The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-07
Withdrawal Of Our Sol
.diers De manded.
PERMISSION WAS NEVER GIVEN
For Our Forces To Cross the
Border, Says Document To
United States.
TROUBLE Is DUE TO PLOTTERs

Mexico City, May 31.-Claiming
that the words and protests of the
United States have been entirely in
contradiction of its acts. and that
in spite of protests not to intervene
in the affairs of Mexico, soldiers of
the United States are in Mexico
without the consent of the Mexican
Government and in violation of Mex
ico's sovereignty, the Mexican Gov
eminent now asks for the immediate
withdrawal of those troops. The re-
quest is made in a 12-00O-word note
made public at the Foreign Office to-
day about noon.
The note recites that the Ameri-
can troops crossed the border after
the Columbus incident without the
permission of the Mexican Govern
ment. The act was not considered
one of invasion then, solely because
the United States said it had mis-
interpreted the attitude of the Mex
gcan Government. 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 Next
can Consul at Del Rio, Tex, is I'M
tenable and that act can only be con-
sidered as one of invasion.
THE Mexican Government there
fore invited the United States to
bring to an end this unsupportable
situation" the note concludes, land
10 support its protestations and dec
iarations of friendship by an imme-
tiiate withdrawal of American
troops"
Maintaining that the protests Of
friendship by the United States and
the expressed desire for non-inter-
vention have been contradicted by
the acts of the Washington Govern
ment the note says the time has ar
rived when Washington must de-
clare itself clearly and unequivocal-
ly as to its future intentions toward
Mexico.
After reciting the facts which led
TO the first crossing o. the frontier
by the American troops after the
villa raid at Columbus, the note in
sists that in contradiction of the
word of Gems. Scott and Funston, an
other expedition crossed the boun-
Diary line, thus violating all the pre-
cepts of international law and COM
hitting an act of invasion.
THE American Government
says the note, "has admitted that
the work of the expedition which en-
tered after the Columbus raid is
now over, but in spite of this fact
American troops still remain on
Mexican soil To contend that po-
litical disorder in this country JUS
titles this act of the American mill
tary forces is in conflict with the
repeated professions of the Wash
lHSlOH hONtl niilchl ISldblNe W nun
interference"
The note points out that much of
the trouble in Mexico is due Ito the
attitude of the United States in not
Furnishing conspirators in the United
States who have plotted the down
fall of the present Constitutional
Government and to the acts of
Washington in refusing to permit
the shipment of arms and ammuni- |
ton to enter Mexico"
Uncle Sam is Unmoved.
Washington, June lit was sta
ted authoritatively to-day that the
American troops will not be with
drawn from Mexico until the Car
rama authorities demonstrate con-
troll of the situation sufficient to |
protect the American border. A re-
ply to that effect probably will be
made to Gen. Carranzas note.
President Wilson was represented
to-day as ready to withdraw the
troops when possible, but determined
to wait until the Carranza forces
can control the situation.
There was no indication at the
State Department that the develop