River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-29
WILSON'S REPLY To RECALL DEMAND THREATENS CRRANA With VAR

wbsn assured R9 that it would be effectively
good faith by the United States.
Efforts Obstruefed.
Its efforts, however, have been OBJ
structed at every point; first, by insis
which you admit was either not to apply
to the present expedition or was to con-
tain impracticable restrictions on it's or
ganlzatlOn and operations; then by ac-
tual opposition, encouraged and fostered
by the defacto government to the further
advance of the expedition into Villa ter
ritory, which was followed by the sudden
suspension OF all negotiations for an ar
rangement for the pursuit of Villa and
his followers, and the protection of the
frontier; and finally by a demand for the
immediate withdrawal Of the American
troops.
Meantime conditions of anarchy in the
border states OF Mexico We're continually
growing worse.
In view of the actual state of affairs
position to consider the conclusions
which you have drawn under your &C
acknowledgement from the erroneous state
ments or fact which you have set FORTH
Intimates Insincerity.
your government intimates, if it does
not openly charge, that the attitude of
the United States is one of insincerity,
distrust and suspicion toward the de
the intention of the United States in
sending it's troops to Mexico is to ex-
ritory and not merely for the purpose
future raids across the border. The
de facto government charges by implica-
ton which admits of but one interpreta-
ton, that this government has as it's
object territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT even
against a neighbor weakened by years
of civil strife.
The government of the United
States, if it had had designs upon the
territory of Mexico, would have had no
difficulty in finding during this period
Of revolution and disorder many plausi-
lean affairs Hoping, however that the
people of Mexico would, through their
own efforts, restore peace and establish
States has awaited with patience the
contamination of the revolution.
Hoped to Restore Order.
When Iaa tn the superiority of the revolu-
undoubted, the United States, after con-
ferring with six other of the American
republics rep recogni z Internationally
hoped and expected that that govern
ment would speedily restore order
This government has waited month
after month for the contamination of
it's hope and expectation. In spite of
increasing discouragements, In spite of
repeated provocations to exercise force,
has refrained from aggressive action
and sought by appeals and moderate
though explicit demands to impress
upon the de facto government the Sc
robustness Of the situation.
I'm the face of constantly renewed
evidence Of the patience and restraint
of this government in circumstances
which only a government imbued with
unselfishneSs and a sincere respect to
the full sovereign rights and national
dignity of the Mexican people would
have endured, doubts and suspicious as
to the motives Of the government of the
United States are expressed in your COM
munication Of May %, for which 1 can
imagine no purpose but to impugn the
good faith of this government, for /
find it hard to believe that such impu-
tations are not universally known to be
without the least shadow of justification
in fact.
Could Have Found Pretexts.
"Can the de facto government doubt
chat if the United States had turned
covetous eyes on Mexican territory it