New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
Note Lndicts CarYunza for Hostility ToWdrd u. s.

have had in refralning from taking ad-
vantage Of such opportunities other
than unselfsh friendship for the Mexi-
can Republic?
| have, of course, given consideration
to your argument that the responsible
ity for the present situation rests
largely upon this government. In the
/ first place, you state that even the
American forces along the border,
whose attention is undivided by other
military operations, find themselves
/ physically unable to protect effectively
! the frontier on the American side" OBJ
viously, il there is no means of reach
/ ing bands rowing on Mexican territory
and making sudden dashes at night
| into American territory, 1t is impossi-
bic to prevent such invasions unless
/ the frontier is protected by Gordon
of troops. No government could be eX-
/ pected TO maintain a force of this
/ strength along the boundary Of ma
| tion with which il is at peace for the
purpose of resisting the onslaughts Of
a few bands Of lawless men, especially
when the neighboring state makes no
! effort to prevent these attacks.
The most effective method of prevent
/ ing raids OF this nature. as past ex-
perience has fully demonstrated, is TO
visit punishment or destruction on the
raiders. 1t is precisely this plan which
! the United States desires to follow
, along the boundary, without any inten-
! ton of infringing upon the sovereign
/ rights of her neighbor, but which, al
though obviously advantageous 70 the
de facto government, II refuses y a.
/ low. or even countenance. IL is, IN
/ fact, protection 10 American lives and
property about which the United states
| is solicltous, and not the methods or
ways in which that protection shall be
accomplished. II the Mexican govern
ment is unwilling or unable to give
this protection by preventing its terri
tory from being the rendezvous and
refuge of murderers and plunderers,
that does not relieve this government
from its duty to take all the steps nee
essary to safeguard American citizens
on American soil. The United States
government cannot and will not allow
bands of lawless men 20 establish them
selves upon its borders. with liberty to
/ invade and plumber American territory
with impunity, and, when pursued, TO
seek safety across the Rio Grande, re-
/ lying upon the plea of their govern
ment that the integrity of the soil OF
/ the Mexican republic must not be VIZ
/ lated.
The Mexican government further pro-
| tests that it has made every effort OF
its part to protect the frontier" and
that it is doing "all possible to avoid a
recurrence Of such acts" Attention IS
again invited 20 the well known and
unrestricted activity of De la Rosa, An
ceto Piscano, Pedro Nnos and others
| in connection with border raids and %
/ the fact that, as ! am advised, up 20
! June De la Rosa was still collecting
/ troops at Monterey for the openly
avowed purpose Of making attacks on
/ Texan border towns and that Pedro
/ Vino was recruiting at other places To-
/ the same avowed purpose. ] have al
ready pointed out the interrupted prog
ress Of Villa to and from Columbus,
and the fact that the American forces
/ in pursuit Of the Glen Springs marau-
| ders penetrated 1853 miles into Mexican
| territory without encountering a single
| Carranzista soldier. This does not in
dicate that the Mexican government IS
doing "all possible TO avoid further
raids; and If II Is doing "all possible
this is not sufficient to prevent border
raids. and there is every reason, there
/ fore why this government must taEe
such preventive measures as IL deems