South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-20

willing to give.
Charges Made.
Your govern ment intimates. IL i
does not openly charge. that the at
titude OF the United States is one
OF insincerity oistrust and suspicion,
toward the de facto government of
Mexico. and that the intention Of
the United States in sending its
troops into Mexico is to extend its
sovereignty over Mexican territory.
and not merely for the purpose Of
pursuing marauders and preventing
future raids across the border
The de facto government charges
| by implication. which admits OF but
one Interpretation, that this govern
( ment has as its object territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT even at the expense
/ Of a war of aggression against a
neighbor weakened by years of civil
strife. The government OF the United
I States If il had designs on the terri
/ tory OF Mexico would have no diff
Guilty in finding during this period
of revolution and disorder many
plausible arguments for Intervention
in Mexican affairs. Hoping. how
ever. that the people of Mexico
/ would. through their own efforts.
restore peace and establish an ord
| erly government. the United States
! has awaited with patience the con-
| summation Of the revolution.
( When the superiority Of the rev
dictionary faction led by Gen. Car
rama became undoubted the United
]
others of the American republics.
/ recognized Internationally the de
| facto government. 1t hoped and eN-
pected that that government would
| speedily restore order and provide
. the Mexican people and others who
/ bad given their energy and sub
stance TO the development of the
| great resources of the republic. OPP
portunity TO rebuild in peace and Sc
Curity their shattered fortunes.
Has Matted Long
This government has waited
month after month for the consum-
nation OF its hope and expectation.
III spite Of increasing discourage
ments. in spite of repeated provoca-
lions TO exercise force in the restora-
ton of order in the northern regions
OF Mexico. where American interests
have suffered most seriously from
lawlessness. the government of the
United States has refrained from
| aggressive action and sought by ap-
pCals and moderate though explicit
demands upon the de facto govern
ment the seriousness of the sitUa-
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perform it's international obligations
toward citizens of the United states
who had entered the territory of
Mexico or had invested in interests
within its boundaries.
I'm the face of constantly re-
newed evidences Of the patience
and restraint Of this government in
circumstances which only a govern
ment imbued with unselfish and a
sincere desire to respect TO the full
the sovereign rights and national
dignity of the Mexican people would
have endured, doubts and suspicious
as to the motives of the government
Of the United States are expressed
in your communication of May %,
for which l can imagine no purpose
but to impugn the good faith of this
governm emit, for I find it hard to be-
lieve that such imputations are not
universally known to be without the
least shadow Of Justification; in fact.
can the de facto government doubt
that if the United States had turned
covetous eyes on Mexican territory.
it could have found many pretexts
| in 1a cf
desire?
Better Opportunity.
Can that government doubt that
months ago. when the war between
the revolutionary factions was In
progress, a much better opportunity
than the present was afforded for
American intervention, if such had
been the purpose of the United
States as the de facto government
: now insinuates? What motive could
this government have had in re-
framing from taking advantage OF
sue opportunities, other than un-
selfish friendship for the Mexican
republic? / have. of course. given
consideration to your argument that
the responsibility for the present sit
uation rests largely upon this gov
eminent In the first place you state
that even the American forces along
the border whose attention is undi-
vided by other military operations
find themselves physically unable to
! protect effectively the frontier on the
, American side
obviously. if there is no means OF
reaching and ending the rowing on
Mexican territory and making sud
den dashes at night into American
territory, it is impossible to prevent
such invasions, unless the frontier is
protected by a Gordon Of troops.
, Ask Too Much.
NO government could be expected
: TO maintain a force of this strength
/ along the boundary of a nation with
which it is at peace for the purpose
of resisting the onslaughts of a few
bands Of lawless men, especially
when the neighbOring state makes
no effort to prevent these attacks
| The poOSf pffeCtfva v,,oda Of Y,rox-apt