El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
rESICO CITY, July !


Sfiong communication from the secretary
Of state, charges the American govern
ment with bad faith, contradicts almost
every assertion made In the Lansing
note denies Mexico is aiding and abet-
ting bandits. accuses Gems. Scott and
Funston Of lack Of honor and renews
its insistenee that the American troops
now IN Mexico should be removed.
Both the Lansing note and the memo
randur, Of reply were published Friday
in Mexican papers
Substance Of the Note
In part the note says:
1T appears strange that the depart
ment Of state OF the United States
shouii be displeased with the tone Of
the nate OF this government May p.
phicn it terms discourteous. when the
same department has addressed to the
Constltutionalist government, not one,
but many notes in tones not only dis
courteous. but threatening.
HexIeans Murdered In e. 5.
= During the period alluded 10 in this
note. IS Mexican citizens have been
murdered in American territory by
American citizens and even by the au-
fhorities of the United states this
despite the fact that both nations were
fn a state OF profound peace and in none
OF these cases. despite repeated re-
monstrances by the Mexican ambassa-
dor It Washington. have any OF the
guilty been exemplarily punished
elIsxieo Has Not Aaided Criminals
y 1t Is untrue that the Mexican gov
eminent has protected in any instance,
criminals attacking American territory |
The Mexican government has done an
in it's power 10 protect foreign subjects
The faux lies with foreigners, especial /
Ii fra=7 =f q mn e.
mainiEz- in disturbed districts despite I
the repeated warnings Of the Mexican
government As our own citizens have I
suffered On account Of the conditions OF /
Effairs, il is hardly just that foreigners I
~ehouId expect TO be immune
Places blame on Watson
The mpEe cites the case Of Charles I
Watson one of the victims OF the santa 4
ISABEL massacre. who il states, insisted 4
on makin- Ire fatal journey despite 1
warning from Cen Trevino. the mill 4
, tary governor OF Chihuahua
Warned by Gavira OF Villas approach
1T is = fart" the note states which
the American military authorities can
not deny. that on March H. Gen GaVira
advised the latter that he had trust
WORTHY intelligence that Villa and his
bandits were or the way to the IRON
tier he also warned them that villa
was -.nfn.- by way OF Las PalOmaS. thus
giving she american authorities ample /
time in which to prepare TO meet the
sdangec
= The COustitutlOmallsl government
also. on receipt of the news Of the
move olents Of villa and right after the
attack On Columbus, sent 15eo men IN
der Gen. Gutierrez. as rapidly as pos
sible. to the northern part OF the stdte
Of Chihuahua with orders TO pursue the
bandits rele4tlessly- It is well known
that me pursuit began Immediately and
rhat fbe bandits were dispersed
The Affair AT Parrnl-
The frnpUtation OF the American gov
ernmer- tina. the Constitutional gov
-Znmenc had no desire to put an enc
10 these attacks is untrue. It is well
from the fnlprudence Of the commander
Of the American troops, who entered the
town. wei knowing that the Mexican
commander had not given his consent
Troops Not DislOyaI-
1T is absolutely untrue that Next
can troops have been guilty Of dis
loyalty as imputed IN the note OF me /
department Of state The Mexican
government could do no less than con
slider improper the preesnce OF Amerl-
can troops on Mexican soil, since the
original orders given 10 them were,
according TO the American press, to
undertake immediate pursuit Of the
= lila bandits and return to their en-
tampments-
It IS also true that the Constitu-
tional government protected American
troops against the just Indignation OF
the populace at Parral, who were
aroused by their presence
Denies Agreement RePudiated-
The note Of the secretary Of state,
described as a convention what was
simply a proposition which the Mexi-
can government made cOnditionally to
the government Of the United States
n the note Of March 10. to establish 1
reciprocity in the passage Of troops .
IN pursuit Of bandits If. on any other {
part OF the frontier there should occur Z
acts such as those at Columbus This q
provisional proposition cannot be =
called convention and consequently =
i is untrue that the ConstitutiOnalist a
ton What the constitutional gov
eminent desired was TO define the
terms Of the agreement and the con- q
SiSions so as TO obViate any misunder- 4
Standings which might arise between I,
the two countries and also in any =
event, to satisfy the Mexican people in r
regard to the cause Of the presence n
OF American troops in Mexican ter +
ritory-
-'The United States has undertaken Il
10 abuse the terms OF the agreement, n
rs all its acts show evidently that it . h,
did not wish TO confine itself to the I -
pursuit OF the bandits
sfannOt Tolerate L. :. Troops In Mexico. ..
The Constituuonalist government I =.
does not wish bandits to 90 unpun- ( :,
ished nor does it refuse to destroy -
and disperSe them But the govern NJ
meut can tolerate in no mannei the -
continued presence on Mexican terri -
tery Of American troops who have no ~
excuse for being there
Denies Responsibility for Raid. 20
The recent attack Of bandits OF Or
Glen Springs can in no way be charged =
10 the Constitutionalist government / II
but to the carelessness OF the United ~
States. which did not effectively pro-
tect the frontier despite warning Of
Danger. It is also very doubtful 81
whether the band was organized in =
Mexico. as there is good reason for =
belief that It was assembled on Amer -
can territory. -
lit is proved that Gen. Oregon. u u
11ring his interview with Gems. Scott ! -
and Funston at Juarez. informed them ! -
hat the Mexican government would ~
not permit the passage OF American I ~
-roOps into Mexican territory and that A.
riders had been given to he com "A
handlers Of all frontier posts to refuse
consent TO the passage Of American
roOps-
: says Funston Denied IncurSfOn. 10
when Gen. Oregon showed Gems. ! gu
funston and Scott copy of a paper I ca
'Fblished. in FL Paso, stating that ( ex
aflerican- troops had entered Mexican ar
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