Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-08

! The Mexican government has had
and still has a perfect right to de-
mand from the government of the
United States the immediate with
drawaI of its troops, because the stay
of these troops in Mexico is not due
to any existing agreement nor has it
any object
| The American government has no
right to pretend to give protection to
its own citizens In territory that Is
not its own.
| that 1900 men under the command of
Gen. Luis Gutierrez. should march at
| full speed to the northern region of
| the state of chihuahua to pursue the
bandits who, after having committed
outlaw acts in foreign territory,
were returning to their own country.
Parral Act Imprudent.
at is an established fact that the in
cident at Parral was precipitated by
| the imprudent act Of the American
! commander who entered the town
when he was well aware that the con-
! stitutionallst government never gave
| him permission to enter or for the pres
| ence Of the Ameri an troops in our
territory, and much less take posses
| sion of towns. 1t is also true that the
troops Of the constitutionalist govern
ment protected the American troops
| against the very just indignation of
the people Of Parral for their pres
ence in said town.
1T is of public domain that persecu-
| ton of villa was Immediately started
and that the marauder bands were
soon scattered.
ut Is "a gratultOus imputation of the
! American government that the consti-
! nationalist government was not anx-
ious to end these incurslons or TO pun
ish the guilty for the crimes committed.
1T is inexact In every manner of
form the imputatiou Of lack of loyalty
on the part of the consttutionalist
troops which Is referred to in the note.
Armys Presence Unlawful.
THE conStitutionalist government
could not help but consider unlawful
the presence of the American troops
in Mexican territory because the or
ders which this army had from its own
government and as published by the
American press we're to commence the
persecution of villa and his bandits,
returning to their own territory once
these bands were dispersed or that the
constitutionallst troops should take
NV, 10,
THE note calls attention to what
really was no more than a simple pro-
position that the Mexican government
made conditionully to the government
of the United States. in note dated
the tenth of March. for the reciprocity
for the passage of troops in pursuit of
the bandits IN case that in any other
region of the frontier the Columbus
incident should be repeated In the
future.
Agreement Not Regulated
This provisional proposition could
never be called an agreement. and
therefore it Is not true that the consti-
nationalist government has repudiated
any agreement
IL - ubNtluttl} Untrue llldl lile con-
sututionaliSt government should have
considered the form and nature of an
agreement for the mutual trespass OF
troops for the prosecution of bandits.
What really the constltutionaIist gov
eminent wanted was to fix the terms
and conditions for future difficulties
that might arise between one and the
other country and to satisfy the Mex.
lean people rs to the reason of the
presence of American soldiers in our
own territory.
The United States really has tried 10
= abuse and not 10 use n Fundamental
and defined agreement. because In an
its acts IL could be easily seen that
they have not wanted TO limit them
, selves TO the persecution Of bandits.
but to enlarge their radius of action.
THE Mexican government has had
, and stu has perfect right to de-
} mand from the government of the
) United States the immediate with
drawal of its troops because the stay
OF these troops in Mexico is not due
TO any existing agreement nor has II
= any object.
1t is no ttrue that the presence of
the American troops in Mexico is the
only guaranty against further bandit
crimes aud the only effective Wy of
protecting the lives and property Of
? the Americans. On the contrary, the
stay OF these troops in Mexican ter.
ritory Is the actual cause Of many
] new raids attempted by enemies OF
{ the cousutuuonalSt government with
the express object Of provoking In.
ternatonal difficulties"
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