Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-21

ranza's demands for withdrawal OF
the American troops from Mexico and
upon the first chiefs reception OF
which depends whether there will be
war, in the opinion of close advisers
of the president, was handed to Elisec
Arrendondo, Mexican ambassador
designate today. 1t reads as follows
Department of State,
washington, June 20, 1915.
"The secretary of state to the secre-
tary of foreign relations of the Gle
facto government of Mexico:
"Sir-I have read your communities
ton which was delivered to me on
May %, 1916, under instructions OF
the chief executive of the de facto
government of Mexico, on the subject
of the presence of American troops in
Mexican territory, and | would be
wanting in candor if l did not before
making answer to the allegations 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 commune
cation of the de facto government of
Mexico.
The government of the United
States has viewed with deep concern
and increased disappointment the pro-
gress of the revolution in Mexico.
Continuous bloodshed and disorders
have marked its progress. For three
years the Mexican republic has been
torn with civil strife; the lives of
Americans and other aliens have been
sacrificed; vast properties developed
by American capital and enterprise
have been destroyed or rendered nom
productive; bandits have been permit
ted to roam at will through the ter
ritory contiguous to the United
States and to seize without punish
ment or without effective attempt at
punishment the property of Ameri-
cans, while the lives of citizens of the
United States who ventured to remain
in Mexican territory or to return there
to protect their interests have been
taken, in some cases barbarously
taken, and the murderers have neither
been apprehended nor brought to JUS
tice. It would be difficult to find in
the annals of the history of Mexico
conditions more deplorable than those
which have existed there during these
recent years of civil war.
Carranza Protects Murderers.
ut would be tedious to recount in
stance after instance, outrage after
outrage, atrocity after atrocity to il
lustrate the true nature and extent
of the widespread conditions of law
lessness and violence which have pre-
vailed. During the last nine months,
in particular, the frontier of the Unit
ed States along the lower Rio Grande
has been thrown into a state Of con-
slant apprehension and turmoil be-
cause OF frequent and sudden incur
sions into American territory and dep
relations and murders on American
soil by Mexican bandits who have
taken the lives and destroyed the
of American citizens some
times carrying American citizens
across the international boundary
with the booty seized. American gar
risons have been attacked at night,
soldiers killed and their
and horses stolen; Ameri-
can ranches have been raided, prop
erty stolen and destroyed and Ameri-
IAN trains wrecked and plundered. The
attacks on Brownsville, Red House
ferry, Progreso pcstoffice and Las
Peladas, all occurring during Septem-
Der last, are typical. In these attacks
On American territory, Carranza adj
1erents and even Carranza soldiers
;ook part in the looting, burning and
tilling. Not only were these murders
characterized by ruthless brutality,
out uncivilized acts of mutilation were
Representations were
made to General Carranza and he was
requested to stop these
'eprehensible acts in a section which
le has long claimed to be under the
complete domination of his authority.
Notwithstanding these Representa-
ions and the promises Of General Ma
arctic to prevent attacks along the
boundary, in the follow
ng month of October a passenger
rain was wrecked by bandits and
several persons killed, seven miles
forth of Brownsville, and an attack
vas made upon United States troops
It the same place several days later.
Since these attacks leaders of the
,andits well known both to Mexican
'ivil and military authorities as well
IS to American officers, have been en-
Dying with impunity the liberty of
he towns of northern Mexico. So
ar has the indifference of the de
acto government to these atrocities
rome that some of these leaders, as
am advised, have received not only
he protection of that government, but
and aid as we'll.
Depredations in Mexico.
Depredations upon American per-
ons and property within Mexican
Jurisdiction have been still more
numerous. This government has re-
'eatedly requested in the strongest
erms that the de facto government
afeguard the lives and homes of
American citizens and furnish the pro-
ection which international obligation
imposes on American interests in the
orthern states of Tamaulipas, Neuvo
.eon, Coahuila, Chihuahua and So
ora, and also in the states of the
outh. For example, on January 8,
roops were requested to punish the
ands of outlaws which looted the
'usi mining property, 80 miles west
+ Chihuahua, but no effective results
anne from this request. During the !
GLOWING week the bandit Villa with
is band of about 200 men was operat-
az without opposition between Rubio
nd Santa Ysahel a fact we'll known |