The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-21
Emphatic Answer to
Carranza Demand.
To MEET EMERGENCIES
Washington Government COntln-
ueS War Preparations.

Washington. June 2l-The Ameri-
can note, fatty rejecting General Car
ranzas demand for the withdrawal of
United States troops from Mexico and
rebuking the Carranza government
for the discourteous tone and temper
of its last communication, was hand
ed to Ehseo Arredondo, Mexican am
bassador designate.
With President Wilson's firm re
fusal to withdraw the troops from
Mexico on its way to the de facto gov
ernment embodied in note sternly
arraigning the whole course of Gen
eral Carranza in the situation which
has brought the two countries to the
verge of war the administration con
tinued its preparations to meet any
emergency that may arise.
War or peace rests with General
Carranza
Copies of the note were furnished
/ to all the foreign embassies and lega-
tions and summary cabled to Spe-
cial Agent Rodgers in the l'exican
capital for his information.
Embargo on Munitions.
In addition to refusing TO withdraw
the troops and warning that execution
of the threat to attack them will be
followed by the gravest consequences,
the note serves notice that as long as
/ the CarranZa forces continue their
present attitude no arms or ammuni-
ton, or machinery for their manufac-
ture, will be permitted TO reach Mex.
leo from the United States
Long continued outrages against
Americans and their property, both
in Mexico and on American soil. are
reviewed IN the note, and warning is
given that the troops will be kept In
Mexico until such q time as the de
facto government performs the duty
which the United States has not
sought, of pursuing the bandits who
ought TO be arrested and punished by
the Mexican government
1t concludes with the statement that
II the de facto government continues
To ignore this obligation and carries
out its threat to defend its territory
by an appeal to arms against the
American troops the gravest conse
quences will follow
Must Maintain Our Rights.
While this government would deep
ly regret such a step" says the note
lit cannot recede from its settled de
termination to maintain its nationa
rights and TO perform its full duty IL
preventing further invasion of the ter
ritory Of the United States and I'm re
moving the peril which American
along the international boundary have
borne so long with patience and fore
bearance"
81 am reluctant to be forced to th'
conclusion which might be drawn
from the circumstances, Secretar!
Lansing declares, that the dc factt
government, in spite OF the crimes
committed and the sinister designs 0
. Villa and his followers, did not ant
, does not now intend or desire tina
these outlaws should be captured, dc
/ stroyed, or dispersed by American
troops, or, at the request of this gov
, ernment, by Mexican troops"
The purposes of the United State
government towards Mexico. question
ed In the last Mexican note. are an
nounced in. the following language;
"If a denial IS needed that this goN
ernment has had ulterior and I'm
proper motives In its diplomatic rel
reservations, or has countenanced tn
activities Of American sympathiZer
and the American press opposed t
4 the de facto government. | am gla
most emphatically TO deny IL"