The state herald., 1916-07-07
cARRANzA ACCUSES AMERICANS
OF oUTRAGEs AGAINST
MExIcANs.
BLAMES US. FOR RAIDS
BLUNTLY DECLARES He WILL
NOT TOLERATE PERsHiNe's
ARMY IN HIS COUNTRY.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

NCAlSO iSAoioh VihNS
Friday issued . memorandum in re-
ply to Secretary Lansing's recent
note In which the correctness OF a..
sertions in the communication from
Washington were repeatedly denied.
The memorandum declares that the
United States had no right to main
tain its armed forces on Mexican
soil. The memorandum contains thir.
ty-five counts. Although not In the
form of a direct reply to the Wash.
ington note 1t is considered eQuiva.
lent to an answer to that document
It expresses surprise that the Wash.
ington government should have been
panied at the tone and the contents
Of the Carranza document. since It
maintains that the United States has
sent to the constitutional government
not only one but many discourteous
and even overbearing notes.
The note says: "The constitution.
alist government can tolerate in no
manner the continued presence on
Mexican territory Of American troops.
who have no excuse for being there" !"
Emphatically reiterating tae Mexi-
can governments position denying
the right of the United States to
keep armed bodies in Mexico. the
memorandum denies energetically
that the Mexican government has
protected bandits who had committed
|deprcdations In the United States and
defies Washington to produce proof
OF the assertion.
Blame for the Santa Ysabel massa-
ere is placed on the so-called impuls-
i've and irascible disposition Of Chas.
Watson. general manager Of the Cusi-
huiriachic company. and Gen. Scott
and Gen. Funston are accused Of bad
faith and lack Of honor is mislead.
ing General obregon an alleged
evasive reply regarding the crossing
OF American troops into Mexico after
the Glenn Springs raid.
The memorandum asserts that.
while II is true that the United
States arrested Gen. Huerta. the mo-
tive which prompted this act was not
a purpose Of aiding the constitutional.
list government. but because the
United States feared that Gen Huer-
Ia was plotting with Germany.
The note concludes by declaring
that the presence Of American troops
In Mexico invites rather than pre-.
vents bandit raids along the border.
The memorandum was issued at the
sarne time the foreign office author
lied publication of Secretary Lans.
ing's recent note.
New York-President Wilson made
II plain in his speech at the New
York Press Club banquet Friday
night that he will not countenance a
war with Mexico until there is no
other alternative for settling the bor-
der troubles.
Again he declared that he was
ready TO sacrifice his own political
fortunes In order to carry out his con.
victions as TO what would be the Just
course to pursue in the situation.
FL Paso. Tex.-Amid the screaming
OF horns OF the American motorcycle
squadron. the cheers Of the motor
cycle troopers and the infantry and
tho yclls OF several thousand civil
ians. there returned to American soil
Thursday the tattcred remnant oi
Troop c and Troop X OF the Tenth
United States cavalry. released by
Gen. Trcyino.
Observation-Disclosures 100000 and
100000 American citizens woult
answer call for volunteers shoui,
III" President decide to issue n cal
because OF war with Mexico. Thii
was the statement OF army officer,
today when they were asked how, IL
their opinion. the country would re
spond to call for volunteers.