Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-29

when assured that II would bt- effectively
fulfilled. have been carried out in perfect
good faith hy the Dnited states.
Efforts Ob>trucsrd.
Its efforts, hoveipr lave been OBJ
structed at every point: first, by inSis~
t"nce on ii palpahIN useless agreement
which you admit Was either not tn apply
to the present expedition was 10 con-
tain impraCt iCable r"strir lions ON it's or
GanizatiOn and operdt ,ofl~ then by aC-
iual opposition. encouraged ana fusterel
by tie detactO government Ia the furtt rr
advance OF the expedition ii'to villa ter
ritory, which was folio" "a Nv ihe sudden
suspension Of al! negotiations for An ar.
ranEement for the pursuit of Villa and
his followers, and the protection of the
frontier and finally by a demand for the
immediate withdrawal of TIE Anerisnu
troops.
Meantime conditions OF anarchy In tut.
border states OF Mexico were continually
growing worse.
In view of the actual state OF affairs
as ] have outlined 1t above. | am now in
position TO consider the conclusions
which you have drawn under your ac-
know ledgmeut from the erroneous state
ments of fact which you have set forth"
Intimnte~ Inslncerity.
Your government intmates. If It does
not openly charge, that the attitude Of
the United states is one of insincertty,
distruat and suspicion toward the de
faCtn government of Mexico and that
the intention of the United States in
sending it's troops to Mexico is to ex-
rltory and not merely for the purpose
or pursuing marauders and prevent
future raids across the border. The
de fACto government charges by impliCa-
ton which admits of but one interpre ta-
ton. that this government has as it's
object territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT even
at the expense of war of aggression
against neighbor weakened by years
Of civil strife.
The sgo'rrnment, Of the United
territory OF Mexico, would have had no
difficulty in finding during this period
OF revolution and disorder many plausi.
bic arguments for intervention In Mex
lean affairs. Hoping, however, that the
people of Mexico would through their
own efforts. restore peace and establish
an orderly government, the United
States has awaited with patience the
contamination of the revolution.
Hoped t. Restore Order.
When the superiority Of the revolu-
ton led by General Carran2a became
ferrlng with six other of the American
republics recognized Internationally
the present de facto government. 1t
hoped and expected that that govern
ment would speedily restore order
This government has waited month
after month for the consumma ton of
increasing acknowledgements. in spite of
repeated provocations to exercise force
the government of the United States
has refraiued from aggressive action
and sought by appeals and moderat To
though explicit demands to impress
upon the de facto government the Sc
robustness of the situation
In the face of constantly renewed
evidence of the patience and restraint
OF this government In circumstances
which only a government Imbued with
unsetis hness and a sincere respect to
the full sovereign rights and rational
dignity nf 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 | can
imagine ne purpose but to impugn the
good faith of this government for [
mud ii hard To believe that such impu-
tatt0ns are not universally known to he
without the least shadow OF justification
in fact.
CouId Have Found prrtexts
Can the de fACtu government doubt
nat II the United States had turned
CoNetouS eyes on Mexican territory 1t