Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-29
VIII SONS REPLY To RECALL DEMAND THREATENS CAARNZA WITH WAR;

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| along the railroad where the maaaacr
| occurred.
Assurances were also given by M,
| Arredondo, presumably under iustruc
| tons from the de faeto government
| that the murderers would be hr0ugh
to justice and that ateps would also b
| taken to remedy the Ia "less condition
| existing In the state OF Durango.
villa Not Intercepted.
1T Is true that villa. Castro and 10
| PEI were publicly declared to be out
execution. but so far as known only
single man personally connected wit
| this massacre haB been brought TO JUS
tice by Mexican authorities.
| Within month after this barbar
Gus slaughter OF inoffensive American
II was notorious that villa was operat
and publicly stated that his purpos
was 10 destroy American lives an'
property. Despite repeated and insis
tent demands that military protection
still openly carried on his operations
constantly approaching closer ar
closer to the border, He was not in
tercepted nor were his movements i'm
pedad by troops of the de facto govern
neut and no effectual attempt wa
made To Illustrate his hostile design
Americans Pursued Band.
I'm fact. as ! am informed. whii'
villa and his band were moving towart
the American frontier " the neighboT,
hood of Columbus, n. M, not singh
Mexican soldier was seen in his vicin
ity Yet Mexican authorities were ful
" cogbizant Of his movements, for OF
March 6. as General Gavira publtcl'
military authorities Of the outlaws APP
proach to the border In apparent rec
ognition on it's part of the destrhbiiitl
of putting an end TO these systematic
raids, or OF furnishing the chief perpe
traitors of the crimes committed be
cause they menaced the good relation
pursued the lawless bands as far, a.
by SF ,ha h %nHfT ' Of Mexi"ans presume,
to he loyal to the detfaeto governmen
who arraYed themselves on the side o
outiawry and became in effect protec
tors Of villa and his band.
Resents Carranxa Charges.
I'm this manner and for these rea
sons have the American forces entered
circumstances set forth. the de fact'
government cannot be blind to the ne
cessity which compelled this govern
ment to act ana yet ,, mas tsen Of NJ hos
unity towards the expedition and u
impute To this government Interior mo
tiees for the continued presence o.
1T IL charged that these troops
crossed the frontier without first oh
tanning the consent or permission or th'
de facto government, Obviously as I'm
mediate action alone could avail, Their,
was no opportunity to reach an agree
ment tother than that of March 1914
now repudiated by General Carranza
prior TO the entrance of such an expe
dition into Mexico If the expedition wa'
to be effective. Subsequent events ant
correspondence have demonstrated u
Fna hon Of ANA NJ hn
General Carranga would not have en-
tered into any agreement, providing fo
an effective plan for the capture ant
destruction OF the villa bands
Impeted Progress.
While the American troops wer,
moving rapidly southwark In pursuit o.
the raiders, IL was the form and nature
Of the agreement that occupied the at
teption of General Carranza rather thar
the particular object which 1t was TO at
tatn-~the number of limitations tina
could he imposed upon the Americas
forces to impede their progress rathe
To prevent the escape OF the outlaws.
TT was General Carranza who sus
pended through your note Of April |;
all discussions and negotiations for al
agreement along the lines of the pro
tocol the United States and Mexico con
cluded during the period 1ss2~1Ss6. un
der which the two countries had so sue
eessfuily restored peaceful condition.
on their common boundary. II may b,
mentioned here that Notwithstanding
the statement In your note that th'
To the note of the 12th OF April thi,
note was replied to on April IA, whei
the department instructed Mr., Roger
by telegraph to deliver this govern
mrnts answer to General Carranza,
Clearly u Advertisements.
shortly after this reply, the confer
enTe between Generals Scott Funstol
and chregon began at Ell Faso, durtnI
which they signed. on May 2. a projec
of "A memorandum tad referendum re
garding the withdrawal of America
troops, As an indication Of the allege
bad faith of the American government
you state thai though General Scot
declared In this memorandum that tn
destruction and dispersion OF the van
band had been accomplished yet Amer
lean fnreea are not withdrawn fror
Mexico
1T Is only necessary TO read the mem
orandum, which is In the English Ian
Kuase to ascertain that this Is clearl
"a misstatement, for the memoranduu
states that the American punitive ex
peditIanary forces have destroyed O
dispersed many OF the lawless element
and bandits or have driven :hem ia
| into the interior OF the republic @
Mexico
| And Furthermore. the United State
! forces were then carrying on "A vigorous
| pursuit nf such small numbers ut ban
| dts or lawless elements as may hav
| escaped,
| lansing Reettes Agreement.
The canteSt OF your note gives tn
| Impression that the object of the exps
| ditton being admittedly accomplishing
| the United States had agreed In th
! memorandum 80 begin the withdra ws
| OF It's troops The memorandum show
| however. that II was not alone on az
| count Of partial dispersion of the bar
dts that II was decided 10 begin IT,
| Withdrawal of American forces, b.
| equally ON account of tina assurances
| the Mexican government that the
| forces We're at the present time bein
! augmented and strengthened 10 such a
| extent that they will be able to PR
vent disorder occurring In Mexico ths
would IN any way enaauger America
territory and that they would 'continu
| any lawless bands OF bandits that ma
sttlI exist OF hereafter exist in a
| northern part OF Mexico. and that
| would make proper distribution {
/ such OF Its forces as may he neGessa
to prevent th@ possibility OF tnvasic
ot American territory FROM Mexico 20
Planned >taw Withdrawal
Ii MAS because Of these ASSURANCE,
aud because OF General SCOTS conf
denee that They would he carried on
that he stated in his mamora ndufu tn,
the American forces would be 'EEaat
ally withdrawn IL is TO be noted tht
while the American government W.
willing To FatttN this agreement, Gel
eral CaCranaa refused tu DO su, a. Gel
| sfa} bhr"AoH stated, because amor
ether things, IL imposed Improper COL
dittens upon the Mexican governmer
| ''&oywtthstandinG the assurances
the memorandum IL is we'll known tn
the forces Of the de facto sovernme'