The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-16
CARRANzA GIVEN
RIGHT TO CROSS
AMERICAN Line
Controversy Between u. S. and
First Chief Ends.
TEXT OF u. S. REPLY GIVEN
Privilege Holds Good Only When Law
less Bands Enter Mexico From U.
S. Side-Acton by Either Ma
ton Now Legal.

Washington, March 14.-Secretary
Lansing issued this statement on the
Mexican crisis:
I'm 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 contem-
plation by this government will be
scrupulously confined to the object al
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
to Carranza troops to cross the inter-
national boundary in pursuit of law
less bands of armed men" ia 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 APP
prehension of outlaws who infest their
respective territories lying along the
international boundary and who are
constant menace to the lives and prop
erty of residents of that region.
Agreement to Suppress LawIessness.
The government of the I nited
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 fled 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 fled 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-
| IOtdl mag az
cordingly be exercised by either gov
eminent without further interchange
| of views.
1T is a matter Of sincere gratitica-
tion to the government of the United
States that the de facto government Of
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 constituted
authorities will resent any pursuit
across the boundary by the forces of
the government whose citizens have
suffered by the crimes of the fugitves.
with the same spirit of cordial
friendship the government of the Uni
ted States will exercise the privilege
granted by the de facto government of
Mexico in the hope and confident ex-
pectation that by their mutual efforts
lawlessnoss will be eradicated and
peace and order maintained in the ter
ritories of the United States and Mex
leo contiguous to the international
boundary"