Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-03-31
OCARRANzA
LANSING olsAvows ANY iNTEN.
TON BY UNITED STATES TO
INTERVENE nv MEXICO.
Western Newspaper Union Neusa efvlce

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, March 1h-Secretary
Lansing, following the publication Of
the reply TO Gen. Carranza, gave out
tho following statement Of asHnFnnce
to the Mexican people:
I'm order 10 remove any ~apprehcn-
sion that may exist. either IN tho
United States or Mexico, tho PreaF
dent has authorised me to give In bis
name the public assurance that the
military operations In contemplation
by this government will DO strictly
confined TO the object already am
nounced, and that IN no circumstances
will they BIO suffered 10 intrench In
any degree upon the sovereignty Of
Mexico or develop into Intervention
OF any kind in the international al
fairs OF the sister republic.
"On the contrary, what now IL being
done 10 deliberately Intended 10 pre-
ciude the possibility OF intervention"
United States Comedies Right.
Following is the answer OF the
United States to the Carranxn note
suggesting a reciprocity agreement IN
the matter OF troops from each gov
eminent crossing the boundary line in
pursuit OF bandits, sent TO Carranza
through Consul Sililman at Guadalar
lara:
you 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 motto
OF Senior Aonna and has read with sat
isfactlon his suggestion for reciprocal
privileges TO the American and Mex
lean authorities In tho pursuit and ap-
prehenslon OF outlaws who infeat
their respective territory along tho
international boundary, and who are
a enace to the lives and property Of
residents In that region.
THE government OF the United
States, In Wow OF affairs which have
existed for some time along the inter
national boundary, and earnestly de-
string 10 cooperate with the de factO
government OF Mexico 60 suppress this
| state OF lawlessness OF which the re-
cent attack on Columbus, N. NJ, Ia a
deplorable example, and 10 insure
peace and order in the regions con-
| tiguous to the boundary between tho
two republics, readily grants permits
sion for military forces OF the dc fact0
| 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 tho
dc facto government OF Mexico grants
the reciprocal privilege that the mill
tary forces OF the United States may
pursue ncross the international bOun-
dairy 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.
"The government OF the United
States understands that in view OF It's
idea OF the reciprocal arrangement
proposed by the de faGto government
the arm Is o complete and In force
and the reciprocal privilege Hereunder
may accordingly be exercised by
either government without fnrther In
~terchange OF views.
1T is a matter OF great satisfaction
10 the government Of the United
States that the do facto government
has been so friendly in the matter OF
cooperation with the Upited states "a
apprehend and punish the hands OF
outlaws who seek refuge beyond the
international boundaries In the GIRO
neous belief that constituted authorf
ties will resent any pursuit across the
boundary by tho forces OF the govern
ment whose citizens have suffered by
tho crimes OF the fugitlves.
with the same spirit or cordial