The Washington times., 1916-06-20

of the United States as the de facto
government now insinuates7 What
motive could this Government have had
In refraining from taking advantage OF
sdch opportunities other than unselnsh
friendship for the Mexican republic?
Takes Up Charge of
Responsibility for Raids.
have Of course given consideration
to your argument that the responsibility
for .the present situation rests largely
upon this Government. In tho first
place. you state that oven the American
forces along the border whose attention
Y undiyided by other military opera
oD oee the 20 Sf
there In no means OF reaching bands
rowing on Mexican territory and max
ing sudden dashes at night into Ameri.
such invasions unless the frontier Is
protected by n Gordon OF troops.
No government could be expected to
maintain a force Of this strength along
The ssrs tor 81 abs pu1poss ts of res
ing the onslaughts Of few bands OF
lawless men, especially when the neigh
boring state makes no effort TO prevent
cd OF preventing raids OF this nature.
as past experience has fully demonstra-
ted. Is 10 visit punishment or destruc-
ton on the raiders.
1t is precisely this plan which the
the border without any intention Of
Infringing upon the sovereign rights
OF her noighbor, but which. although
obviously advantageous to the de
facto government. u refuses TO allow
or even countenanre. II ir In fact
protcc tion to American lives md
UnitH6
states "a solicitouS and not the
methods or ways in which that pro.
lection shall be accomplished.
United States Will Not
Allow Raids to Continue.
II the Mexican government is un-
willing or unable TO give this protec-
ton by preventing its territory from
being the rendezvous and refuge OF
murderers and plunderers. that does
not relieve this Government from Its
duty to take all the steps necessary
to safeguard American citizens on
American soil.
The United States Government can
not and will not allow bands OF law
less men to establish themselves upon
its borders with liberty to invade and
I.plunder American territory with int
pInity and, when pursued, to seek
safety across the Rio Grande relying
upon the plea of their government
that the integrity OF the soil of the
Mexican Republic must not be vio-
The Mexican government further pro
] tests that Il has made every effort oi
its part to protect the frontier" ant
| that Il is doing "ail possible to avoit
| a recurrence OF such acts" Attention
is again Invited to the well-known ant
unrestricted activity OF de Ia Rosa
Ancieto Piscano. Pedro vinos. ant
\ others In connection with border raids
and to the fact that. as i am advised
up to June Z de Ia Rosa was still col
iecting troops at Monterey for tn
| openly avowed purpose OF making at
| tacks on Texas border towns. and tina
| Pedro Vinos was recruiting at othe
! places for the same avowed purpose.
! have already pointed out the unin
| Columbus. and the fact that the Ameri
can forces I'm pursuit or the Glenl
| Springs marauders penetrated l6S mile
into Mexican territory without encoun
/ tering a single Carrancista soldier.
This does not indicate that the Mexi
can government is doing all possible
TO avoid further raids; and IL It is do
to prevent border raids. and there 4
every reason. therefore, why this Gov
! ernment must take such preventive
measures as It deems sufficient.
Money Can't Pay for
Lives Bandits Take.
II is suggested that injuries suffer
ed on account OF bandit raids are
matter OF "pecuniary reparation" bu
never the cause for American force
to invade Mexican soil" The prece