The Elbert County tribune., 1916-06-23
U. S. WARNS CARRANzA'
LANSING TELLS FIRST CHIEF
THAT "GRAvEsT coNsE-
QUENcEs" WILL FOL-
LOW ANY At
TACK.
Note Charges oIscourtcsy. MisrePre-
sentation Of Facts and insineerity,
and That No Attempt Was
made to Help Pursue
Bandits.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. June 21.-The United
States noe to Gen. Carranza informs
him that American troops will not be
withdrawn from Mexico and warns
him that war will follow. any attempt
on his part to enforce his threat to
attack the United States soldiers.
The note In part follows:
The secretary of state to the secre-
tary OF foreign relations of the dc
iasto government OF Mexico:
June 90. 1916. Sir-I have read your
communication. which was delivered
to me on may 22, 1916, under instruc-
tions of the CHIEF executive of the do
facto government of Mexico on the SUP
Ject OF the presence OF American
troops In Mexican territory and /
would be wanting In candor II / did
not, before making answer to the allie
cations OF fact and the conclusions
reached by your government, express
the surprise and regret which have
been caused this government by the
discourteous tone and temper OF this
last communication from the de facto
government of Mexico.
The government or the United States
has viewed with deep concern and
increasing disappointment .n- pr~e
ress of the revoiution in Mexico. Con-
marked Its progress
For three years the Mexican repub-
lic mas been torn with civil strife;
the lives of Americans and other aiiens
have been sacrificed: vast properties
developed by AL,eri.an oapitai and en-
terprise have been destroyed or rem
tered non-productive; bandits have
ieen permitted to roam at will through
the territory contiguous to the Unit
ed States and to seize without pun
ishment or without effective attempt
nj ArtA s.f ANt.. ~
cans. while the lives of citizens of the
United States who ventured 10 remain
In Mexican territory or to return there
TO protect their interests have been
taken, In some cases barbarously taxi
en-, and the murderers have neither
been apprehended nor brought to JUS
tice.
1t would be difficult to find In the
annals of the history of Mexico con-
dltions more dep orable than those
whieh have existed there during these
recent years of civil war.
1t would be tedious to recount in
stance after instance. outrage after
outrage, atrocity after atrocity, to
Illustrate the true nature and extent
of the widespread conditions of law
lessness and violence which have pre-
vailed
Reconnts bandit Raids Across Border.
:, During the past nine months in par
e,cuiar the frontier OF the United
been thrown into a state of constant
apprehension and turmoil because OF
frequent and sudden lnCurSiOnS into
American territory and depredations
and murders on American soil by Mexi-
can bandits, who have taken the lives
and destroyed the property of Ameri-
can citizens, sometimes carrying Amer
lean citizens across the international
boundary. with the booty seized.
American garrisons have been at
tackled at night, American soldiers
killed and their equipment and horses
stolen. American ranches have been
raided, property stoien and destroyed
American nd
plundered.
The attacks on Brownsville, Red
Las Peladas. all occurring during Sep
tember last, are typical. In these at
tacks on American territory Car
zista soldiers took part in the iootinp
burning and killing Not only were
these murders characterized by ruth
less brutality. but uncivilized acts of
mutilation were perpetrated.
Requests Have Proved Futile.
Representations were made to Gen.
Carranza and he was emphatically re-
quested to stop these reprehensible
claimed to be under the complete domi-
na.ion of his authority.
Notwithstanding these representa-
tions and the promise of Gen. Nafar-
rete to prevent attacks along the in
ternationai boundary in the following
month of October a passenger train
was wrecked by bandits ana several
persons killed seven miles north OF
Brownsville and an attack was made
upon United states troops at the same
p ace several days later. Since these
attacks leaders of the bandits, well
known to both Mexican civil and mill
tary anthorities as well as to Ameri-
impunity the liberty of the towns of
northern Mexico.
So far has the Indifference of the
de facto government to tn ese atruc.
tiles gone that some of these leaders
as am advised have received not
only the protection of that government.
but encouragement and aid as we'll
Depredations upon American persons
and property within Mexi. an jurisdi :
tion have been still more numerous.
quested In the strongest terms tina
the de facto government safeguard the
lives and homes of Ameris an citizens
and furnish the protection which inter-
national obligation imposes, to Ameri-
| can interests in the northern states of
Iamauiipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila,
| states to the south.
For example. on Jan. 3. troops were
requested TO punish the bands of out
| property. eighty miles west of Chi
huahua. but no effective results CAM
| from this request.
bandit villa with his band of about
| 200 men was operating without oppo-
sition between Rubio and Santa Ysab /.
| a fact well known to Carranzista au-
| ;horities
Meanwhile n party OF unfortunate
Americans started by train from Cni-
| huahua to visit the Cusi mines after
| having received assurances from the
| Carranzista authc rifles In the state OF
| chihuahua that the country was safe
and that guard on the ,rain was not
necessary. The Americans held pass
| ports or safe conducts issued by au-
| thorieies of the de faoto government
| On Jan, 10 the train was stopped by
| villa bandits and eighteen OF the
Amor an party were stripped of th-ir
| clothing End shot in cod b God in what
Americans Repo. ted Massacre1.
BROW nsYille Tex=Passenpers ar