Evening journal., 1916-06-20


I'm view of the actual state of af-
fairs as have outlined il above. / am
now IN a position to consider the con-
clusions which you have drawn in
your note under Acknowledgement
from the erroneous statements of facl
which you have set forth.
Your government intimates. II il
does not openly charge, that the atti- |
tude of the United States is one Of in I
, sincerity. distrust and suspicion to-
ward the de facto government Of Mex
leo and that the intention Of the
United States i'm sending It's troops
into Mexico is to extend its sover-
eighty over Mexican territory and not ,
merely for the purpose of pursuing
marauders and preventing future
/ raids across the border The de facto
government charges by implication
which admits OF but one interpreta- !
/ ton. that this government has as its
object territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
even at the expense Of war OF ag-
/ gressiOn against neighbor weakened
by years OF civil strife The govern
ment OF the United States. If it had
designs upon the territory Of Mexico,
would have had no difficulty in find
ing during this period of revolution
and disorder many plausible argu-
ments for Intervention in Mexican ar
fairs Hoping. however. that the peo-
pie of Mexico would, through their
own efforts restore peace and estab-
lish an orderly government. the
United States has awaited with pa
tience the contamination of the revo-
luton.
when the superiority Of the revo-
lutionary faction led by General Car
rama became undoubted the United
States. after conferring with six
others Of the American republics, rec
ognized Internationally the present
de facto government Il hoped and
expected that that government would
speedily restore order.
Patience Exhausted.
"This government has waited month
after month for the consummatiOn of
its hope and expectation. In spite OF
increasing discouragements, in spite
OF repeated prOvOcations to exercise
force - the government of
the United States has refrained from
aggressive action and sought by ap-
peals and moderate. though explicit
+ demands to impress upon the de facto
government the seriousness Of the sit
uation.
In the face OF constantly renewed
evidences Of the patience and re-
straint of this government in circum-
stances which only a government inn
I bued with unseifishness and a sincere
/ desire to respect to the full the SOW
ereign rights and national dignity Of
= dured. doubts and suspicious as to
the motives Of the government Of the
= United States are expressed in your
communication of May %, for which
can imagine no purpose, but to i'm
. pugn the good faith of this govern
), ment. for I find il hard TO believe that
= such imputatiop are not universally
:, known to be without the least shadow
3 Of justification in fact
] can the de facto government
D doubt that if the United States had
turned covetous eyes on Mexican ter
j." ritory. it could have found many pre-
r texts in the past for qualification o
ie its desire? Can that government
Dt doubt that months ago. when the wal
at between the revolutionary factionI
p was in progress, a much better oppor
IN tunity than the present was anOrde'
N for American Intervention, If such mac
ID been the purpose Of the United States
e. as the de facto government now IN
le sinuates? What motive could lnl'
Il government have had in refrainine
% from taking advantage of such oppor'
s. tunities other than unselhsh lrlend
'e ship for the Mexican RepubilcF
s. you state that even the American
Al.
u selves physically unable to protect el'
~ fectively the frontier on the American
n side. obviously, if there is no means
III of reaching bands rowing on Mexican
territory and making sudden dashe'
70 at night into American territory u Il
= impossible to prevent such lnNasloh'
y unless the frontier is protected py
= Gordon of troops. No government
~. could be expected to maintain iorc'
~ of this strength along the boundarl
- of a nation with which 1t is at peace
~ TOR the purpose Of resisting the on
~, slaughts of a few bands OF la"Ies
~ men. especially when the neighborlhl
-. state makes no effort TO prevent ines
-, attacks. The most enecuVe hetho'
= of preventing raids Of this nature a
L.. mast experience has fully demon
.to strated, is 10 visit punishment OF ue
.t' struction on the raiders.
am 1T is precisely this plan when IN IN
II, United States desires to follow aloh
49, the border without any Intention {
..i Infringing upon sovereign rights {
,'5 her neighbor. but which, although OF
i,- v;ously advantageous to the de tact
~ government, it refuses to allow @
.be. even countenance.
.bo "The Mexican government turIhe
,n protests that it has made every e
an fort on its part to protect the iroI
90 tier and that it is doing all posslDl
ar. to avoid a recurrence Of such act
- Attention is again invited to the wei
;.h known and unrestricted activity OF L
- la Rosa. AncietO Piscano, Pedro Nlnt
80 and others in connection with bordt
o. a., raids and to the fact that. as | al
~ advised. up to June De la Rosa wa
still collecting troops at Monterey t'
- the openly aVowed purpose Of makir
us attacks on Texan border towns an
Se that Pedro Vinos was recruiting
us other places for the same avowed pu
~ nose
@ .eu "This does not indicate that Il
"a Mexican government is doing all po
il ns sible' to avoid further raids.
90 % 1T is suggested that injuries su
~ y. fered on account of bandit raids a
~ matter OF 'pecuniary reparatiol
-, =. but never the cause for Americ;
Si forces to invade Mexican soil