New Britain herald., 1916-04-13
Says U. $. Was Mistaken.

fodSS S S. was NhfStakcn.
 Throughout the note emphasis was
 laid on the fact that the American 1 expedition was undertaken under a
 misunderstanding. Although acting
 in good faith, the declaration is made
 that the United States had interpreted
 the first note of the de facto govern
 ment as effecting a definite agreement between the two nations But the
 intention of the de facto government 1 was that no expedition should be sent into Mexico until terms and conditions relative to an agreement were de- hned. The note declared, therefore,
 that in consequence of no final agree ment having been reached as to the terms of the treaty to regulate the reclprocal passage of troops over the dividing line, the Mexican govern ment judges it convenient to suspend Tor the present all discussion or ne- gotlatons in this particular or found ed on the circumstances that the ex- petition sent by the United States gov ernment to pursue Villa is without foundation in virtue of the non-exist- ence of previous agreement formal and definite"
 Note Did Not Give Permission.
 What was intended, by the note of March 10, it is pointed out, was to submit proposal "by means of which the forces of one country could reciprocally cross the dividing line into the others in pursuit of bandits if unfortunately there should be re- peated along the border acts like those committed in Columbus" The note | adds, however:
 Prom the beginning the Mexican 1 government judged that by reason of the time which had transpired and | for the purpose of treating a case ali ready passed, the said incident could not continue as proposal for the re- passing of troops"
 The fact that the United States had interpreted the note of March 10 was called to the attention Of the Washington government. the statement points out, in a note dated March 17. This note likewise em- phaSized that the passage of troops would not be permitted "only if unfor- from this time forward here should be repeated irruptions ike the one registered at Columbus or 'f any other kind whatever at any point of the frontier line"
 Regrets From Polk and Lansing.
 On March IS the statement con- inuos Frank Polk, acting secretary if state. in an interview with the Car anza confidential agent deplored not aving received the observations of he Mexican government before Amer 1an troops crossed the border de- ] larlng that the passage of troops ook place in the best of faith and n the belief that it would not be ecessary to enter into more details f an agreement which was consid- | red definite and ended.
 These declarations made by MT. 'olk were later confirmed on March [ 3 to the Mexican representative by 1 ecretary Lansing, "who stated also i hat he was sorry at having inter- ( reted wrongly the contents of the f aid note in respect to the passage | f troops and that they would not a6- y ance more to the south of the place V here they then were" l. Reference is also made in the note the declaration made by President a 'llson on March 26, saying The ex- $ edition was ordered under an agree o ent with the de facto government o
 Mexico for the purpose only of cap | | ring the bandit Villa whose forces al we invaded territory of the United | al