Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-14

the Carranza embassy here. the first
from Foreign Minister Agular and
the second from General Carranza
himself
A dispatch from General Carransa
himself follows:
After message sent you by Secro-
tary of Foreign Affairs Aguilar. the
secretary of war received MESSAGE
from General Gutierrez, dated at Chi
huahua, informing him that 1t had
been impossible for military comman-
ders to check the mob against Amer
lean troops who entered Parral and
that this evening tApril 12) the fight
had continued between our people
and the American forces. and that
many deaths had occurred on both
sides General Obregon has already
given orders to prevent continuation
of the battle. but the excitement is
30 great among the people that | fail
10 know whether the struggle can be
sioIped. ~s~si'a --@-s-
Wants AmcHcan, Removed.
"Call an the secretary of state and
advise him that the occurrence In due
to the unwlse action of the American
commander In having entered Pnrrnl
without the permission of the Mexi-
can authorities. violating the orders
of that government forbldding the oc-
cupation of towns by American
forces.
please cause the secretary of state
to see that IT is unwise for American
troops TO remain any longer on our
soil, MS more serious incidents than
the present one, which we must
avoid at all costs, may develop
Please make use OF any arguments
you may deem advisable to put an
end to the situation created by the
presence of American troops in our
territory. ! will keep on advising YOU
through the foreign office of any
further incidents"
Fighting Is Over.
A longer dispatch from American
sources today said the fighting was
over. News of the clash was con-
tained in the following telegram from
Queretaro. dated yesterday, and sent
by Foreign Minister Aguilar to Ellseo
Arredondo, General Carranzas am
bassador here.
please confer with the Honorable
Secretary Lansing and inform him
that today AT | p. IN. column of l6V
American soldiers entered the city or
ParraL The mayor of the city. jose
de la Luz Herrera, Immediately call
ed the attention of the commander or
this column to the inconvenience of
his entering the city, his soldiers i'm
mediately Withdrawing, but when
they were leaving the people protest.
ed and the mayor and military COM
manders tried to control them with
their appeals in order to prevent
friction, hut owing to the imprudence
of a civilian who fired n shot. u gem
eral disorder followed in which ono
American soldier was killed and sew
cral civilians were wounded by shots
from American soldiers
Checked by Troops.
Military commanders succeeded in
checking the mob at Maturna. to pre-
vent them from following American
troobs, forming "A Gordon Of constitu-
tionalist soldiers.
"In this connection the Mexican
government warned the government
OF the United states from the begin
ming II would be unwise for American
troops to go through cities due to the
| impOssbiity 10 avoid friction between
them and the people and our FORCES
at nm unexpected moment. The Amer
! lean government, to that eftect,
Ingreed to give the necessary instruc-
tions TO its troops 60 have them ao-
stain from occupying any towns. The
Mexican government deplores the oc-
currence, but il was beyond It's efforts
/ to prevent il and insists with the
| American government on the neces-
eity of Withdrawing it's troops from
our soil in order not to give room for
the alteration of the good and cor
dial relations which both countries
are obliged to preserve"
Secretary Baker and Secretary Lam
sing have received nothing on the
fight except the Mexican dispatches
which the embassy forwarded to the
state department and a meager dis
patch from General Funston telling
of his report from Consul Letcher
that there had been trouble. The
war and state departments will make
! investigations of their own, to de-
termine the extent of the clash and
the circumstances under which the
troops entered the town.
Consul Garea's dispatch to the em-
I bassy follows:
Consul Garcia's Version.
General Gavira. tthe Carranza
commandant at Juarez), informs me
that last night "wednesday about
lao American soldiers tried to enter
Parral. The people protested and 1t