The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-13
CARRANZA HINTED
AT WAR WITH AMERICA
But Said Also That He Wouldn't Permit
United States Entry Into Mexico
Before Reciprocal Right
Was Given.

Mexico, March l3,--General Corranza
last night issued a manifesto TO the ma
tion declaring that under no cireum'
stances would the Mexican government
grant the right TO the United States to
violate Mexican territory by sending IN
an armed force in pursuit of Villa with
out consent and the reciprocal privilege
being first obtained and admitted. Word
was sent to the confidential agent Of
the Mexican government in Washington
to make immediate representation to
this effort.
General Caranza says in his mani
festo
81 am sure that / interpret in this
matter the national sentiment and that
the Mexican people will comply in dig
nified manner with their duty, be the
sacrifices what they may, to sustain their
rights and sovereignty if, unfortunately,
this drags us into a war--a war which
the United States can never justify. We
will not be responsible for the disastrous
consequences. Upon the heads of the
traitorous Mexicans, who within and
without this country have labored to pro-
duce this result, viii fall the inexorable
justice of the people"
The fun text of General Carranza's
manifesto follows;
Because of the ASSAULT which Francis
co Villa and the bandits who accompanied
him made on the town of Columbus, in
American territory, burning houses and
killing some of the inhabitants, soldiers
as well as civilians, the international sit
nation in these moments is very delicate,
as the northern America press have ex-
cited their people against Mexico, and
the government of that country has dis
cussed the situation in the American Con |
gress, members of which advised inter |
vention.
"The constitutional government, which |
| have the honor to represent, is also |
occupied diligently in an effort to solve I
to maintain the dignity and sovereignty /
of Mexico, and we yet hope that this la
incident may be decorously ar
ranged, and that there will be no rea
son for an international conflict.
Il have addressed the government Of
the United States, through the foreign
office, stating that the invasion of Villa
has historical precedents. as in the years
1880 and 1886, two parties of bldians,
coming from the United States invaded
Sonora and Chihuahua, committing
,rimes and depredations on the lives and
properties of Mexieans.
1T was then agreed between the gov.
of the two countries to permit
he respective passage Of armed forces,
in the determination of the In /
ians. | have asked the American gov i
rnment to pursue a like course in order ,
D solve future difficulties, should they
rise, noting that Villa and his compan-
Dns are a group Of bandits whose acts '
he Mexican government or people would t
ot be responsible for any instigations ;
1 the reactionary element, that, lacking
atriotism and convinced of its defeat, is 5
rying by all means to bring on armed
I
81 have not yet received the answer Of :,
he American government and from the
eports of my chiefs along the frontier,
learn that the American forces are e
lobilizing, to pursue and capture and de- a
yer him to the Mexican authorities; !,
nat the expedition is in the nature of
untiye campaign, and that the SOW .
'eignty OF Mexico viii be respected.
"The constitutional government has
wen instructions to its confidential
gent at Washington Immediately to
axe representations that under no cir
instances will any motive, be the rea 0
IN or explanations of the United States
hat they may. justify the arms inva
ON of Mexican territory without recip
cal rights being granted to the Mexi-
ms, and that not for an instant will
e invasion of Mexico territory or an \:
ltrage to its dignity be tolerated. =
al am sure that in this | interpret the !. :
Itional sentiment and that the Mexican ~ !.
,ople will worthily comply with their :,
lty, be the sacrifices what they may, to q q
stain their rights and sovereignty. If, | -
we are dragged into a war VI
hieh the United States never can JUS
fly, we will not be responsible for the
sastrous consequences, but will serve as
struments for Mexico traitors within ~
ID without our country, who have la
red long to produce this result, and
ION their heads viii fall the inexorable On
stice of the Mexican people" ~