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stance, outrage after outrage atrocity
after atrocity.' II does mention, how
ever, specific cases.
Details OF attacks on Brownsville, Red
House Ferry, Progreso Post Office ana
Las Peladas. "all occurring during last
September" are mentioned briefly.
"ln these attacks" the note contln-
nes "Carrauzista adherents and even
Carranzista soldiers took part in the
looting. burning and killing. Not only
were these murders characterized by
ruthless brutality. but unciviized acts
of mutilation were pelpetrated. Not
withstanding representations to General
Carranza and the promise of General
Nafarrete 10 prevent attacks along the
international boundary, IN the following
month of October passenger train
was wrecked by bandits and several
persons killed seven miles north Of
brownsville, and an attack was made
upon United States troops at the same
place several days later Since these
attacks leaders Of the bandits well
known both to Mexican civil and mill
tarv authorities as well as to American
officers have been enjoying with impun-
ity the liberty Of the towns of Northern
Mexico.
$50 far has the Indifference of the de
facto government TO these atrocities
zone that some of the leaders, as | am
advised, have received not only the pro-
lection of that government, but en-
couragcmcnt and aid as we'll
Secretary Lansing then takes up IN
considerable detail, the more notorious
"depredatons' against Americans IN
Mexico and on American border towns.
Among these instances. all OF which
heretofore have been told OF in detail
press accounts being largely verified,
are the Santa Ysabcl massacre of lS
Americans. and the Columbus. \. NJ,
raid. which, the note declares, were car
ried out by Villa.
Following the Cusi mine property
raid in January the note states, Car
rama authorities were appealed 10 for
protection (which was not given
Lansing emphasizes the point that
Ambassador Arredondo repeatedly
gave assurances" that American lives
would be protected. but it is stated
they made no move that appeared to
he following out these assurances. II
g pointed out that so far as Is
known. only single man personally
connected with this (the Santa
ysabel1 massacre. has been brought
TO Justice by Mexican authorities"
"Within a month after this barbar-
Gus slaughter Of inoffensive Ameri-
,ans. it was notorious that Villa was
operating within twenty miles OF Cusi
auirachic and publicly stated that his
purpose was to destroy American
ives and property Despite repeated
md insistent demands that military
protection should be furnished Il
Americans. villa openly carried ol
lis operations. constantly approach
ng closer and closer TO the border
*ss% His movements were not i'm
oeded by troops Of the de factO gov
,rnment and no effectual attempt wa
made to Illustrate his hostile design
Lgainst Americans.
"Yet the Mexican authorities wer
ul.y cognizant OF his movements,
Villas unhindered activitie
,uimnateG in the unprovoked an
,Old-bluoded attack upon America
soldiers and citizens in the town 9
Columbus on the night OF March
he details OF which do not need repe
.ition here in order to refresh you
memory with the Nervousness OF tn
crime. After numbering, burning an
plundering, Villa and his bandit
fleeing south, passed within sight G
the Carranza military post at Casa
Grandes and no effort was made
stop him by the officers and garriso
of the de facto government statione
there.
In the face OF these depreciation:
the perpetrators q
which General Carranza was unabl
or possibly considered it inadvisabl
20 apprehend and punish. the Unite
States had no resOurse other than [
employ force to disperse the band
Of Mexican outlaws,
The marauders engaged in the al
tack on Columbus we're driven bac
across the border by American cay
airy and subsequently
we're pursued into Mexico in an ei
fort to capture or destroy then
Without cooperation or assistance
despite repeated r.
quests by the United States and will
out apparent recognition on its pal
of the desirability of putting an en-
TO these systematic raids,
American forces pursued the lawle'
bands as far as Parral, where II
pursuit was halted by the hostilii
o. Mexicans, presumed to be loyal
the de facto government, who ARA,
ed themselves on the side OF on
lawry and became in effect the pr
t4ctors Of Villa and his band
"In this manner, and for the
reasons have the American fore
entered Mexican territory. Know
',ilv the circumstances set forth, Il
1o facto government cannot be bin
"a the necessity which cOmpell'
mis- government to act and yet
la seen ~ 10 recite grOundless sc
tim ITS of hostility toward the expec
ion and TO impute to this governme
Interior motives for the continue
presence OF American troops on Me
ican soil. Il is charged that the
lroops crossed the frontier witho
irst obtaining the consent or pc
mission of the de factO governmel
Obviously. as immediate action alo
could avail, there was no Opportuni
o reach an agreement
II the expedition was to be effecti'
Subsequent events and correspo
dence have demonstrated to the 81
sfaction of this government til
General Carranza would not have c
erred into any agreement prOvidi
for an effective plan for the captu
and destruction OF the villa bands
Secretary Lansing next takes up
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