The Detroit times., 1916-06-22
Officials Deny Carranza
Troops Took Part In
Border Raids
DECLARE VILLA
MUST BE DEAD
Say No Excuse Re-
mains for Keeping
Troops Over Border
BY INiTED PRESS

MEXICO CITY. June 22.-MeNi
can officials today generally resent
ed the tone Of the American note
and pointed ont what They declared
to be fallacles IN President Wilson's
argument,
The text Of The note had not been
made public a. an early hour today.
Gen Curanza and hi. cabinet
studied the communication IN a
lengthy special session Yesterday.
denying thomsclv,S 10 all visitor.
No formal statement was given ont
but the United Pros today ob.
tanned the views OF number OF
Mexican officials who know The con.
tents of the note summed mp. tho
Mexican attitude "a as follows
Regarding President Wilson's re.
fusal to withdraw troops under ~,
terms of the order issued sending
them into Mexico their presence on
Mexican soil is no longer justified
or logical The order from the head
Of the American army distinctly
stated that the expeditions sole Oh
ject was tho arrce, or death OF villa
and The dispersal of hir band That
villa i- dead is generally believed
here since three months have
elapsed since any one has seen him.
and II alive n g. not believed pos
sihle ~ men who know him that ho
would he able 10 hold himself in
check. His small force long ago
was dispersed and the only reason
for keeping troops In Mexico Il thus
removed Tho American troops
would be much better employed In
patrQlnH the border 90 keep ont
raiding bandits. rather than CunCen-
trated I'm a small district 49, ~ pres.
cnt. leaving large areas unEuardCd.
I'VE warmly challenge the state
men' that constuutioualist troops
have not co-operRtod with the Amer.
leans 10 prevent border raids. Al
the beginning of the trouble and on
~
American troops into Mexico. Gen.
Obregon. minister OF war. asked in.
formation concerning Tho plans ot
the American expedition iu order
that ne might cooperate vith Gen.
Pershlng's forces. tn information
was refused. leaving him unable 20
take such measures except a. q
great disadvantage.
We Indignantly deny that Car.
ranzista soldiers have taken part I'm
raids, except ON 'hoir own initia-
tive Furthermore. no soldiers now
belonging go the Con-litutionalist
army participated iu any raids
The fact that one raider was
found with an old con-tiruuonalist
commission in his pocket is not
good proof Of President Wilson a
contention II Is not Just 20 blame
the Mexican authorities for such
sporadic acts The statement that
some of the raiders wore coustitu-
tionaII-t uniforms is ridiculous
since there is no distinctive garb
for any Mexican force. The troops
generally wear the same kind OF
Khaki clothes worn by workingnea
all over the country
while tull information is not at
hand, reports ot aUttAmeriCan dem
ons'.atious in other parts OF Mexico
probably have been greatly cXagEer.
ai"d by the American press. There
have been two da,- of patriotic man
ifcstaiion- m Mexico city without
the molostation of any person or
building"
Ii Was expected that special
train carrying Americans 10 Vera
Cruz would depart some time today.
Ii was learned. however that many
| Americans are cu route here from
other places and cannot arrive In
time. For that reason the train
probably will be held another day
Officials declare positively that there
is no reason for the departure OF
Americans. They have promised
that they will be protected under
the same guarantees given Nmeri-
cans and all foreigners of Tabasco.
There were no further manifesto.
tions In the capital last night. The
city Is calm.