Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-26
Declares Sinister and UnScru-
puIous influences Are Trying
to EmbroiI People Of Two
Countries,
URGES MODERATION
IN SENDING REPORTS
Reterates Statement That
Purpose Of United States Is
Merely to Run Down and
Externinate Bandits,

10y noRai.e jouRnAl SPECIAL LehsEu wierl
Washington, March 26--presidenl
4 Wilson tonight issued warning that
/ sinister and mscrupulous influences
are spreading alarmist reports about
! the Mexican situation with the object
Of forcing Intervention by the United
states "iu the interest Of certain Am
erican owners OF Mexican proper
( ties"
In a formal statement the prosi-
dent told the people of the United
States to be on their guard and not
TO credit such stories. He urged
those who disseminate news to test
the source and authenticity Of every
report from the border and called at
tention again to the governments an
nouncemeut that the sole object Of
the punitive expedition now in Mex
leo was to punish villa and his fol-
lowers
The news services supplying news
had been asked, the president said,
TO assist in keeping this view con
stantly before the Mexican and Am
crican people, to the end that the
expedition should not be given the
color of war
The purpose of the American com
manders was described as embracing
operation "in every possible way
with the forces of General Carranza,
and withdrawal from Mexican ter
ritory as soon as The oh1ect OF the eX-
pedition is accomplished
The president solemnly warned the
people that there are persons AL
along the border who are actively or
iginating and giving as wide currency
as they can to rumOrs of the most
sensational and disturbing sort which
are wholly unjustified by the facts.
/. The presidents statement follows.
Presidents statement.
"As already has been announced,
the expedition into Mexico was or
dered under an agreement with the
de facto government of Mexico Tor
the single purpose of taking the ban
dit Villa. whose forces had actually
invaded the territory Of the United
states and is in no sense intended
as an invasion Of that republic or as
an infringement of It's sovereignty
have. therefore, asked the several
news services to be good enough TO
this view of the expedition constant
ly before both the people Of this
country and the distressed and sem
: stve people of Mexico. who are very
susceptible. indeed, to impressions re-
: ceived from the American press not
only but also ready to believe that
these impressions proceed from the
views and objects Of our government
! IL hp
said, are not unnatural because the
main, If not the only source OF infor-
nation for the people on both sides
of the border, is the public press of
!. the United states
"In order to avoid the creation Of
erroneous and dangerous impressions
in this way. / have called upon the
several news agencies to use the ut
: most care not to give news stories re-
/ garding this expedition the color of
t war, to withhold stories of troop
movements and military preparations
which might be given that interpre-
tatlon, and to refrain from publishing
unverifled rumors Of unrest IN
Mexico
object OF Expedition.
II feel that IT is most desirable 10
: impress upon both our own people
? and the people Of Mexico the fact
( that the expedition is simply a neces-
. sary punitive measure, aimed solely ~
/ tho elimination OF the marauders who
, raided Columbus and who infest IN
protected districts near the border
which they use as base in making
attacks upon the lives and property
OF our citizens within our own terri
tory II is the purpose of our com
mandcrs to cooperate In every pos
sble way with the forces Of General
Carranza in removing this cause OF
irritation to both governments and
4, 10 retire from Mexican territory as
soon as that object can be ac-
r complished.
, "It is my duty to warn the people
Of the United States that there are
persons all along the border who are
actively engaged In originating and
Z giving az wide currency as they can
= to rumors Of the most sensational and
disturbing sort which are wholly un-
Justified by the facts. The object OF
this traffic In falsehood is obvious. 1t
/, is to create intolerabc friction be
tween the government of the United
States and the de facto government In
, Mexico. for the purpose of bringing
! about Intervention in the interests of
certain American owners OF Mexican
properties This object cannot be OBJ
tanned SO long as sane and honorable
, men are in control Of this govern
ment. but very serious conditions may
be created unnecessary bloOdshed
! NAV result and the relations between
the two republics may be very much
embarrassed. The people Of the
United States should know the sin
lister and INSCRIPTIONS influences that
are afoot and should he on their guard
I against crediting any story coming
= from the border: and those who dis
= seminate the news should make 1t a
. matter of patriotism and of cOnsci-