The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-20

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> It Is to be noted that while the Amer
can government WAS willing to agre
to this plan. the Carranza government
= refused to do So"
6 General Carranza Is reminded tina
S even while the border conference wa
on at El Paso and after America
g conferees had been assured Carranz
/ troops were able to protect the Dol
3 der. the attack at Glenn Springs OF
! CURED. The note continues:
! During the continuance Of the f
. Paso conferences. General Scott. yo1
assert, did not take into considera
ton the plan proposed by the Mexi
can government for the protection o
the frontier by the reciprocal distribu
ton Of troops along the boundary
This proposition was made by Genera
Ohregon a number of times, but eacl
time conditioned upon the immediate
withdrawal of American troops ant
the Mexican conferees were invariably
informed that immediate Withdrawal.
could not take place, and that there
fore It was impossible to discuss the
project on that basis.
IT have noted the fact that yous
communication is not limited to a
discussion of the deplorable conditions
existing along the border and their
important bearing in peaceful rela-
tions of our governments. but that an
effort is made to connect it with 9th.
er circumstances in order to support
If possible a mistaken Interpretation
of the attitude Of the government of
the United States toward Mexico. You
state in effect that the American gov
| eminent has placed every obstacle In
| the way OF attaining the pacif1cation
OF Mexico and that this is shown by
the volume Of diplomatic representa-.
tions in behalf Of American interests
which constantly impede efforts to re-
organize the political economical and
social conditions, of the country by
the decided aid lent at one time to
Villa by American officers and by the
department OF state, by the aid ex.
tended by the American Catholic
clergy to that of Mexico; by the con-
slant activity Of the American press
tn favor Of Intervention and interests
of American business men; by the
shelter and supply of rebels and con-
spirators on American territory; by
the detention, of shipments of arms
and munitions purchased by the Mexi-
can government; and by the detention
Of machinery intended for their manu-.
facture. In reply to this sweeping
charge, can truthfully affirm that
the American government has given
every possible encouragement to the
defacto government in the pacification
and the rehabilitation Of Mexico,
From the moment OF it's recognition
1t has had the undivided support OF
this government"
Charges In Carranza's note to this
government regarding influences in
America that have sought to bring
about Intervention are answered by
the citation Of infammatory articles
that have appeared in Mexican news
papers despite the power OF censor
held by Carranza-
Power or censorship.
with the power of censorship"
says the note, so vigorously exer-
cised by the defacto government, the
responsibility for this activity cannot,
1t would seem, be avoided by that gov
eminent and the issue OF the appeal
OF General Carranza himself In the
press Of March II calling upon the
Mexican people to be prepared for
any emergency which might arise,
and intimating that war with the
United States was imminent, evi-
dences the attitude OF the de facto
government toward these publications
TT shouldn't be matter of sur.
prise that after such manifestations
Of hostile feeling. the United States
was doubtful of the purpose for
which the large amount of anmuni-
ton was to be used which the defacto
government appeared eager ~ import
from this country. However, the pol
icy Of the de facto government in re-
fusing to keep and in failing to act
independently in destroying the Villa
bandits, or in otherwise suppressing
outlawry in the vicinity of the bor-
der, so as to remove the danger of war
materials while passing sosthward
through this zone, falling into the
hands of the enemies of law and order
is, in the opinion of this government,
tno other for the refusal to allow such
materials to cross the boundary into
the bandit-infested region.
'tCandor compels me to add that the
unconcealed hostility of the subordin-
ate military commanders Of the de-
facto government to compel their
W1LuQTd"dl IEplQ MexICdQ C6TT1IOTy ny
threats and show OF military force In
stead of aiding in the character OF
outlaws constitute a menace to the
safety Of American troops and to the
peace of the border. AS long as this
menace continues and there is any
evidence Of an intention on the part
of the de facto government or its mill
tary commanders to use force against
the American troops instead of CO.
operating with them. the governm emf
Of the United States will not permit
munitions of war or machinery for
their manufacture to be exported
from this country to Mexico.
Having corrected the erroneous
statements Of facts to which / have
pointed the real situation stands
forth IN it's true light. II is admit
ted that American troops have cross-
ed the international boundary in hot
pursuit of the Columbus raiders and
WI ffnfica tho Gopsapf of