Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-13
U. S. FORCES INVADED
MEXICO SANS PERMIT,
SAYS CARRANZA NOTE
First Chief Declares He Agreed
to Negotiations Merely and
Not to Entry of PERISH
ing's Troops
CITES WILSON PLEDGE

QrERETARO, Mexico. April - Cvia
Galveston, TcXas), April 10. - The de
facto Government of Mexico tonight sent
note ia Washington to be delivered
to Secretary Lansing demanding the with
drawal of American troops from Mexico.
The note was sent to Elsco Arredondo,
Carranza's representative in Washington,
with the following instructions:
"Deliver the following note to Secre-
tnrS lansing, so ending negotiations for Il
reciprocal passing of troops and asking
for disoccupaton of the territory ocCu-
pied by American troops In view of Villas
party having been destroyed and the
Mexican forces having relieved those in
pursuit of the bandits few days after
the event at Columbus"
The full text of the note follows:
Your Excellency, Robert Lansing,
Secretary of the United States,
Washington
"The Mexican Government in its desire
TO conserve cordial and Interchangeable good
relations of friendship which ought to
exist between Mexico and the United
States. as much for the sentiment that
animates this Government as for desire
of satisfying the spirit of article %, of
the treaty of friendship celebrated be-
tween both countries on the second day
of January, 1913, and i'm view of the
lamentable happenings that took place in
Columbus on the 9th of March last, and
remembering the historical antecedents in
similar cases, did not hesitate to make to
the Government of the United States under
date of March 10, appeal by means of
which the forces of one and the other
country could reciprocaly cross the divid-
ing line in pursuit of bandits If unfor-
tunately there should be repeated along
the border acts like those committed in
Columbus.
RECIPROCITY PROPOSAL
From the beginning the Mexican Gov.
ernment judged that by reason of time
which had transpired and for the purpose
of treating a case already passed, the
said incident could not continue as a pro-
posal for the reciprocal passing of troops.
'it is for this reason that the note of
our Government, sent on the 10th of March
indicates with all clearness that the prop
Osition contained in 1t was conditional, or
what is the same, that reciprocity could
take place only IL the irruption registered
in Columbus should unfortunately be re-
peated at any other point of the frontier
line.
SAYS u. S. misunderstood.
1.-THE American Government, relying on
the text of said note, and without having
understood all these conditions of its limi-
tation, but rather believing in the eXis-
tence of definite agreement, as is in
dicated in the terms of its note of March
l3, gave expression to its views as fol-
lows:
"'That In view of the consent 10 this
reciprocal agreement, proposed by the de
fRctO government of Mexico, this agree
ment is complete and in vlgOr, and
the reciprocal privilege previously men
toned may be exercised by each Govern
ment without future interchange of
IDEAS
1T was considered right to send on
Mexican territory an expedition wh.ci
has been called punitive with the object
of pursuing and chastising Villa and his
party OF outlaws, and the expedition was
sent some days after the wrongdoers had
returned to Mexican territory.
START OF PURSUIT.
"On the i7th day of March the Mexican
Government sent note 10 the American
Government, through our confidential
agent in Washington, Licenciado Eliseo
Arredondo, stating that the Mexican
Government had reliable information that
without the knowledge or the advice of
the nearest civil and political authorities,
and without sending any communication
on the part Of the American Government,
a sO-called punitive expedition had passed
through Palomas with the object OF pur-
suing Villa and his party.
las a consequence the said confidential
agent was instructed 10 call the attention
Of the United States Government 20 the
fact that 1t was giving an incorrect inter-
probation to the text of the note of March
10, and that the Government of Mexico
was disposed to sustain Its proposal re-
gaTding the reciprocal passage of troops,
but that an expedition could not be sent
In the meantime, as the terms and c0ndi-
tiOns relative to the agreement was not
defined.
I'm CASE OF REPETITION"
This Government insisted In its note
Of March n that the reciprocal passage
Of troops would be permitted only II un-
fortunately from this time forward. there