Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-21
LANsING's NOTE HANDED
TO DOR-DESIGNATE

Washington, June 20.--The Amer /
lean note flatly rejecting General
carranra's demand for the withdraw
nj of United states troops from Mex
leo and rebul<ing the Carranza gov
ernment for the discolirteous tone and
temper Of it's last communication, was
handed today to Eliseo Arredondo,
the Mexican ambassador design tie.
Long continued outrages against
Americans and their property botn
In Mexico and on American soil. are
reviewed In the note ana warning
given that the troops will be Kept in
Mckee, until Asuch d time as the de
factd government performs the duty.
which the United states has not
sought. of pursuing the handits VINO
onght TO be arrested and punished by
| the Mexican government.
Ii concludes with the statement
/ that If the de facto government con
tinues to ignore this obligation and
carries out its threat to defend its
territory by an appeal TO arms against
| the American troops, the gravest con-
sequences will follow.
White flt government N'ti' ~ ="
~ regret such a result the note
saws. cit cannot recede from its set
tied determination to MAINTAIN Its
national rights and to perform It's fun
duty In preventing further invasions
of tho territory of the United States
and in removing the peril which
Americans along the international
boundary have borne so long with
; patience and forbearance.
II am reluctant to be forced to the
conclusion which might he drawn
from the circumstances Secretary
Lansing declared. that the de taete
goternnient, IN spite of the crimes
! committed. and the sinister designi
of villa and ms followers. Hid not nov
: OF intend or desire that these outlaws
should be captured DESTROYED or dis
nerscd BY American troops "r ut th'
request OF this government by MeXi
can troops"
The purposes Of The United state
e government towards Mexico, ques
toned IN the last Mexican note, ar
announced in the following language
III denial is needed that thu
u government has had Interior and i'm
proper motives in it's diplomatic rep
Il resentatlons or has countenaneed IN
activities of American sympathizer
and the American press opposed t.
the de facto government ] am gla
most emphatically to deny it. 1t Is
. however matter of common know
= edge that the Mexican press has bee
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V United states in endeavoring to in
: flame the two peoples against eac
other and to force the two countrie
into hostilities.'
War or peace rests with Generi
= Carranaa. The position of the Unite
= States is pointedly set forth in its re
VIEW of the apparent inability {
Carranza "a prevent border raids an
to keep the Obligation he owes tn
y world by tho preservation az order
y in his dominions.
Secretary lansing had a prlva'
: conference with President Wilson b
fore todas'A cabinet meeting.
At the cabinet meeting the opinio
prevailed that the chances were owe
:, EwhelmingN in the direction Of WA
- The one hope was that General Ca
:. rama would re impressed by the mil
- tary preparation of the United Stat
=. lara make no further effort TO ha'
:" American troops withdrawn, The
- has bncn 10 indication, however, tn
4 CarranEa's intentions are peaeeful. al
- every move now is being planned
~ the belief that hostilities may beg
- ut any moment.