The Detroit times., 1916-06-20
DETROIT TIMES

.,slr restrictions on its organization
.t operation, tAvu, by actual uppo-
..tl,r. encouraged and fostered by
Hf.e De fattu government 10 the fur
her advance 81 the expedition INTO
..ila territory. which was followed by
t1r sudden suspension 90 all negotia-
-.gus ful am arrangement for the pur-
suit ct Villa and his followers, and
she protection Of the frontier; and.
.uaIiy. by "A demand FOR the Inn
Tsadlate Withdrawal OF the American
Meantime conditions OF anarchy
s the border states or Mexico were
ruJIuual.F GROWN worse
Tn view ~ the actual state OF at
fairs as I have outlined "a above, | am
.uU IN a position to consider the con-
.JSluus which you have drawn IN
.our note under acknowledgment
rom the erroneous statements OF
.art which yuu have set forth,
Your government .ntimates, II IL
Irrs NOT openly charge. that the at
tttlae 90 the Omitted states - one OF
.USiucerIty. Grstrast and suspicion to-
ward tDs ae tarto GoF eminent OF
Mexico. and thar The intention or the
rulted states IN sending us troops
lEo Mexico rs % extend It's sovereign
over Mexican territory and not
.pre.y for the purpose " pursuing
..asaudeTs and prevent future raids
...-r,s the border. The de faCtO gov
. .,h.ch admits % Nut one interpreta-
ton. that this government has as its
! object te-rityrisI ACKNOWLEDGMENT
oven 4t tE- expense uf war OF aR
! gr-,s4.u against "A uelghbor weaken
/ "a hy wears - civil strife, The gov
,rum-I, p! The United states, II Il
/ had designs upon the territory OF
/ Mexico. would have had no difficulty
I la tldlu- during this period OF reyo-
. ..r.vu and disorder many plausible
I.rL.mrurs for intervention in Next
/ ca0 afa.rs Hoping, however. that
/ tle people ~ Mexico would, through
r.eIr own efforts. restore peace and
establish an orderly government, the
! United states has awaited with pa
/ -~nro o." Inflammation or the revo-
When the superiority OF the reyo-
/ gtiH0asN led hS General Carranza be-
lcaua uu5.utted. the United states,
iufr,. ,uItVrTluE with six others Of
itre Nw-ri,ap republics, recognized
Internationally the present de factO
I government II hoped and expected
/ trRt that government would speedily
This government has waited
month after month for the conSum-
nation at IIs hope ana expectation.
IIa spite 90 increasing discourage
menus in spite OK repeated provoca-
l.prs 10 exercise force the
..F. ruwent af the United states has
RETAINED from ggre sslye action ana
sought by appeals and moderate
though explicit demands 10 impress
Upon the le tayto government the ser
lgu~uvss 10 lht situation
In the race ,t constantly renew ed
evidence az the patience and restraint
OF this government IN circumstances
/ 81 hlCh only a government lmbued with
uUstldshurss and "a sincere respect to-
| the tuu soverelEu rights and nation
| al dignity OF t-e Mexican people,
would have endured. doubts and Sus-
1 plrluns as fo the motives Of the gov
eminent ut The United states are eN-
. pressed I'm yuur 'oUmuniCatton OF
, May - fur which / can imagine no
/ purpose bsl GOO IN the good faith
/ ~ this Euva~uw @nt. for L md IL hard
, o. believe taAt such imputauUus are
not universally known to be without
the least shadow OF JEstinCatiun IN
fact.
Can the DO faCtp government doubt
that - much better opportunity than
/ tho present was afforded for Aueri-
can intervention If such had been the
( purpose ~ Jhe United states "a the
I o. f1Eto E1ftTnm-ut now insluuates,
[ What mutIN, could this government
HGyautaEe OF such opportunities other
IMAM un-pE0sh friendship for the NcN-
lean republic.
You state that even the American
forces aIuuE the border find Them
selves physically unable 20 protect
ItUcCtINeIg 'nc frontier on the Amer
( Ican side obviously. if there D. no
means OF reaching bands rowing on
Mexican territory and making sudden
dashes al night into American terri
tory it - Impossible - prevent such
! InNaSlVUS unless the frontier Il pro-
/ tcctcd by a Gordon OF troops. NJ gov
! eminent could be- expected to main
! tain a force gf this strength along
! the boundary 81 a nation with which
/ n - az peace for The purpose OF re-
[ slstinE the un=laughts oft few bands
I OF laH less men, especially when the
| r etEh boring state makes mo- effort ru
! prevent these attacks. The most cI-
| fg,ttte method ot preventing raids OF
I this nature. as past experience" has
fully demonstrated. - % visit punish
Weut or destruction on the raiders
1t II precisely this plan which the
United states desires 20 follow alOnE
the border without any inception uG
infringing upon the sovereign rights
obviously advantage e. the de fac
tu government. it refuses 20 allow or
even COuntenRnCe.
The Mexican government further
protests that IL has made every ef-
I fort on its part 10 protect the from
tier and that 10 IL doing All possible
20 avoid recurrence ~ such acts
..ttentluu U.s. again invited ru the We'll
known and unrestricted activity of DO
{ ia Rose. AugIeto Piscano. Pedro NiuOs
: and others tn connection with border
| raids and % the fact that, as J am
| adv lsed, yp % June 4tA. de Ia Rose
I was stl4E collecting troops at Monte
res for the openly avOHed purpose ~
/ making attacks upon Texas border
/ CrI.tIUg ar ether places for the same
/ AvgRsl purpose
! This does not indicate that the
! Mexican government is doing all pos
sitls' a. avoid further raids
.It iz suggested that the injuries
suffered on account OF bandits raids
I are matter OF 'pecuuiary repara-
q D.. .