The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-10
CARAVANS NOTE
OFFENSIVE TO U. S.
The Thiniy Yelled Accusation
Against President Wilson
May Bring Rebuke.
TELLS AMERICANS TO GET OUT
in Sharp Message to Washington De
Facto Mexican Head Demands
Withdrawal of Troops

Washington, June General Car
ranza's note demanding withdrawal of
American troops from Mexico has
brought no change in the determine
ton of President Wilson to maintain
the present troop disposition until the
ability of the de facto government to
police its side of the border has been
demonstrated. 1t was stated authori-
tatively today that General Pershing's
force would remain where it is until
that time arrived.
A reply will be made to General
Carranza, but the form it will take
had not been determined tonight
President Wilson read the hasty
last night. A corrected text is being
prepared by the State Department for
his information.
Note Offensive to U. S.
While official comment is withheld,
it is understood that the tone of the
document is regarded as decidedly Of
fensive, and certain parts of it, such
as the thinly yelled accusation that
the President is playing domestic pol
AI4No Ii lnO lIOOpS III MOAlCOS
may draw a sharp rebuke. 1t is doubt
full, according to authorities on the
international correspondence of the
United States, if the government ever
has received a communication couched
in as offensive terms and containing
as many apparent violations of the
ordinary uses of diplomatic courtesy
as this 12,000-word arraignment of its
good faith and honesty of purpose.
President Wilson himself will de-
eide what course shall be pursued. As
far as could be learned tonight, no
conferences or preliminary inquiries
have yet been initiated to determine
the nature of the reply. Apparently
none is necessary as far as the with
drawai of the troops is concerned.
There is no Indication that that pos
sibility is even being considered.
Carranza Demands Withdrawal
City of Mexico, June Immediate
withdrawal of the United States troops
from Mexican soil is demanded by the
de facto government in a 12,000-word
note to the American government,
made public here today It is claimed
that the words and protestations of the
United States have been entirely in
contradiction of their acts, and that
in spite of declarations not to inter
Vene in Mexico, soldiers of the United
States are in Mexico without the con-
! sent of the Mexican government and
in violation of Mexico's sovereignty.
A yelled hint at armed opposition in
the event that the demands are re-
fu"ed is contained in the note.
The CarranZa note also makes the
demand that the Washington govern
ment consider with care the case and
once for all define with exactitude the
policy it intends to pursue with regard
to the Mexican nation
No Consent to Invasion.
The note recites that the American
| troops crossed the border after the Co
lumbus incident without the permits
sion of the Mexican government. The
act was not considered one of inva-
sion then solely because the United
| States said they had misinterpreted
| the attitude of the Mexican govern
ment When the second expedition
| crossed the line after the Glenn
| Springs incident, the note maintains,
| the plea that this was done with the
| consent of the Mexican consul at Del
Rio, Tex, is untenabIe, and that act
| can only be considered one of inva-
! sion