The Washington times., 1916-06-20
U. S. Note Charges Carranza With Aiding Bandit
Raiders Inciting Anti-American Feeling, and
Making No Effortfor Suppression
Of Anarchy.
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he has long claimed to be under the
complete domination OF his authority.
Mexicans Made No
Attempt at Capture.
Notwithstanding these represents
tions and the promise OF General Ma
farrete to prevent attacks along the
international boundary, in the follow
ing month OF October q passenger
| train was wrecked by bandits and
several persons killed seven miles
north OF Brownsville. and an attack
was made upon United States troops
at the same place several days later:
bandits well known both to Mexican
civil and military authorities as well
| as to American officers have been en-
SsPs eswns wts Of %PgSny nopsSsfg Nee e'rty
SO far has the indifference OF the
de facto government to these atroc-
tiles gone that some of these leaders,
only the protection of that govern
ment. but encouragement and aid as
well.
Depredations upon American persons
and property within Mexican jurisdiction
|, have been still more numerous. This
Government has repeatedly requested in
| the strongest terms that the de facto
government safeguard the lives and
homes OF American citizens and furnish
the protection. which international obli-
| cation imposes, to American interests In
| the northern states of Tamaulipas,
Nuevo Leon. Cohuila, chihuahua. and
Sonora. and also " the states to the
| south.
For example, on January Sd troops
were requested to punish the bands OF
outlaws which looted the Cusi mining
property, eighty miles west of Chi
huahua, but no effective results came
ing week the bandit Villa with hi his band
of about 200 men was operating without
| opposition between Rubio and Santa
| Ysabel, fact well known to Carran-
c.sta authorities.
Eighteen Americans Shot
Down in Cold Blood.
| Meanwhile a party OF unfortunate
Americans started by train from Chi
huahua to visit the Cusi mines. after
| having received assurances from the
| Carrancista authorities in the state OF
| Chihuahua that the country was safe,
necessary. The Americans held pass
| ports or safe conducts issued by authori-
ties of the dc facto government.
On January 10th the train was stopped
American perty were stripped of their
clothing and shot In c I'D blood. in what
| massacre.
of the Department of State that he had
issued orders foi the immediate pur-
suit. cupture. and punishment OF those
responsible for this atrocious crime. and
appealed to this Government and TO tho
American people to consider the diff
culties of according protection along
the railroad where tho massacre oc-
Cured.
| Assurances were also given by Mr..
Arredondo presumably under instruc-
tions from the de facto government. that
the murderers would be brought to jus
tice. and that steps would also be taken
to remedy the iawless conditions ex-
listing in the state of Durango.
Villa Moved Freely -'f-
In Carranza Territory.
1t is true that Villa. Castro. and Lo-
peg were publicly declared to be out
laws and subject to apprehension and
execution but so far as known only a
single man personally connected with
this massacre has been brought TO JUS
tice by Mexican authorities. Within a
month after this barbarous slaughter
of inofrensive Americans II was notorl-
Gus that villa was operating within
twenty miles of Cusihuiriachic, and
publicly stated that his purpose was to
destroy American lives and property.
Despite repeated and inslstent de,
be furnished to Americans. Villa open
ly carried on his operations, constantly
approa ching closer and closer to the
border. He was not intercepted. nor
were his movements impeded by troops
of the dc facto government. and no ef-
fectual attempt was made to frustrate
his hostile designs against American3
In fact, as l am informed. Will villa
toward the American frontier in the
neighborhood OF Columbus. N. NJ, not a
single Mexican soldier was seen In his
vicinity.
Yet the Mexican authorizes were fully
March 6. as General Gavira publicly
announced. he advised the American
military authorities OF the outlaw APP
proech to the border Son. SO that ht, frnT tney
Villas unbindored activities culnl.
mated in the unprovoked and cold
blooded attack upon American soldiers
and citizens in the town Of Columbus
on the night Of March 9. the details
of which do not need repetition here In
order to refresh your memory with the
Nervousness Of the crime.
dering. Villa and his handits. fleeing
south, passed within sight of the Car.
canciste military post at Casas
. stop him by the officers and garrison OF
the de faCto government stationed
there.
United States Obliged to
Take Up Pursuit.
In ne face of these depredations. not
only on American lives and property
: on Mexican Soil hut on American sol
diers. citizens. and homes on American
territory. the perpetrators of which
: General Carranza was unable or ro5
Ribly considered Il inadyisable to ap
prehend and punish. the United States
, had no recourse other than to employ
force 70 dispersc the bands Of Mexican
, outlaws who we're with increasing bold
ness systematically raiding across th'
l international boundary.
The marauders engaged In the at
ltack on Columbus were driven bacl
across the border by American cavalry
and subsequently, as soon as a sufflcien
force to cope with the band could b.
| collected, were pursued into Mexico II
an effort to capture or destroy them.
!; Without cooperation or assistance Il
q the field on the part of the de fact
( government, despite repeated request
by the United States. and without ap
parent recognition on its part OF tn
desirability OF putting an end to thes
systematic raids, or of Furnishing tn
chief perpetrators of the crimes com
mitted. because they menaced the goo
relations OF the two countries America
forces pursued the lawless bands a
far as Farral. where the pursuit wa
halted by the hostility of Mexicani