The Colorado statesman., 1916-03-18
us. REPLY TOCARRANzA
LANSING DIsAvoWs ANY INTEN
TIoN BY UNITED STATES TO
INTERVENE IN MEXICO.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, March 15.-Secretary
Lansing, following the publication OF
the reply to Gen. Carranza, gave out
the following statement of assurance
to the Mexican people:
In order to remove any apprehen-
sion that may exist, either in the
United States or Mexico, the Presi-
dent has authorized me to give in his
name the public assurance that the
military operations in contemplation
by this government will be strictly
confined to the object already an
nounced, and that in no circumstances
will they be suffered to intrench in
any degree upon the sovereignty oil
Mexico or develop into Intervention
of any kind in the international af-
fairs of the sister republic.
on the contrary, what now is being
done is deliberately intended to pre-
clude the possibility of Intervention"
United States Comedies Right.
Following is the answer of the
United States to the Carranza note
suggesting a reciprocity agreement In
the matter of troops from each gov
ernment crossing the boundary line in
pursuit of bandits, sent to Carranza
through Consul Silliman at Guadala-
jara:
You are instructed to reply as fol-
lows to Secretary Acuna's note of
March 10:
The government of the United
States has received the courteous note
Oh Senor Acuna and has read with sat
isfaction his suggestion for reciprocal
privileges to the American and Mex
lean authorities in the pursuit and ap-
prehension of outlaws who infest
their respective territory along the
international boundary, and who are
a menace to the lives and property of
residents in that region
THE government of the United
States, in view of affairs which have
existed for some time along the inter
national boundary, and earnestly de-
string to cooperate with the de facto
government of Mexico to suppress this
state of lawlessness of which the re-
cent attack on Columbus, N M, is
deplorable example, and to insure
peace and order in the regions con-
tiguous to the boundary between the
two republics, readily grants permis
sion for military forces of the de facto
government of Mexico to cross the
international boundary in pursuit of
lawless bands of armed men who have
entered Mexico from the United
States, committed outrages on Mexi-
can soil and fled into the United
States, on the understanding that the
de facto government of Mexico grants
the reciprocal privilege that the mill
tary forces of the United States may
pursue across the international boun
dary into Mexican territory lawless
bands of armed men who have en-
:ered the United States from Mexico.
committed outrages on American soil
and fled into Mexico.
1.-THE government of the United
States understands that in view OF its
idea OF the reciprocal arrangement
proposed by the de facto government
the arm is now complete and in force
and the reciprocal privilege hereunder
may accordingly be exercised by
either government without further in
terchange of views.
"It is matter OF great satisfaction
to the government OF the United
States that the de facto government
has been so friendly in the matter of
cooperation with the United States to
apprehend and punish the bands of
outlaws who seek refuge bevond the
internsti boundaries in the erro-
neous belief that constituted authori-
ties will resent any pursuit across the
boundary by the forces Of the govern
ment whose citizens have suffered by
the crimes of the fugitives.
with the same spirit of cordial
friendship the government OF the
United States will exercise the pr.vi
lege granted by the de facto govern
ment of Mexico in the hope and con-
fident expectation that by their mu
tual efforts lawlessness will be eradl.
Gated and peace and order ma1ntalne"
in the territories of the United States
and Mexico contiguous to the inter
national boundary.
(Signed) "LANSlNG.