El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

mitted by inhabitants OF the country
against the pursuing forces, the gov
eminent of the country in which the
abuses have been committed VIII pc
solely responsible in case OF q mlscar
riage Of justice or failure to punish
Article .. This agreement will take
effect upon its being signed by the
contracting parties and will remain IN
force until terminated by two molIH9
notice by either party
Mexicans Propose Notifications.
On March 25 the Mexican govern
ment sent a second note which con
tanned certain notifications. In IL
cooperation between the forces was
agreed upon if a request Of one OF the
parties was made to that effect IL
contained the additional article;
NO pursuit can be begun after three
DAYS have elapsed from the time OIL
the commission of the crime unless w
offenders have remained Tor ina
length OF time in the territory where
the crime was committed -.
It was also insisted in the new drdt'
that clashes between the two CONTRACT
ing parties through errors or the IN
discretion Of commanders were not "
be considered sufficient to hold IN
government Of the offenders respou-
sible. nor could attacks of inhabltants
on the pursuing forces be conslueIsu
as such.
Insist on Limitations.
With this note Mr. ArredondO was
handed the following:
Explain to the secretary of state
that the Mexican government lhsl9eSs
on having included in the agreement
stipulations relative to the limltalloi
OF the zone through which the pul
suing forces are to operate as 10 ny
time they should remain in thaI 1Ous'
the arms to be carried, and the max
the Mexican government has lot III
sisting on this answer is IS follows
In the first place, the governmeut
does not believe that the territory eAsS
Of Piedras Negras need be taken M
consideration for the reason that VIVA
and his party have always operated III
the states Of Sonora and ChlhuaHue''
and we consider the necessity TOT eN-
tending the agreement to the frontier
remote. -
Arguments For StipuIatiOns.
I'm the second place, this government
considers it essential to place llinlt
on the distance to which pursuln6
forces may penetrate and thdt Ou
l1ilometers is ample for the puIsuIns
army to come in contact with the Dan
dts or the forces of the country they
have entered. The latter forces ar
to continue the pursuit. In the lhiIu
place. pursuing parties in such ~
stances can have little use TOT al IL
lery and infantry as 2cuOn mus
rapid and can only be carried OUT ny
cavalry. Infantry and artillery ctnhOs
be considered useful to a pursuit OF
this nature by the Mexican govern
ment as their use may give rise 70
twisted versions and might pc lne
cause Of serious encounters DerWeeH
residents of one or the other country
Furthermore. impress upon the sec
rotary that the Mexican government
believes that for the purposes OF pur-
s1Iit over the frontier a maximum OF
eight days time is sufficient FOR either
capturing the offender or agreeing
with the forces of the Injured coun-
trv to- do So Lastly, the Limitation
relative to the number Of troops is
important, as it is fair to suppose that
the number Of bandits is not great
and that 1000 cavalrymen would sur
flee for the work. II a greater NUM-
bor Of troops cross. it endangers the
good relations between the Two
countries"
Ask Special Consideration.
On April the Washington govern
ment sent another note agreeing 10 |
the proposition that only so lSilometers |
of the border line be considered IN the I
agreement and that the pursuing force |
would not remain in foreign territory |
more than Is days without special
agreement. The new note also agreed