Evening star., 1916-04-13
ASKS THAT TROOPS
Be BROUGHT BACK
Carranza Note Says U. S. Has
Acted on a MiSunder-
standing.
DENIES PERMISSION WAS
GIVEN FOR THE INVASION
First Chief declares protocol Was to
First Chief Declares Protocol Was to
Apply to Future Raids and Not
Columbus Incident.

MEXICO CITY, April l3.-Ihe
Mexican government has sent to
its ambassador in Washington a
note to be delivered at 10 am.
to Secretary Lansing. asking that
the American troops be with
drawn from Mexican territory
and that the pursuit of Villa be
left to the Mexican constitution
alist army.
The Mexican note contains about 5000
words. In it the de facto government
of Mexico contends that, as the Ameri-
can troops crossed into Mexico without
permission. they should be withdrawn
until a proper formal compact can be
entered into between the two govern
ments. 1t is insistently affirmed that
the previous notes of the Mexican gov
ernment especially emphasized the fact
that permission for reciprocal crossing
of the frontier would be granted only
in the event of the repetition of a raid
similar to that made by Villa at Co
lumbus, n. NJ.
Sent to Ambassador Arredondo.
The note was sent to Eliseo Are
dondo. the Carranza representative in
Washington, with instructions for il.
delivery to Secretary Lansing. 80 end
ing negotiations for a reciprocal pass
ing of troops and asking for disoccupa-
tion of the territory occupied by Amer
ican troops in view of Villas party
having been destroyed"
ThrouEhout the note emphasis is laid
on the fact mat the American expedi-
ton was undertaken under a misunder-
standing. Although acting in good faith
the declaration is made that the Unit
ed States had interpreted the first note
OF the de facto government as effect
ing definite agreement between the
Two nations. But the intention of the
oe 1acto government was that no expe-
d1tlon should be sent into Mexico until
terms and conditions relative to an
agreement were defined.
Inc note declares. therefore, that in
consequence of no final agreement hav-
ing beeen reached as to the terms of
the treaty to regulate the reciprocal
passage OF troops over the dividing
line. the Mexican government judges
1t convenient to suspend for the pres
ent all discussion or negotiations in
this particular or founded on the cir
cumstances that the expedition sent
by the United States government to
pursue Villa is without foundation in
virtue of the non-existence of a pre-
vious agreement, formal and def
mite"
Applied to Future Incidents.
! What was intended by the note of
March 10. 1t is pointed out, was to sub
NIT proposal "by means of which the
forces of one and the other country
could reciprocally cross the dividing
line in pursuit of bandits, if unfortu-
nately there should be repeated along
the border acts like those committed
in Columbus"
| The note adds, however:
| From the beginning the Mexican
government judged that by reason of
the time which had transpired and for
the purpose of treating a case already
passed the said incident could not con-
T! !tinue as a proposal for the reciprocal
I passing of troops"
| The fact that the United States had
incorrectly interpreted the note Of
| March 10, was called to the attention
1
statement points out, in a note dated
March II. This note likewise empha-
sized that the passage of troops would
be permitted "only, if unfortunately,
| from this time forward, there should
| be repeated irruptions like the one reg
istered at Columbus or of any other
| kind whatever at any point of the
| frontier line"
Deplored by Mr.. Polk.
| On March IS. the statement continues,
Frank Polk, acting Secretary of State,
| in an interview with the Carranza
confidential agent deplored not having
received the observations of the Mexi-
can government before American
| troops crossed the border, declaring
that the passage Of troops took place
| in the best of faith and in the belief
that it would not be necessary to en-
ter into more details of an agreement,
which was considered definite and end
ed
! These declarations made by Mr.. Polk
we're later confirmed on March % to
| the Mexican representative by Secre-
tary Lansing, "who stated also that he
was sorry at having interpreted wrong
| ly the contents of the said note in re-
spect to the passage of troops. and
| that they would not advance more to
the south Of the place where they then
were"
Ito the declaration made by President
Wilson on March 26. saying the sex
pedition was ordered under an agree
ment with the de facto government of
Mexico for the purpose only of captur-
ling the bandit Villa, whose forces have
invaded territory of the United States
and on no pretext whatever would we
order an invasion of that republic OF
a violation of its sovereignty"
Corrected President Wilson's idea.
THAT idea." continues the note. pub
llished by his excellency. President Will
son, was rectifed on March 81. by a
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