Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
CARRANzA BLAMES U. S. FOR CRISIS.
HOLDS ARMY AS INTRUDTNG FOpr,s

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should be charged to the nationals Of an
| other country.
"Besides, the American Government was
we'll aware Of all these facts before recog-
nlzing the Constitutonalist Government
| and IL now appears irrelevant or out OF
| place to bring these facts forward so as to
| make n base for an unjustified negative to
withdraw the American troops from our
| territory .. .,. ,......
ut is not true that the Mexican Govern
ment or its authorities has protected or
| covered the criminals who are claimed to
| have committed the depredations and
| crimes in territory Of the United States
This can never be proved by the American
Government.
"The Constitutionelist Government has
done all in it's power and has gone beyond
all efforts to protect the foreigners, who are
TO be blamed to great extent for persist.
Ing In remaining in places where conditions
were not normal, although its own Govern.
inent on various occasions has asked them
not to remain there.
"If our own citizens had to suffer a great
deal on account of the actual conditions, II
Is not Just that foreigners should pretend
and expect to be immune,
The chief or manager who lost his life
in the calamity at Santa Ysabel and who
was in charge of the Americans--his name
was Charles Watson-perslsted in making
the disastrous trip although General Jacin-
TO b. Trevino military commander OF the
state of Chihuahua, advised him of the
danger and risk that he and his fellow
companions were running in travelling
through q dangerous region Watson did
not want to walt until an escort could be
furnished for their train, and as he was n
man very lmpulsve and always desiring
to impose his authority and possessing a
very bad temper his own temperament
carried him TO his doom, together with the
rest of his companions ,,.
"These facts are we'll known I'm FL Paso,
and in all that region 1t is a fact that the
American military authorities and the same
American Government could not deny that
General Gavira from the sixth day of
March notified them that he had been ad-
vised that villa, leading a band of maraud-
ers, was on his way to the frontier, going
through Palomas. '
This notice, given in ample time, should
have prepared the American authorities for
the incoming danger on account of the pres
ence of Villa at Palomas and Columbus.
THE American authorities also knew
what were the hostile intentions of Villa
against the United States
THE Constitutionalist Government, from
the moment 1t heard of the Villa movement
and right after the attack OF these ban
dts on Columbus ordered that 1900 men,
under the command of General Luis
Gutierrez, should march at full speed to
the northern region of the State of Chi
huahua to pursue the bandits, who after
having committed outlaw acts in foreign
territory. were returning to their own
country.
1T is of public domain that persecution
of Villa was Immediately started and that
the marauder bands were soon scattered.
1T Is gratuitous imputation of the
American Government that the Constitu-
tional Government was not anxious to end
these incursions or to punish them for their
crimes.
ut is an established fact that the incl
dent at Parral was preoipltated by the i'm
prudent act of the American commander,
who entered the town when he was aware
that the Constitutionalist Government never
gave them permission to enter for the
presence of American troops in our terri
tory, and much less take possession of
towns. 1t is also true that the troops of
the Consttutionalist Government protected