Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-07
Warned u, s,
OF VILLA RAID
Carranza Declares Word Was
Sent 10 tB5 Border.
TIexican Foreign Office Denies ciV'n3
Protection to Outlaws and Accuse.
United States OF Ead Faith.


Notice was served upon tho Unite
States government by the dc !actc
government OF Mexico that the pes
Gacc OF Ancrit all TOPS would not D.
tolerated any longer upcn the sol o.
MeXico.
Tuis notification was containe Ill
statement given out by the foreign
minister, which is Interpreted "a al
;>eer to tie recent n.to OF P!e"l .e-l'
Wis II.
The Mexican government charges
t,le United States with sending /
naughty and di3cou"teous ccmmin:ca
Ton, and the attention OF the United
.ates authorities is called to tha fact
t2a Mexicans have been murdc.e
tie border where 10 attempt vas nade
to punish tie perpetrators.
The Mexican foreign o.5ce lays
blame for the killing Of Americans al
santa Gsah2l upon the ViCtimi tor al
tempting to journey across territory
hat was known to be dangerous.
1t is declared that the pursuit o.
bandits under the leadership CT Fran
cisco Villa hy MeXic1ns was taken NJ
at once after they began their Gc7r2
dations, and that the duty OF stamp
ing out these outlaws rests with MoXi
co and net with the United Sales
and adds that the Americans them
selves were responsible fer the raid
in that Americans on the b2r .er hat
been notified BY CarranZa officers o,
tie bandits movements.
In substance, the Mexican govern
ment denies the right cf American
troops to occupy Mexican territory
and declares that the presence oi
United States troops in this country i:
a violation of the national rights. Tnt
statement says:
at seems strange that the deHart
ment OF state shorfd show su p-lse
anG disappointment for the tone aat
character OF the note Of the tive lty
second of May, which it calls di5c3uT
toous, when the very same depar:men
vi SLdI0 mas SShL W IliC SOh"s4|''A 'AN-i
alist government not one, but many
notes, not only discourteous but alst
l,aughty, to say the least.
During the same period to wh:cz
the note alludes, 140 Mexicans have
Eeen murdered in United States terri
tory by American civilians, althcugE
the two countries we're at peace, an:
in none OF those cases, although repre-
sentaticns have been made to the &c
partment of state through our minister
at Washington, the guilty have neYel
been brought to justice or punished
These acts have been committed BY
Americans in American territory or b.
Texan-Meyicans against the lives ant
interests OF MeXicans.
"The government Of Mexico cannon
be held responsible fer those act!
VI hich have taken place in foreign ter
ritory and which should be charged Il
the natives of another country. Be
sides, the American government wa
we'll aware Of all Of the fats be CT
recognizing the constitutional i5t Eov
ernment, and it now appears irreve
lant or cut of place to bTing tee
facts forward SO as to make a base
for an ur:ustifed refusal to with Ira"
the American troops from our teri
tory.
at is rot true thet the Mcxic-l
government or It's authorities had p.
tecte6 or covered tie c"imi as "
are claimed to have C0G:ni ia t|C
depredaticns AMI crimes i: :crri.>:
Of the United Statcs. T i; &an lev
be proved by the Amer r'caI govc?
ment. The constitution s. govern
ment has done all IL is power, a.
has gone Leyond al efforts tc pr te
the foreigners who a.e t, BE- b a.! =
to great extent for pc" ;i35 III I
naming III places wAc.e co2ait Oh
were not no:mal, a though IL own GOV
erlment, on va.iouS Ctcas o,.s, has
asked them not to remain GRE.
"If or own citizens naI to su,ser 4
coed deal cn account of 2,tull ccn.i
tions, it is nct just :h2t 10 ei8ne's
should pretend and expect t. be i'm