The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-14
Bands Broken Up, Let Mex.
leans Catch Villa,
Is Plea.
A TROUBLE If
ARMY DOESN'T QUIT

n under no pretoxt has u beon o Ease
Of invading that republic or violating
It's sovereignty"
,.rcy en-" p,, x,s~ eA W,;scc ~ HIS c.r E.S:a;
under date OF the sist Of the same month
of March. through . message sent TO
our confidential agent In Washington. by
which he was instructed to interview
your Excellency and duly call your At
tention TO the view indicated. since the
note dated March 10 bears on the recip-
rocal passage Of troops solely in the cass
OF Q recurrence Of incidents like that
which o place at Columbus.
Lastly. your Excellency. under late
Of the Sd Of the current month. on deiiv.
erine 70 our confidential agent the coun.
ter draft Of agreement for the reciprocal
crossings OF troops With q view to its
being offered TO the consideration OF the
Government Of Mexico. accompanied
with a note IN which you say that the
American GSsernmsnt trusts that the
conditions - forth in the said agree.
rnent will rot apply 70 the American
pursuit Of villa. with assurances thai In
exercising tina privilege Of entering our
territory those forces would confins their
military operations TO the solo purpose
OF the expedition and would Immediately
thereupon return 10 their wi country,
and your Excellency expresses thanks to
the Mexican Government for achieving,
" put BY you. 4 convention BY msans OF
which the forces of the United Statee
are given perMieeion TO pursue Villa and
his party on Mexican territory In tho
understanding that the American Gov.
eminent 10 disposed 70 respect the con-
hdence therein evinced. and will not In
any way violate the sovereignty Of Mex.
leo OF misuse h privilege 70 gener.
ousIy and freely granted to II.
Now the Government OF MEXICO In
proposing 10 that OF the United States
the conclusion Of "A formal convention for
the reciprocal passage Of troops In PER.
f-ct accord ~ to tho terma and condi.
lions that are TO govern u n passage
and relying on tho character and nature
OF tho notes exchanged on the subject ~
they arc drawn from this note necAs.
sArily believed In tn. sspposition that
the American Government was fully son.
WINGED that the expedition sent forth on
Mexican territory In pursuit Of Villa 10
without a foundation because Of there
existing no previous agreement on the
subject which has been the only motive
OF the discussion until this moment.
Acted IN hood Faith.
Furthermore tho Honorable Secre-
tary Of State Polk In the conference with
our confdt ntial agent In Washington
stated that the Government Of the United
States had acted In good faith In sending
Its expedition into Mexico In pursuit Of
villa In the superstition that the note Of
March 10 contained . definite asreem4 mt
and that the American Government
agreed that the expedition should remain
on Mexican territory only while the de-
tails u thu agreement we're being con-
Guided.
"rF now the American Government,
pretends that the expedition sent against
villa should be considered ~ M excep.
tlonal case n that II should remain
outside Of the terms Of the agreement II
appears altogether useless to continue
discussing the Conditions and details Of
same. because these details can be taken
up later II II 10 considered necessary.
should y repetition OF The l%smentabl. In
cidents happening At Columbus occur.
In consequence Of the above, Az a
definite agreement has not been reached
H. respect TO the terme Of the agree
,.snt or treaty which would in general
govern the reciprocal passage of troops
across the border for the sole purpose OF
pursuing forsginO bands which In the
future may commit d~epredatiors in
either OF the Countries. the Government
o. Mexico believes that II is advisable
Tor the present to suspend all discussions
OF negotiations relative TO this matter,
and considering that the expedition sent
by the Government OF the United States
tn pursue villa 10 without warrant under
the circumstance because there existed
no previous formal or definite under
standing and because this expedition il
not fulfilling its object ami undoubtedly
cannot do no because the band headed bv
villa has already been dispersed. and
finally because there are sufficient Men.
can troops TO pursue him and that more
forces are being sent to exterminate the
rest Of the dispersed band. the First
chief ~ the COastitsti0a slist army, In.
sested with the executive power of the
union. considers thsa II 10 now time 20
treat With the Government ~ the United
states upon the ssbject 81 the with.
drawsl II it, forces from our territory.
"I take his occasion. Hon. Mr.. Sec
rotary VI state. to rc!terzte to your t,x-
c~ellency the assurances Of my very dis
tirguished confederation.
&c. AGuiLAR.
Secretary Of Foreign Relations
Accordingly Il gives me pleasure 10
rciteratc to your Excellenry tho as
suranees OF my highest consideration.
az. ~ARREpoNpo."