New Britain herald., 1916-03-11
CARRANZA ASKS ID
 CROSS U. s. BORDER
Mexican President Anxious to
 Send Soldiers Onto Our Soil
BOUNDARY IGNORED TWICE
In Note Presented Through Consul
 SiIliman He Tells of Cooperation
 Between Countries Between 1880 and 1886 to Hunt Down Nfarauder

and 1886 to Hunt Down Marauders
 Washington, March 11.-General Carranza, through Consul Silliman, has asked the American government for permission to send MeXcain troops across the border and into the United States in pursuit of bandits.
 Consul Silliman transmitted the following communication dated at Guadalajara, March 10, which was handed to him by Jesus Acuna, Car ranza's minister for foreign affairs. It is a reply to the American govern ment's representations for her mission . to pursue the Villa bands with Amer ican forces:
 ''In due reply to your courteous note, dated yesterday and transmitted today through MT. John w. Bait, (Sil- liman's secretary, I have the honor to inform you that, having brought the above note to the attention of the first chief of the constitutionalist army and depository of the executive power of Mexico, he has directed me to say to you, to the end that you may, in turn, transmit it to the de- partment of state of the American gov ernment, that he learned with regret of the lamentable incident which oc- cured in the town of Columbus, N M.. on account of the assault it suf- fered yesterday from the bandits led by Francisco Villa.
 2,5OO Mexicans Pursue Villa.
 That although there has been competent number of forces in the State of Chihuahua to reesta blish or der and afford protection to nationals and foreigners, ever since Francisco >N1lla appeared in the mountains of the above state, at the request of the governor of the state and of the con- stitutionalist consul in El Paso, Tex the first chief ordered the timely de- parture of 2,500 men commanded by General Luis Gutierrez with instruc- tions to actively pursue the bandits who had just crossed the line into American territory. which they un- doubtedly did, compelled by the tena- cious pursuit of the above mentioned forces.
 The above lamentaDle incident Is similar to t:o 1ncursions witch were made in the states of Sonora and Chi huahua by Indians from the reser,. tions of the government of the TJn,tod States. Incursions into the st..4n ,e Sonora occurTedmorc or less about tba wear 1880 when Geronimo, tn, Indian chief, who died not many years ago in Fort Mount, Ala. led a numerous horde and invaded part of the north Of tho state of Sonora, committing many murders and depredat;ons of life and property of Mexcan families until after 8 long and tenacious chase by American and Mexican forces the band of malefactors was anpihilated and its chief was captured.
 Invasion by American Indians.
 '"The incursion into Chihuahua led by the Indian chief, Victoria, com manding about 800 Indians tcok place between the years 1884 and 1886. Then the bands of maraudcrs, com hitting also many crimes, went into the country as far as the villages of Tejolochic or Tres Castillos, very near the capital of Chihuahua, and during the first formal encounter between them and Mexican forces, after hav- ing lost their chief, they Were dis persed.
 "On these two occasions through an agreement between the governments of the United States and Mexico it was decided that the armed forces of one and the other country might free ly cross from the territory Of one to the other in pursuit and for the pur- pose of punishing the above named band of marauders. Recalling these incidents and the good results for both countries on account of the above agreement the government presided over by the first chief anxious to ex- terminate within the least possible time the hordes led by Francisco Vil- la who has been recently placed be- yond the law, and to capture him 10 apply condign punishment, resorts tc you as confidential agent and address, cs the government of the United States requesting the necessary per mission for Mexican forces to cross in- to American territory if the incur sion which took place in Columbus should, unfortunately, be repeated ill any other point of the boundary lines. The Mexican government would great ly appreciate prompt and favorable reply from the government of the United States.
 "Please accept, MT. Confidential Agent, the assurances of my high consideration.
 (Signed) JESUS ACUNA,
 secretary in charge of the depart ment of foreign affairs
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