The evening world., 1916-06-20
toontsnued from Second PasA)

~ Q SinSis Mex1cAn soldier wss seen
N Ais vicinity. Yet the Mexican
sasSoFitiNs were fully cosnixant Of
4, hlo novsmsnts, for on March 8. as
. 0en. oavira publicly announced. he
ADVISED tho American military
au1Aoritioo OF the outlaws approach
20 eAe border, 20 that they might
b. prepared TO prevent him from
Groo0ing the boundary.
.TLLA's coLp.sLoopEp ATTACK
ON COLUMBUS IS RECALLED.
svlila's unhindersd activities oul-
UinAted In the unprovokcd and cold
0looded attack upon American SOL
0asrs and citizens in the town Of Co.
h,mbus on the night Of March .. tho
details Of which do not need ropeti-
ton here in order TO refresh your
memory With the heinousness Of the
orimo After numbering, burning and
ptundering. Villa and his bandits. flee-
iug south. paascd within sight OF tho
CaNNnsista military post at Casas
orAndss and no effort was made to
Ooop him by the officers and garrison
of he Do Facto Government stationed
thsrA
'in the face Of these depredations.
not only on American lives and prop
oYty on Mexican soil, but on Ameri-
oan soldiers, citizens and homes on
American territory. the perpetrators
q which Gen. Carranza was unable
or possibly considered It tnadvisablc
20 apprehend and punish, the United
0katss had no recourse other than
70 employ force 20 disperse the banCs
of Mexican outlaws who were with
increasing boldneas systematically
raldirg across the international
boundary. The marauders engaged
IN the attack on Columbus were
driven back across tho border by
American cavalry. and subsequently.
- soon - sufficient force 20 cope
With tho band could be collected.
WUes pursued into Mexico in an
eEIort 20 capture or destroy them.
without cooperation or assistance.
ln the fisid on the part Of tho De
Tacto Government. despite repeated
requests by the United States, and
without apparent recognition on its
part CT tho desirability Of putting an
puufshing the chief perpetrators OF
the crimes committed. because they
Snonaosd the good relations OF tho two
countries. American forces pursued
the lAwless bands as far as Parral.
where the pursuit was halted by tho
hostility OF Mex1cans. presumed TO be
loyal 20 the De Facto Govern ment. who
arrayed themselves ON the sido OF
outlAwry and became in effect the
protsctorS of villa and his band.
IN this manner and for thcss rea-
sons have the American forces entered
Mexican territory. Knowing fully the
government cannot be blind to tho
necessity which compelled this Gov
eShmant 70 act. and yet It has seen 1T
10 Tecite groundless sentiments OF
hostility toward the expedition and
TO tmpuko to this Government Interior
motives for the continued presence of
American troops on Mexican soil. II
10 charged that these troops crossed
the frontier without first obtaining
the. consent or permission OF tho DO
facto government Obviously. as i'm
mediate action alone could avail.
there was no opportunity 10 reach On
agreement (other than that Of March
10.;a. now repudiated by Gen. Car
ranaA). prior to the entrance Of such
an sxpsdftion into Mexico II the sx-
psdition was TO bo effective.
"0ubsequent events and correspond
encs have demonstrated TO tho salts
faction Of this Government that Con.
Carranxa would not have entered In
10 any agreement providing FOR IN
affective plan for the capture and
destruction OF tho Villa bands. While
tho American troops were moving
rapidly southward IN pursuit VI tho
raiders u was tho form and nature
Of the agreement that occupied tho
attention OF Gen. Carransa, rather
than the practical object which II
Was 70 attain-the number Of llmita-
tions that could he imposed upon tho
American forces TO impede their
progress. rather than the obstacles
that could be raised TO prevent the
escape OF the outlaws.
TT Wa General Carranxa who sus-