Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-14
WASHINGTON and
CARRANZA AGREE
ON VILLA CHASE
United States Will Let Mexican
Forces Enter American Terri
tory Under Similar Cir
oumstances.
CHIEFS PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
Plans for Troop Movements Go
Ahead Without Regard for
Diplomatic Parlcys.
MUST AVOID INTERVENTION

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The
United States government entered
irto q formal agreement with the de
facto government OF Mexico today
under which American troops will
cross the border TO hunt down villa
and his bandits with the expectation
OF hearty cooperation from the Car
rama forces.
Secretary Lansing made public the
text OF note, accepting General
Carranza's proposal for reciprocal
arrangement between the two gov
ornments and announcing that the
United States held this arrange
rlent TO be now In force and
binding upon both parties. General
Funston will carry out his task
under this agreement. Official an
nouncement was awaited tonight
that the American force had crossed
the border. Plans for the troop
movements have gone ahead with
out regard to the diplomatic ex-
changes.
Statement by Lansing.
Mr.. lansing also made public a state
ment Issued in the name Of President
Wilson reiterating that every step being
taken by the administration was based on
the deliberate intention 10 preclude the
possibility Of armed intervention in
Mexico. The statement foIlows:
In order to remove any misapprehen-
sion that may exist either in the United
States or in Mexico. the president has
authorized mo to give In his name the
public assurance that military operations
now In contemplation by this government
will be scrupulously confined to the OBJ
ject already announced. and that under
no circumstances viii they be suffered to
infringe In any degree upon the sover-
eiEnty Of Mexico or develop into inter-
yention OF any kind In the Internal af-
faira of our sister republic. On the con-
tfary. what ia now being done Is dellber-
etely. intended to prscluds the possibility
OF interSention' ,f
what Note Provides.
The note to Carransa. defines the terms
OF the agreement beyond the possibility
OF mlsconstrtiction. In bries IL provides
mat where conditions arise on the Anne f.
can side OF the border similar 70 those
at Columbus which led TO the orders TO
General Funston to enter Mexlco. the
same privilege win be accorded TO the
Mexican de facto government without tho
necessity OF further exchange OF views.
II Is clearly stated. however, that the
bandits 10 be pursued on American soil
BY Mexican troops. must have come from
the American side. committed depreda- :
tions on tho Mexican side and fled back
again 20 United States territory. There
is no such instance ON record in recent
years.
Officials at the Mexican embassy here
were sjubilant over the acceptance Of
General. carranza's proposal by the
United States. The ambAssadnr-des
Eiiseo Arredondo. withheld comment
pending advioes from his chief. hut other
officials made no secret OF their entire
satisfaction with the American note.
Sent 20 CarraaEa.
1t was transmitted promptly to General
carransa- Some officials said that while
a few extreme radicals among Carranza
adherents might show opposition 70 the
agreement. this element would not be
important nor would IL influences the
relations between the two governments.
Advices to the Navy department today
from Vera Cruz. Tampico and other
points on the Mexican gulf coast tended
to confirm this view. Commanders OF
American warships at these ports said
/ the publication there OF the intention Of
the United States TO send armed forces
after Villa had caused no excitement or
uneasiness. There were no Indications Of
anti-American demonstrations. the mes
sages said. when IL appeared doubtful
what course the carranza governmnet
wo"ld pursue.
To prevent any war munitions from
reaching villa from the United States
the Treasury department today instructed
It's collectors at San Francisco, Nogales
and Los Angeles to place an embargo on
shipment OF arms and ammunItions
through those points into Mexico. The
embargo affects the principal CONNER
cial gateways into chihuahua, Sonora and
Lower California, and is regarded as suf-
ficient In extent to make certain that
villa wilf not be supplied from this