Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-07
DEMANDS TROOP WITHDRAWALS.
tarranZa Government Indicates U. S.
Troops Now Offensive.

oldtSS Vefnment, ana with a
threat of armed resistance, demand
ing withdrawal Of American troops
from Mexico, was presented at the
State Department to-day by Eliseo
Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador
designate. Tonight translation of
the voluminous document. about 12,-
600 words long, was laid before Pres
ldent Wilson, who at once began con-
sidering how it should be answered.
No one in official circles would at
tempt to forecast just what course
the President might decide upon.
There was complete unanimity, how
ever, in the belief that there would
be no immediate withdrawal Of the
Pershing expedition. High officials
said the de facto government so far
mad utterly failed to demonstrate it's
ability to protect the border against
bandits, and expressed the opinion
that the troops would stay in Mexico
until this was done. 1t was suggest
ed that the belligerent and uncom-
promising attitude assumed by Car
rama probably was largely for effect
upon the Mexican public, and there
was little disposition that the de
facto government actually contem-
plated an effort to expel the Ameri-
can army by force.
Not ut Their Face Value.
Mr. Arredondo left the impression
that his chief did not expect the def
ant words OF the note to be taken at
their face value, when, on handing
the communication to Acting Secre-
tary Polk, he gave notice that it was
not intended as an ultimatum, but as
continuation of the negotiations
which have been in progress between
the two governments.
The new note. written before the
withdrawal Of the Langhorne-Sibley
expedition, which entered Mexico af-
ter the Boquillas raid, was brought to
Washington Monday by manuel Men
dez, an attache Of the Mexican for
elgn office. Word Of its coming had
been received last week, but on Men
dez's arrival he insisted that he knew
nothing of note and merely was III
the United States on vacation. Ar
redondo said late last night that he
had heard nothing OF note.
To-day it was explained that Men
dez left Mexico City with strict H.
structions to keep the pul lose of his
visit secret. even from the embassy
here, until he had communicated with
the foreign Office on reaching Wash.
lngton. His orders to give the COM
munication to the ambassa dor desig-
nate for presentation to the State
department, it was said, did not ar
rive until about midnight last night.
Asks for Withdrawal.
Claiming that the words and pro-
tests OF the United States have been
entirely in contradiction OF their acts.
and that in spite OF protests not to
intervene in the affairs Of Mexico, SOL
diers OF the United States are in Mex
leo without the consent of the Mexi-
can government and in violation of
Mexico's sovereignty, the Mexican
government now asks for the imme-
diate withdrawal Of those troops. The
request is made in 12,00O-word
note made public a. the foreign Of
flee about noon tO-da'.
Consent Not Given.
The note recitcs thai the American
troops crossed the border after the
Columbus incident without the per-
mission Of the Mexican government,
The act was not considered one Of in
vasion then solely because the Uni
ted States said they had mis;nter-
preted the attitude Of the Mexican
government. When the second expe-
dition 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. Texas, is untena-
BILE, and that act can only be consid-
cred as one Of invasion.
"The 'Mexican government, there
fore, invites the United States to
hrIng to an end this unsupportable
situation," the note concludes, "and
10 support its protcstations and dec
larations OF friendship by an imme-
dlate withdrawal of American
troops"
Invasion Charged.
Maintaining that the protests of
friendship by the United States and