The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-04-14
THE NOTE TO WASHINGTON
CONTAINS OVER 5000 WORDS
Wishes Withdrawal Until Recip-
rocal Crossing May Be Form
ed Into Compact and Proper
Form.

MEXlCO CITY. April Ia. The Mex
! lean government has sent to its am
bassador in Washington a note to be
delivered at 10 am today to Secre
tary Lansing asking that the Amer-
can troops be Withdrawn from Mexi-
can territory and the pursuit of villa
be left to the Mexican constitutional
list army.
The Mexican note contains about
5000 words. In it the de facto govern
ment contends that. rs the American
troops crossed into Mexico without
permission. they Should be withdrawn
until proper formal compact can be
entered into between the two govern
ments. II is nsistently affirmed the
previous notes of the Mexican govern
ment especially emphasized the fact
that permission for reciprocal crossing
Of the frontier would be granted only
in the event of the repetition of a raid
similar to that made by Villa at Co
lumbus, N M.
The note was sent to Eliseo Are
dondo, the Carranza representative in
Washington, with instructions for it's
delivery to Secretary Lansing 80 end
ing negotiations for a 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"
Emphasis is laid on the fact that the
American expedition was undertaken
under a misunderstanding Although
acting in good faith, the declaration
is made the United States had inter-
preted the first note Of the de facto
government as effectng definite
agreement between the two nations.
But the intention Of the de facto gov
crnment was no expedition should be
sent into Mexico until terms and con
ditions relative to an agreement were
defined.
The note declares, therefore, that
in consequence Of no final agreement
having been reached as to the terms
of the treaty to regulate the recip-
rocal passage of toops over the line
Fahe Mexican government judges it
convenient to suspend for the pres
ent all discussion or negotiations in
this particular, or founded on the
circumstances that the expedition
sent by the United States govern
mcnt to pursue Villa is without
foundation in yirture Of the nonex-
istence Of a previous agreement for
nal and definite"
What was intended by the note Of
March 10, il Is pointed out, was to
submit proposal "by means Of
which the forces Of one, and the
other country could reciprocally
cross the dividing line in pursuit of
bandits If, unfortunately, there
should be repeated along the border
acts Ike those committed in Colum.
bus"
The note adds, however:
From the beginning the Mexican
government judged that by reason Of
the time which had transpired and
for the purpose OF treating case
Glready passed the said incident
could not continue as a proposal for
the reciprocal passing 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
statement points out, in a note dated
March II. This note likewise EN-
phaszed that the passage Of troops
would be permitted only If unfor.
tunately, from this time forward.
there should be repeated eruptions
like the one registered at Columpus,
or Of any other kind whatever at any
point Of the frontier line"