The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-06-29
GIVES MEX|CANS
WARNING NOT TO
ATTACK SOLDIERS
PRESIDENT SENDS SCoRCHING
ANSWER TO DE FAcTo CHIEF
LONG NOTE is INTENDED
FOR THE PEOPLE.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCE" SEEN

Failure to Cooperate and Re-
sents limitations of
Bad Faith.
note replying to the latest. Mexican
withdrawal demand, has threatened
General Venustiano Carranza with the
gravest consequences if he attacks
American troops now in Mexico.
The text of the note follows:
'"rhe secretary Of state to the secre-
tary of feneg g of the de fact0
Department of State.
Washington. June 20, 1915.
ton which Vas delivered to me on May
%. 1916, under instructions of the chief
exeeutiyc Of the de t facto go yer nren
ence e"' Of American troops in Mexican
Territory and 1 would be wanting in
sWer to t the allegations Of fact ana the
conclu sions reached by your govern
ment. express the surprise and regret
which have been caused this govern
ment by the discourteous tone and tenn
per OF this last communication of ths
de facto government of Mexico.
United States Regrets Revolution.
1.-The government of the United States
creasing disappoi ntment the progress OF
the revolution in Mexico, Continuous
anq or thres ears he
lean republic has been torn with civil
strife; the lives Of Americans and other
aliens have been sacrificed; vast proper
ties developed by American capital and
enterprise have been destroyed or rem
dered nonproductive:, bandits have been
permitted to roam at will through the
States and to seize. without punishment
m or M,tt t6e property Of Amercans, Willie
the lives of citizens of the United
States who ventured to remain in Mex
lean territory or to return thereto to
protect their interests have been taken:
In some cases barbarously taken, and
hended nor brought to justice. 1t would
be difficult to find in the annals of the
history Of Mexico conditions more &C.
plorable than those which have existed
there during these recent years OF clVll
war.
Frontier in Turmoil.
ut would be tedious to recount in
strate the true nature and extent of the
and violence Which have prevailed. Dur
the murderers have neither been appre-
ular the frontier of the United states
thrown into a state of constant appre-
hension and turmoil because Of fire.
sra snade and and
murders on American soil: by Mexican
bandits, who have taken the lives and
fZens, sometimes carrying American cit
liens across the Internal ional boundary
with the booty seized Amerie ca g gibt
A Auns ,nr' soldiers killed and their
equipment and horses stolen; American American
stolen and destroyed and American
trains wrecked and plundered.
UnctviIized Acts Pcrpetrated.
"The attack on Brown nstia:o Reg Reg
House Ferry, Progreso postotnce c ana
tembeT ast are are typca In these
tacks on american territory Carranziss-
ia adherents and even CarranZista sol
and killing. Not only were these muir
ders characterized by ruthless brutality,
p made to @ C General Carranza and he was
emphaticallly requested to oot stop these
he ep' has Ions claimed to be under the
Complete domination Of his authority:
tons ana tbe promse of Nafar
cite to prevent attacks along the in
ternatioral boundary. in the following
wrecked by bandits and several persons
killed seven miles north of BrownsVille
and an attack was as made %pon s nnated
days later.
Outlaws Enjoy Libterty.
"Since these attacks leaders of the
bandits, vel, known both to Mexican lean
as to American officers. have been en-.
joying with, immunity the Liberty OF OF
has the indifference of the de facto
government to these atrocities gone
that some of these leaders, as l am
advised, have received not only the
protection of that government, but en-
enlargement and aid as well:
sons and property within Mexican jur-
isdiction have been still more numer-
Gus This government has repeatedly
-, cfrnn
the de facto government safeguard the
lives and homes of American citizens
and fqpnish the pr4teetion wseeh to
American interests in the northern
states Of Tamaulipas., Neuvo Leon; Goa Goa
huila, Chihuahua and sonora ana also
I'm the states to the south
Acs,vftfe. Known to Officers.
For example, on Jan. g., troops
were REQUESTED to punish the bands of
outlaws which looted the Cusi mining
but no effective results came from this
request During the following. week
the bandit Villa with his band Of about
200 men was operating without oppo-
sition between Rubio and San Ysabel,
a fact we'll known to Carranzista au-
thorities n,rtv Of unfortunate
Americans started by train, from Chi
huahua TO visit the Cusi mines, haElng
ranzista authorities in the state Of
Chihuahua that the country was safe
and that a guard on the tram was not
necessary The Americans held pass
ports or safe conducts issued by au,
fborities Of the de facto government.
Recalls Massacre.
On Jan. 10 the train was stopped by
Villa bandits and IS of the American
party were stripped of their clothlnS
Known 1 ma as the Santa Ysabel massacre -
, General Carranza stated to the =, agent Sdd
of the department Of state that ne had
issreJ orders for the Immediate pur-
suit. capture and punishment of those
responsible for this atroclouS CRIME,
and aDpealed to this government ana 70
the american people to consider the
n of according protection