South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-30

country needs 10 preserve order
within its territory.
"It is a lack OF consideration on
the part Of the government OF the
United States 10 pretend that the
Mexican troops should cooperate
with the American troops in an ex-
petition that lacks all objects. 1t
is true that the government OF the
United States decreed the arrest OF
Huerta but this was done more COR
the reason that it feared that he
may have had some understanding
with Germany and not with the OBJ
jet of helping the constitutionalist
government.
Deny Assertions.
"On the other hand il is also true
that there exists quite a number of
political prisoners who Rave taken
refuge in the United States and that
once there they develop with i'm
punity their activities against the
constituencies government and the
Mexican people.
1T is not true that the American
troops started a prosecution at the
right time against the Villa bandits
on Mexican territory because official
documents show plainly that such
prosecution was not started until
SIX days after the rail was carried
cut at Columbus.
1T is also untrue that the pro-
tests of the American government
made by its president its depart
ment of state and other authorities.
have become practical facts because,
as the Villa bands have already been
dispersed and destroyed, the Amer
lean troops should already have left
the Mexican territory as their stay
there could not be justified.
The Mexican government has
had and still has a perfect right to
demand from the government of the
United States the immediate with
drawal of its troops because the
stay of these troops in Mexico is not
due to any existing agreement nor
has ii any object.
Cause of Raids.
1T is not true that the presence
Of the American troops in Mexico is
the only guarantee against further
bandit crimes and the only effective
way of protecting the lives and
property of the Americans. on the
contrary, the stay Of these troops in
Mexican territory is the actual cause
Of many new raids attempted by en-
emies of the constitutional govern
ment with the express object of pro-
1T is apparent from the statement
made in the note that the United
States cannot maintain force
large enough on it's frontiers border
ing on Mexico. If it was just for this
consideration in view they should
have never been 50 existing with the
constitutionalist government in this
particular If the United States
would only pay attention to the pres
ervation of order on their own from
tiers, the many difficulties now eX-
listing between this government and
theirs would cease Immediately.
The constitutiOnalist government
is willing 10 prevent as far as pos
sible the incursions TO the neighbor-
ing country of bandits and TO try
and punish the criminals prosecuting
them within its own territory, but if
those incursions could not be avoid
ed the Mexican government does not
think 1t should go any further than
to pay the amount of the damages
done.
THE constitutionalist government
does not wish TO ignore the obliga-
tons il has to protect the lives of
all persons and the interests estab-
lished within the Mexican territory
unless there should be an agreement
for a foreign nation to enter with
its troops into the territory of Mex
leo. If the American government
has not right TO pretend TO give pro-
lection TO it's own citizens in a ter
ritory that is not It's OWL there is no
reason and the United States has no
right to continue its punitive eXpe-
| dition in Mexican territory"