaty to regulate the reciprocal
passage of troops over the dividing
| line, the Mexican government judges
it convenient to suspend for the pres
ent all discussion or negotiations IN
this particular or founded on the cir
cumstances that expedition sent by the
| United States government to pursue
Villa is without foundation in virtue
of the nonexistence of previous
| agreement formal and definite"
| What was intended by the note OF
March 10, it is pointed out. was to
submit a proposal, by means of which
the forces of one and the other coun-
try could reciprocaliy cross the divid-
| ing line in pursuit of bandits II un-
| fortunately there should be repeated
! along the border acts like those conn
mitted in Columbus"
Misinterpreted Mex. Note.
The note adds, however:
| From the beginning the Mexican
government judged that by reason of
the time which had transpired and for
the purpose treating a case already
passed the said incident could not
continue a proposal for the recipro-
cal passage of troops"
| The fact that the United States had
incorrectly interpreted the note OF
March 10, was called to the attention
of the Washington government. the
| March IT. This note likewise empha-
sized that the passage of troops would
be permitted, "only IL, unfortunately
from this time forward. there should
be repeated interruptions like the one
/ (Conhnnpd PnRa TIxn !