The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-03-16
CARRANzA GIVEN
RIGHT TO CROSS
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN U. S.
AND FIRST CHIEF ENDS.
TEXT OF THE IT,. S. Reilly GIVEN
Privilege Holds Good Only When Law.
less Bands Enter Mexico From
v. S. Side. Action by Either
Nation Now Legal.

Nation Now Legal.
Washington, March 14.-Secretary
Lansing issued this statement on the
! Mexican crisis:
/ In order to remove any misappre-
hension that may exist either in the
United States or in Mexico, the presi-
dent has authorized me to give in his
name the public assurance that the
/ military operations now in contenl-
plation by this government will be
scrupulously confined to the object al
I ready announced and that in no cir
cumstances will they be suffered to in
fringe in any degree upon the sover-
eighty of Mexico or develop into in
tervention of any kind in the internal
affairs of our sister republic On the
contrary, what is nov beirg done is
deliberately intended to preclude the
! possibility of Intervention"
Washington, March 1.-THE United
| States readily" granted permission
national boundary in pursuit of law
| less bands of armed men" in accord
ance with the reciprocal agreement
suggested by Carranza. The agree
ment was handed by Secretary Of
State Lansing to Eliseo Arredondo,
General Carranza's ambassador here.
This is the text of the reply to the first
chief:
The government of the United
| States has received the courteous note
of Senior Acuna and has read with sat
isfaction his suggestion for reciprocal
| privileges to the American and Next
can authorities in the pursuit and ap-
prehension of outlaws who infest their
respective territories lying along the
international boundary and who are a
constant menace to the lives and prop
! erty of residents of that region.
Agreement to Suppress Lawiessness.
The government Of the United
States, in view of the unusual state of
affairs which has existed for some time
along the international boundary, and
earnestly desiring to cooperate with
the de facto government of Mexico to
suppress this state Of lawlessness, Of
which the recent attack on Columbus.
| n. NJ, is a deplorable example, and to
insure peace and order in the region
contiguous to the boundary between
the two republics, readily grants per-
mission for military forces of the de
facto government of Mexico to cross
the international boundary in pursuit
! of laWless bands of armed men who
have entered Mexico from the United
! States. committed outrages on Next
can soil and fed into the United States
on the reciprocal privilege that the
military forces of the United States
may pursue across the international
boundary into Mexican territory law
less bands of armed men who have en-.
tered the United States from Mexico,
committed outrages on American soil
| and fed into Mexico.
Peace Object of Expedition.
The government of the United
States understands that in view Of its
agreement, proposed by the de faCto
government, the arrangement is now
complete and in force and the recip
rocal privileges hereunder may &C
cordingly be exercised by either gov
eminent without further interchange
of views.
1T is a matter of sincere gratifica
ton to the government of the United
States that the de facto government oil
Mexico has evinced so cordial and
friendly a spirit of cooperation in the
efforts of the authorities OF the United
States to apprehend and punish the
bands of outlaws who seek refuge be
yond the international boundary in the
erroneous belief that the constitute ed
authorities will resent any pursuit
across the boundary by the forces o
the government whose citizens have
suffered by the crimes of the fugitives
: with the same spirit of cordia
friendship the government of the Uni
ted States will exercise the privilege
granted by the de facto government o.
Mexico in the hope and confident ex
pectation that by their mutual effort:
llawlessness will be eradicated anC
peace and order maintained in the ter
ritories of the United States and Mex
Iico contiguous to the internationa
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