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rama note was given an altogether
different Interpretation.
SAYS It Is Not McnaCC.


- says " Is Not n Menace.
80 Neither would Secretary Lansing
81. take the view that there was anything
$50 nsenacinE In the messages sent by Car
~ anza and Aguilar. his foreign secre-
800 tary. in reporting the .Parral attack,
4 ..na insistently urging the withdrawal
49, of The troops.
carranga. in this message, urged
- Ambassador Avredondo 70 cause the
ss Secretary Of state to see that II -
IN anwise for American troops 10 re-
~ nsain any longer on our soil, as more
~ serious incidents than the present ono.
=. which we mast avoid at all costs may
80 develop
"a oniciaIs did not cous;rue the phrase
sss;wh!ch We mast avoid at ait costs a.
constituting a threat,
Foreign Secretary AEuilar's message
in which ne said the Mexican govern
n,ent insists with the American gov
E~ rrnn,ens on the necCs~itE 90 Wttp-
SS.drawinE its troops from oar soil was
sa also given "a friendly Interpretation
Secretary Lansing however to"h ~
$50 sue with statements made n the note
4 from The Carranza government The
ass, mole said that on March . Mr. ians-
inr had assured Mr. Arredondo, car
ranxa's preventative, that nc was
~ so-rv nj having misinterpre'ed Gar.
- ranza's proposal FOR Te''PI oeal
- 81 t,rear,,srf tf6er which American
. ana Mexican troops should cross each
- others borders and that the troops
as' should rot advance farther South than
they then were
sa Mr. LANSING SAID he }d not recsh
..~+-~ser- HAVING made such a statement.
s-ssssss11 In The FIRST place. he said A' d'd hot
shss7 Know where the troops were. as maj
was a matter i'm the hands y ~" war
j. Department II he hal MAI" any 'A-
- preston ~ regret il was tIAf there
had been mjsunderstandins between
the governments as 70 the scoV" OF
the a green emit he said, and II was
" not an expression ~ regret that 'h@
IN American government hai misiH'ar-
pretcd the agreement
p. The state Department mad the same
INTERPRETATION Of tho reciprocal agree
y. mert today that it had when the pact
was entered upon. March 80. Mr.
lansing said
There i and There Isn't.
q Il was not untn after the troops had
X @aentered Mexico that this Interpretation
was challenged MIR. Lansing CON
4 >idered that there is an agreement be
a tween the two governments covering
r. the action Of the punitive expedition
against villa. Carranza said In his
" note that there is no agreement
These opposing interpretations OF
ssthe reciprocal agreement which vas
/ FIRST proposed by CarranGa an ! accept
: ga fN inc IttttA sNtSi-fS VIZ s'''' "a '''
X the day the troops were ordered into
Mexico. will be discussed by the 'nitei
States in its reply to tho CarranZa
note
- Army officers heard with misEivinEs
e~ss The decision or the state Department
W treat with Carrapza for withdrawal
se~@ ~ troops No illusions are entertained
Il ny staT officers regarding the measure
81 cooperation given Ameri 7an forces
by Carranza officials and 'roopa
Csrranzas refusal 10 permit use Of
the railroads the failure OF his troops
e.rreNenf VIVA from escaping TO the
South and finally. the attack al Far-
raj m the American cavalry con
WINGED ~ta6 officers that no co-opera-
ton whatever has been given or may
be expected from Carrarza-
Secretary Baker received n long dis
patch from General Funston tonight.
i lie refused o give out its contents, but
said II contained no information as to
Pershings whereabouts or the night at
Parral
u II il understood that in this dis
patch Funston reported the steps he
had taken for the protection of Perish
iBgs forces In response TO the orders
teie&ra phed him after She Farral re-
ports were received. 1t ia believed
4 that Funston has sent In heavy rem
fogcemepts from the border aarrisons
To reinforce Pershing. star officers
believe Funston has taken all steps
u preparatory 10 setting the Mexican
n RAILWAYS II the anticipated trouble
with Carranza occurs
SopSe tsrv Baker said FmphafiCallX
IL oifgfi tlat tho ~k4nHTi can raya4ry
had not violated the agreement with
Carran2a when they attempted TO
pass through p3rral, as the only
81 agreement was the American soldiers
would not occupy Mexican towns