New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15

mcnt sent a second note, when con-
tanned certain notifications. In 1t CO.
operation between the forces vas
agreed upon if request OF one OF 'he
parties was made to that effect. ~
contained the following sdditlon'l
article:
mo pursuit can be begun after three
DAYS have elapsed from the time OF
the commission of the crime unless ,ae
offenders have remained for that
length Of time IN the territory wh'Te
the crime was committed.
II was also insisted upon in the new
draft that clashes between troops OF
the two contracting parties through
errors or the indiscretions OF command
ers were not TO be considered sufficient
10 hold the government Of the onend-
ers responsible. nor could attacks OF
inhabitants on the pursuing forces De
considered as such.
With this note. Minister Arredondo
was handed the following written m
,tructions:
Insists on Zone Limit.
Explain 20 the Secretary OF State
that the Mexican government insists
on having included in the agreement
stipulations relative 20 the limitation
of the zone through which the pursuing
forces are to operate; a. 20 the time
they should remain in that zone; the
arms to be carried and the maximum
number Of troops. The reasons the
Mexican government has Tor insisting
on this are as follows:
In the first pace. the government
does not believe tina. the territory east
of Piedras Negras need be taken into
consideration. for the reason that villa
and his party have aways operat-
ed in the states OF Sonora and Chihua-
hua. and we consider the necessity for
extending the agreement TO the whole
frontier remote.
in the second place. this govern
ment considers il essential 10 place a
limit on the distance which pursuing
forces NAV penetrate. and believes that
sixty kilometres is ample for the pur-
suing force to come in contact with the
bandits or the forces of the country
which they have entered. The latter
forces are TO continue the pursuit.
ARTILLERY Not Needed.
In the third place, pursuing parties
in such instances can have little us.
for artillery and infantry, as action
must be rapid and can be carried out
only by cavalry.
Infantry and artillery cannot he
considered as useful to pursuit of
this nature BY the Mexican government,
az their use may give rise to twisted
versions and might be the cause OF
serious encounters between residents
Furthermore. impress upon the Sec
retary that the Mexican government be-
licves that for the purposes of pursuit
over the frontier maximum of eight
GAYS time is sufficient for either capt
uring the offenders or agreeing with
the forces Of the injured country 10
dc so. Lastly, the limitation relative
10 the number of troops is important,
as it ia fair 20 suppose that the num-
Der of bandits il not great and that
thousand cayalrymen would suffice for
the work. Il greater number OF
troops cross II endangers the good re-
lations between the two countries.
On April > the Washington govern
ment sent another note agreeing 10 the
proposition that only sixty kilometres
Of the border line be considered in the
agreement. and that the pursuing force
would not remain in foreign territory
more than fifteen days without a spe-
cial agreement. The new note also
agrees that no pursuit would commence
after period OF three days had
elapsed since the commission of the
raid. To this was added special re-
quest that the expedition now in Mex
leo be considered a special case.
The Mexican government refused 20
give It's consss, TO this request. and.
in turn. demanded the recall OF The
American troops.
Sub Secretary Amador. in his state
ment. said the American troops had
taken heavy artillery into Mexico. Dis
patches from the American expedition
have stated that only machine guns and
light mountain artillery are being used
in Mexico.