Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-15
MEX|CANS WILL INSIST UPON
 LIMITING
 TROOPS
Sub Secretary of Foreign Af- fairs, Amador, Declares Only One Service and Lim- ited Number to Mexico.
(ey Review Leased Wire ]

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 ican government will insist with in flexible determination that any armed expedition of the United States which enters Mexican territory, in the guise of punitive expedition. must be linn ited to 1000 men of one service alone, cavalry. according to statement made to the Associated Press today by Juan Neftali Amador, sub-secretary of for eign relations.
 | During the absence of General Can dido Aguilar, minister of foeign rela- tions, in QueretarO, sub-secretary Am ador is in charge Of the foreign office and is conducting it's course in inter national affairs.
 "'The Mexican government has con- | tended in all of its notes to the Wash ington State Department said the sub-secretary. that the sending of heavy artillery and slow marching in fantry on punitive expedition is ill- ogical and the work of the present so- called punitive expedition has more than demonstrated this. for they have accomplished absolutely nothing Mex ico will and has in all of it's communi- cations 10 Washington insisted that all punitive expeditions must be limit ed to certain restricted areas. The re- quest of the United States that the pesent expedition he considered excep itional cannot be agreed to by the Mex ican government for the very good req son that each day of its presence so far inland does nothing but excite our people. This is being taken advantage of by enemies of the constitutionalist government who are endeavoring to stage incidents that will have grave international complications.
 "The Parral incident is a case in point. consider this happening the last drop in the bucket and believe that when the American people and the American government realize it's full significance they will gladly ac- cede to MeXico's request and. in the interest of peace and in line with the. traditional friendship which exists be- tween the two countries, will withdraw the troops.
 No one has ever questioned the hon esty of the President of the United States in limiting the present military expedition to a punitive nature, but it is hard to convince the populace that force of thousands of men of three branches of the service do not have the semblance of invaders The Mexi- can government believes in the friend ship of the United States and believes that the present crisis will pass, leav- ing more cordial relations than ever"
 General Carranza asked to be excus- ed from discussing international ques- tions and referred the correspondent to the foreign office which he said was fully authorized to present the views of himself and his government. Sub secretary Amador then explained Mex ico's position.
 The sub-secretary asked as to the reports that the governor of the state of San Luis Potosi had served notice on General CarranZa that unless the American troops were withdrawn with in a certain specified time they would join in opposing their further move ment southward.
 This is absolutely untrue" replied Senor Amador. ''It is true enemies of the Carranza government have been working strenuously with the people of the north 10 persuade them that the present movement is invasive and not punitive in it's nature. At first they met with some success. but We arc convinced that the people now under stand the situation. The attack on the Americans in Parral was due to the in fuence of these enemies of the govern ment. One of them fired point blank at an American soldier. killing him. General shooting then began Although the soldiers had orders not to enter towns these men were forced into Par-f ral because they could get nothing to eat in the surrounding country
 That is the reason the Mexican gov ernment has insisted in it's notes 10 Washington to the limits of the zone which may be traversed by any puni- tive. expeditions. extend not farther than forty miles, nor. in our opinion should punitive expeditions be allowed in the territory of either country for an unlimited time Our note of March IS, Article S. specifies the number of troops which may pass the border must never exceed 1000 ard these must not remain in the zone for more than five days. except in very unusual cases"
 The entire correspondence which
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