The Benson signal., 1916-03-18
U.S.REPLY TO CARRANzA
LANSING DlSAVOWS ANY iNTEN,
TiON BY UNITED STATES TO
INTERVENE IN MEXICO.
western Newspaper union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, March 15.-Secretary
Lansing, following the publication of
the reply to Gen Carranza, gave out
the following statement of assurance
to the Mexican people:
In order to remove any apprehen-
sion that may exist, either in the
United States or Mexico, the Presi-
dent has authorized me to give in his
name the public assurance that the
military operations in contemplation
by this government will be strictly
confined to the object already an
nounced, and that in no circumstances
will they be suffered to intrench in
any degree upon the sovereignty OF
Mexico or develop into Intervention
of any kind in the international af
fairs of the sister republic.
"On the contrary, what now is being
done is deliberately intended to pre-
clude the possibility of intervention"
United States Comedies Right.
Following is the answer of the
United States to the Carranza note
suggesting a reciprocity agreement in
the matter of troops from each gov
ernment crossing the boundary line in
pursuit of bandits, sent to Carranza
through Consul Silliman at Guadala-
jara:
"Yon are instructed to reply as fol-
lows to Secretary Acuna's note of
March 10:
"The government of the United
States has received the courteous note
of Senor Aeuna and has read with sat-
isfaction his suggestion for reciprocal
privileges to the American and Mex
lean authorities in the pursuit and ap-
prehension of outlaws who infest
their respective territory along the
international boundary, and who are
menace to the lives and property of
residents in that region.
"The government of the United
States, in view of affairs which have
existed for some time along the inter
national boundary, and earnestly de-
string to cooperate with the de facto
government Of Mexico to suppress this
state of lawlessneSs of which the re-
cent attack on Columbus, NJ M, is
deplOrable example, and to insure
peace and order in the regions con-
tiguOus to the boundary between the
two republics, readily grants permits
sion for military forces Of the de facto
government of Mexico to cross the
international boundary in pursuit OF
lawless bands of armed men who have
entered Mexico from the United
States, committed outrages on MeXi-
can soil and fled into the United
States, on the understanding that the
de facto government of Mexico grants
the reciprocal privilege that the mill
tary forces of the United States may
pursue across the international boun-
Diary into Mexican territory lawless
bands of armed men who have en-
tered the United States from Mexico.
committed outrages on American soil
and fled into Mexico.
n "The government of the United
States understands that in view of its
idea of the reciprocal arrangement
proposed by the de facto government
the arm is now complete and In force
and the reciprocal privilege thereunder
may accordingly be exercised by,
either government without further In
terchange of views.
"It is a matter Of great satisfa ct1on
to the government of the United
States that the de facto government
has been so friendly in the matter OF
cOoneration with the United States to
apprehend and punish the bands OF
outlaws who seek refuge bevond the
interna ti0nal boundaries in the erro-
neous belief that constituted authorl'
ties will resent any pursuit across the
boundary by the forces of the govern
ment whose citizens have suffered by
the crimes of the fugitives.
with the same spirit of cordial
friendship the government OF the
United States will exercise the priv
Iege granted by the de facto govern
ment of Mexico in the hope snd con-
fident evrecta ton that bv their mu
tual efforts lawlessness will be eradl
Gated and reace and order mainta inc"
in the territories of the United States
and Mexico contiguous to the inter
national boundary.
(Signed) AANolN0'