Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-06-24
NOTE TO DE
FACTO GOVERNMENT

al FL Paso during which they signed
or May 2 project Of a memorandum
regarding the withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops. As an indication of the
alleged bad faith of the American
government, you state though Gen
Scott declared in this memorandum
that the destruction and dispersion OF
the Villa band mad been accomplish
ed" yet American forces are not with
drawn from Mexico 1t is only nee
essary to read the memorandum, which
is in the English language, to ascer-
tain that this is clearly misstatcment
Tor the memorandum states that the
American punitive expeditionary for
ces have destroyed or dispersed many
of the lawless elements, or have driv
en- them far into the interior OF the
republic of Mexico" and further that
the United State forces were Their
carrying on a vigorous pursuit OF
such small numbers of bandits or
lawless elements as may have escap-
ed"
Gen, Carranza stated to the agent
of the department OF state that he
had issued orders for the immediate
pursuit. capture and punishment OF
those responsible for this atrociou:
crime and appealed to this govern
ment and to the American people t.
consider the difficulties OF according
protection along the railroad where
the massacre occurred Assurance:
were also given by Mr.. Arrendondo
presumably under instructions from
the de facto government, that tht
murderers would also taken TO remed.
the lawless conditions existing in the
state of Durango. 1t is true tina,
Villa, Castro and Lopez were publicly
declared to be outlaws and subject to
apprehension and execution, but so
far as known, only a single man per.
sonally connected with this massacre
has been brought to justice by Mex
lean authorities. Within a month
after this barba-ous slaughter of in.
offensive Americans it was victoriou.
that Villa was operating within
miles of Cusihuiriachio and publicly
stated that his purpose was to de
stroy American lives and property
Despite repeated and insistent de-
ianGs that military protection should
lie furnished to Americans, still open
ly ca4f.tI on his operations, constant
j. approaching closer and closer &c
tie border. He was not intercept
ed nor were his movements impeded
by troops of the dc facto govern
ment and no effectual attempt was
made to Illustrate his hostile designs
against Americans In fact, as | am
informed, while Villa and his bant
were slowly moving toward the Am
crican frontier in the neighborhood
Of Columbus, n NJ, not single Mex
lean soldier was seen in his vicinity
DepredatiCns upon American per-
sons and property within Mexican
jurisdiction have been still more num-
erous. This government has repeat
ly requested in the strongest terms
that the de facto government safe
guard the lives and homes of Ameri-
can citizens and furnish the protec-
ton which international obligation
imposes, to American interests in the
northern states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo
Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua and Son
era and also in the states to the south
For example, on January 3rd troops
were requested to punish the bands
Of outlaws which looted the Cusi
mining property, eighty miles west OF
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