El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-21
is. NOWWAITS UPON CARRANZA;
WONDERS WHAT CHIEF WILL Do
No Answer To the Note is Necessary; It Seems That
Carranza Must Either Accept Situation as Outlined
By Lansing in Message or Make War Against
United States; What He VIII Read in Note.

70 receive the closest scrutiny OF Gen.
Carranza and his advisers Whether
a reply viii be made is matter OF
10 reply is made necessary by the
American note. which thoroughly re
viewed all events relating to brigand-
ace along the border. including the
santa Esabel massacre in central Chi
huahua denies the United states has
any interior motive in Mexico de
cIares that Carrancista hostility IS q
menace TO the United states troops IN
Mexico and declares that the embargo
on arms will remain as long as the
Carranza government pursues its pres
, ent attitude
The note then continues
C,rrau1a's Statement Proved False.
.sThe Mexican government. further
,rofests that it has made every Effort
On its mart TO protect the frontier ana
fba+ n Is doing all possible 10 avoid
recurrence Of such acts Attention IS
again invited 10 the vel known and
,,Treetricfed activity OF de Ia Rosa, AMI
cefo piano, Pedro VinOs and others IN
connection with the border raids. and
to the fact that. as am advised. up to
T1,ne 1 de Ia Rosa was still collecting
troops at Monterey for the openly
avovrsd uurDose Of making attacks on
Texas border towns. and that Pedro
Who's was recruiting at other places for
the same avowed purpose
Mexico Isn't Checking Bandits
Il have already pointed out the unin-
terrupted progress Of villa 10 and from
Columbus and the fact that the Ameri-
can forces in pursuit OF the Glen
Springs marauders penetrated l6S miles
into Mexican territory without eEcoun-
terine a single Carrancista soldier
This does not indicate that the Mex
lean Government is doing all possible;'
this is not sufficient TO prevent border
raids, and there is every reason. there
arHnH ref toll
such preventive measures as II deems
sufficient
Money Payment Not Sufficient.
ct is suggested injuries suffered on
account of bandit raids are a matter OF
pecuniary reparation' but never the
cause for American forces 10 invade
Mexican soil The presidents which
have been established and maintained
bv the government OF the Mexican re-
public for the last half century 90 not
bear out this statement It has grown
to be almost a custom not TO settle
depredations Of bandits by payments Of
money alone, but to Quen such disor-
ders and 10 prevent such crimes by
swift and sure punishment
First Duty Is Protection
The de fscto government finally ar
CUES that If the frontier were duly
protected from incursions from Mexico
there would be no reason for the exist
ing difficulty thus the de facto gov
eminent attempts to absolve itself from
the first duty Of any government
namely. the protection OF life and prop
erty- This is the paramount obliga-
ton for which governments are insti-
tuted and governm ents neglecting or
failing to perform il are not worthy OF
the name That Is the duty for which
Gen Carranza, II must be assumed. in
ltiared his revolution in Mexico and or
gained the present government and for
p Fnh Ia
recognized his government as the de
facto government OF Mexico
L. :. Has Right 10 Expecr Cooperation.
Protection Of American lives and
property. then. in the United States, IS
the first obligation Of this government.
and in Mexico IL is first. the obligation
Of Mexico, and second the obligation Of
the United States In securing this pro-
lection along the common boundary.
the United States has q right TO expect
the cooperation Of its neighbOring re-
public, and yet, instead OF taking steps
TO check or punish the raiders. the de
1acto government demurs and objects to
measures taken by the United States.
Citizens Must Be Protected.
The government Of the United States
does not wish TO believe that the de
facto government approves these ma
rauding attacks; yet. as they continue
TO be made, they show that the Mexican
government is unable to repress them.
This inability, as this government has
had occasion in the past 20 say. may
excuse the failure TO check the out
RACES complained OF. but II only makes
stronger the duty Of the United States
10 prevent them. for If the government /
OF Mexico cannot protect the lives and
property OF Americans, exposed TO at
tack by Mexicans. the United States is
in duty bound, in so far as it can. TO
do so.
Withdrawal ReuueSf Refused
In conclusion. the Mexican govern
ment invites the United States to sup
port It's assurances Of friendship with
real and effective acts which can be no
other than the immediate withdrawal Of I
the American troops For the reasons I
/ have herein fully set forth. this re-
quest Of the de facto government can
not now be entertained The United
states has not sought the duty which /
mas been forced upon IL Of pursuing
bandits who, under FUNDAMENTAL pria- Z
eiples of municipal and international +
law, ought 10 be pursued and arrested /
and punished by Mexican authorities.
Mexico Is sOIemnIy Warned
Whenever Mexico viii ASSUME and
effectively exercise that responsibility.
the United states, as IL has many times /
before publicly declared. will be glad
TO have this obligation fulfilled bv the
de 1acto government Of Mexico II. on
the contrary. the de facto government
IS pleased TO ignore this obIiEa ton and ]
to believe that in case of a refusal to
retire these troops there is no further
recourse than 10 defend its territory nv
an appeal TO arms the government OF
the United States would surely be Lack ]
Ing in sincerity and friendship il II
oid net frankly impress upon the de /
fact) government that the execution Of
this threat viii LEAD to the gravest con-
SEQUENCES.
L. {. VIII TOT Recade
While this government would deeDlv
regret such a result. il cannot recede
II ON IT'S settled determination TO main
tan It's national rights and to perform
It's fuH duty in preventing further in
yasions of the territory of the United
st7tes and in removing the peril which