The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-16
.CARRANzA ISSUES
MANIFESTO TO j. 5.
AMERICANS MUST STAY OUT UN.
LESS THEY GRANT HIM SiMl-
LAR RIGHTS.
MUST BE A MUTUAL AFFAIR
United States Must Not Send Armed
Force After Villa Without Recip-
rocal Privilege.

Mexico City-General Carranza is
sued manifesto to the Nation declar
ing. that under no circumstances
would the Mexican Government gram
the right to the United States to vic
! late the Mexican territory by sending
i'll an armed force in pursuit of Villa
without consent and the reciprocal
privilege being first obtained and ad
mitted.
Il am sure that l interpret in this
matter the national sentiment and
that the Mexican people will comply
In dignified manner with their duty
be the sacrifice what they may, to
sustain their rights and sovereignty
II, unfortunately, this drags US into
a war war which the United States
can never justify. We will. not be
responsible for the disastrous conse-
quences. Upon the heads of the
traitorous Mexicans who within and
without this country have labored to
produce this result. will fall the mex
orable justice of the people.
Because of the assault which Fran
cisco Villa and the bandits who oc-
companied him made on the town of
Columbus, in Aemrican territory,
burning houses and killing some of
the Inhabitants, soldiers as well as
civilians, the international situation
IN these moments is very delicate as
the North American press have ex-
cited their people against Mexico and
the government of that country has
discussed the situation in the Ameri-
car congress. members of which
have advised intervention.
THE constitutional government
which l have the honor to represent
is also occupied diligently in an eff
fort to solve this delicate situation,
trying at all costs to maintain the dig
nifty and sovereignty of Mexico.
Historical Precendents Cited.
Il have addressed the Government
or the United States through the for
elgn office, stating that the invasion
or Villa has historical precendents,
as in the years 1880 and 1886 two par
ties of Indians coming from the Unit
ed States invaded Sonora and Chihua-
hau, committing crimes and depreda-
tlons on the lives and properties Of
Mexicans
1T was then agreed between the
governments of the two countries to
permit the respective passage of arm.
ed forces, resulting in the extermina.
ton CT the Indians. l have asked the
American Government to pursue
like course in order to solve future
difficulties, should they arise. noting
tnat villa and his companions are a
group of bandits, whose acts the
Mexican Government or people would
not be responsible for, and that his /
reproachable conduct is due to insti |
cations of the reactionary element,
mat, lacking patriotism and convinc-
ell OF It's defeat, is trying by all means |
to bring on armed Intervention.
Il have not yet received the
answer of the American Govern
ment and from the reports of my
chiefs along the frontier l learn that
the American forces are mobilizing to
pursue and capture and deliver him
to the Mexican authorities; that the
is in the nature of a puni-
i've campaign, and that the soyer-
eighty of Mexico will be respected.
THE constitutional government has
given instructions to it's confidential
agent at Washington Immediately to
make representations that under no
circumstances will any motive, be the
'easons or explanations of the United
states what they may. justify the
armed invasion Of Mexican territory
without reciprocal rights being grant
ID to the MexicanS and that not for
IN instant will the invasion of Mexican
erritory or an outrage to it's dignity
)e tolerated.
Il am sure that in this l iuterpret
he national sentiment and that the :
aex1can people viii wortbi1y comply |
With their duty, he the sacrifices what :
hey may. to sustain their rights and :
overeignty. If, unfortunately, we are !
ragged into a war, which the United 9
states can never justify. we will not .
e responsible for the disastrous con. 9
equences. but will serve as instru- .
aents for Mexican traitors within and
Without our country who have long 9
abored to produce this result and =
non their heads will fan the inexor- {
BILE justice of the Mexican people" r
-