The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-22
WAR; OR PEACE
IS PUT Up TO
u MEXICAN Chief
CaTanza Is Severely Casstigated
! in Note by Wilson.
WARNS. OF DRASTIC ACTIbN
"GraVest Consequences viii Follow"
II First Chief Carries Out His
Threat to Attaek--Troops
Will Stay in Mexico.


faith, broken promises and failure to
discharge the obligations of sover
eighty implied when this government
recognized the de facto government of
Mexico, President Wilson in his reply
to Carranza puts the question of war
or peace with Mexico.
In effect the document charges Car
rama with protecting rather than
seeking to punish the bandits who
have murdered American citizens on
American and Mexican soil and con-
cludes with the warning that il the
Carranza threat to have recourse TO
arms" If the American troops are not
withdrawn from Mexico, is carried
out, 1T will lead to the gravest con-
sequences
is II Breakdown or War?
1t istthe opinion of. the. highest Off.
Gals of this government that the eff
feet OF. the note to Carranza will be
either to cause a complete backdown
by the de facto government of Mexico
or to precipitate hostilities at an early
date. This government is prepared
for either alternative, but optimism
prevails that hostilities will be
avoided. ~. ...~
The indictment against the Carran-
"a government In the note contains
the following counts:
The Mexican note of May % de-
manding the immediate withdrawal of
American troops was "discourteous I'm
tone and temper"
Il The government Of the United
States has viewed with deep concern
and increasing disappointment the
progress of the revolution in Mexico.
i American capital and enterprise
have been DESTROYED or rendered non
productive, the lives of Americans
and other aliens have been sacrificed !:
bandits have been permitted to roam
mt will, and robbery and murder have
= gone unpublished.
Says Murderers Are Protected.
@. Incursions have been made into
American territory, depredatiOns and
murders have taken place on Ameri,
can soil, American garrisons have been
attacked at night and American sol
diers killed and their property and
horses stolen. American ranches have
been raided and American trains
wrecked and plundered, murders Char
acterized by ruthless brutality and I'M
civilized acts of mutilatiOn" have been
perpetrated. Representations have been
made to stop these Outrages to no eff.
feet. Towns in northern Mexico have
not only harbOred the perpetrators,
but $50 far has the Indifference Of
the de factO government gone that
some of these leaders have received
not only the protection of the Mexi-
can government, but encouragement
andoaid as we'll"
The note enumerates nine raids last
September as typical, recites in detail
the successive steps taken to prevent
the attack on the Cusi mining prop
erty which eliminated in the Santa
Ysabel massacre" and the subsequent
pursuit of the bandits which, to date,
has resulted in the capture of only
one bandit by the Mexican govern
rnent.
II Taking up the operations of Villa.
the note charges that Villa was per-
mitted to remain for days in the vi
cinity of Gust unattached, that his
progress toward the American border
was unimpeded by single Carranza
soldier, eliminating in the attack on
Columbus. The note chages that no
sffort was made by Carranza to stop
Villas flight, although in his retreat
he passed within sight of the CarranZa
garrison at Casas Grandes.
Declaring that this government had
no recourse but to run Villa down, the
note charges that the Cooperation or
assistance in the field" which General
Carranza promised the punitive expe-
dition has never been Forthcoming. II
charges that the Carranza soldiers, In
an attack on United Suites troops at
Parral, "arrayed themselves on the
side of outlawry and became In effect
the protectors of villa and his band
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1.-THE next indictment of Carranza lies
In the charge that his attempts to
block the American expedition by ne
gotiation was directed ito the form
and nature of the agreement rather
than the practical object" that his
sole endeavor was ito impede rather
than to place obstacles in the way of
the escape Of the outlaws"
No Aim at Conquest.
The purpose of the United States
government toward Mexico, questioned
In /. the last Mexican note, is an.
nounced in the following language:
IF denial Is needed that this gov
eminent has had Interior and improper
motives in its diplomatic representa-
tons, or has eountenanced the actiyi-
ties OF American sympathizers and the,
American press opposed to the de
facto government, ! am glad most en-