River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-29
PRESIDENT SENDS ScoRCHING
ANSWER TO DE FACTO CHIEF
LONG NOTE is INTENDED
FOR THE PEOPLE.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCE" SEEN
gEgsoT Refuses to Recall Punitive Elk
Dedition-Excoriates Carranza for
Failure to Cooperate and Re-
sents limitations of
Bad Faith.


Tia American government in long
note replying to the latest Mexican
General Venustiano Carranza with the
graYest consequences" if he attacks
american troops now in Mexico
T2sG text of the note fOllOWs
The secretary of state to the secre-
Gary OF foreign relations of the de facto
Department of State,
washington, June 20, 1916.
Sir: ] have read your commun1ca-
1tDSs which was delivered to me on May
Zz 1876 under instructions of the chief
executive of the de facto government
OF Mexico on the subject OF the pres
9Dce of American troops in Mexican
gandor il / did not before making an
9yeE 10 the allegations Of fact and the
SOBcsusi0ns reached by your govern
sag4ts express the surprise and regret
which have been caused this govern
gGERt by the discourteous tone and tenn
PR Of this last communication Of the
M8 fae1O government of Mexico
United States Regrets Revolution.
THE government of the United States
BIAS viewed with deep concern and in
gseasing disappointment the progress of
ahe revolution in Mexico, Continuous
BseDashed and disorders have marked
as8 progress. For three years the Mex
Sg8n republic has been torn with civil
strife the lives of Americans and other
ases developed by American capital and
enterprise have been destroyed or rem
EereG reproductive; bandits have been
permitted to roam at will through the
ReFFltOry contiguous to the United
States and to seize, without punishment
OF without effective attempt at punish
Hzseat. the property of Americans, while
Gsse lives of citizens of the United
S4aaeS who ventured to remain in Mex
&ea@ territory to return thereto to
protect their interests have been taken,
as Some cases barbarously taken, and
G&S murderers have neither been apre-
headed nor brought to justice. II would
DC difficult to find in the annals of the
history OF Mexico conditions more de-
RlOrable than those which have existed
AheFe during these recent years OF civil
vgaF.
Frontier in Turmoil.
"N would be tedious to recount in
sxfaace after instance outrage after out
rage, atrocity after atrOcity, to illus
crate the true nature and extent OF the
widespread conditions of lawlessness
GnG violence which have prevailed. Dur
che Eaurderers have neither been appre-
@1ar she frontier of the United States
Rg0Rg the lower Rio Grande has been
1Grown into state of constant appre-
BGRgEon and turmoil because of fire.
2uSD1 and sudden incursiOns into Amer
&cnH territory and depredations and
Eanrders on American soil, by Mexican
Bandits. who have taken the lives and
destroyed the property of American cit
Mz6nS, sometimes carrying American cit
&zenS across the international boundary
villa the booty seized. American garri-
gDns have been attacked at night,
American soldiers killed and their
equipment and horses stolen. American
inches have been raided propefrty
&sasnS wrecked and plundered.
UmclviIfzed Acts Perpetrated.
The attack on Brownsville, Red
BSnSs Ferry, ProgresO postoffice and
Mas SSeFadaS, all occurring during Sep
sseeF last are tyPicail+ In these at
an a6herentS and even CarranZiSta SOL
aseEs took part in the looting. burning
mna killing. Not only were these MUIR
zers characterized by ruthless brutality,
BBa unciviliZed acts of mutilation were
8e1petrated. Representations were
asnpMatically requested to stop these
yeprehensible acts in a section which
ns has long claimed to be under the
complete domination of his authority.
notwithstanding these representa-
asons and the promise of General Nafar-
safo 60 prevent attacks along the in
Sensational boundary, in the following
month OF October passenger train was
wrecked by bandits and several persons
ASIA an attack was made upon United
States troops at the same place several
Gays later
Outlaws Enjoy Libterty.
since these attacks leaders of the
bandits, well known both to Mexican
HASIi and military authorities as well
aB 40 American officers have been en-
EOy-Sng with impunity the liberty of
ms che indifference of the de facto
government to these atrocities gone
advised, have received not only the
gsEOaection of that government but en-
@0uagement and aid as we'll:
DepredatiOnS upon American per-
NcnS and property within Mexican jur-
SsfliStion have been still more numer-
Gus. This government has repeatedly
requested in the strongest terms that
&hs de facto government safeguard the
NgeS and homes of American citizens
Rvwrw ISL 10 to I'll
Sensational obligation imposes to
American interests in the northern
states of Tamaulipas.. Neuvo Leon. Goa
hula Chihuahua and Sonora and also
81 the states to the south.
Activities Known to officers.
-Fcr example, on Jan. g.. troops
were requested to punish the bands of
gEkiaws which looted the Gust mining
bat no effective results came from this
request. During the following week
Abe bandit Villa with his band of about
2ea Een was operating without oppo-
nitf0n between Rubio and San ISABEL,
q fact well known to Carranzista au-
GE0TSties
Meanwhile a party of unfortunate
Americans started by train from Chi
AERakua to visit the Gust mines, having
Ean9iSta authorities in the state of
chihuahua that the country was safe
md mat g Th on the train ny vas not
ports or safe conducts issued by au-
at0gfties of the de facto government"
Recalls Massacre.
On Jan. 10 the train was stopped by
YS&ia bandits and Is of the American
RaFAy were stripped of their clothing
and shot in cold blood in what is now
known as 1.-The Santa ISABEL massacre"
General Carranza stated to the agent
~ the department of state that he had
ISSUED orders for the immediate pur-
@Ssss. capture and punishment of those
responsible for this atrocious crime,
and appealed to this government and to
8sse American people to consider the
ESsAEnIties of according protection