Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-21

military commanders OF the do facto
government toward the American
troops .. and the efforts OF the
nc tacto government TO compel their
Withdrawal from Mexican territory by
threats and show of military force. in
stead OF by aiding in tho capture Of
| the outlaws constitute n menace ia the
safety OF tho American troops and TO
tho peace of the border. AS long as
this menace continues and there is my
evidence of an intention on the mart
, OF inc dc facto government or It's mill
tarv commuters to use force against
the American troops instead of CO.
operating with them. the governmont
VI me United States will not permit
munitions of war or machinery for
their manufacture to he exported from
! TINS country to Mexico
AS 10 the shelter and supply OF rebels
an" conspirators on American territory.
! can state that vigorous efforts bnve
been and are being made by Tho ,,an,.
OF inc United States to apprehend ana
! prihE 10 justice all persons found tn no
conspirinS TO violate the laws of ,he
..,t states by organizing TO oppose
ot az nv" the de facto government
1t Is admitted that American troops
naNe croSseu tho international boun-
dary i'll hot pursuit of the Columbus
raiuers ana without notice to or the
consent of your government. but tho
several protestntions on tho mart of
this government by the President, by
inns department, and by other Amer
itah authorities. that the object of the
eNPealtion was to capture, destroy or
co!npletely d'spcrse the Villa bands Of
outlaws or to turn this duty over to
tne Mexican authorities when assured
.hut IL would be effectively fulfilled
nave been carried ont in perfect good
faith by tho United States. rs eff
iorts' however, have been INSTRUCTED
T..
lions of anarchy in the border States
OF Mexico were continually growing
worse. IN view of . . the in
ACTIVITY OF the Carranza forces. OF the
lack OF cooperation in the apprehen-
sion of the Villa bands and of tho
known encourae cnent and ala f-ivcn
TO bandit leaders, it Is unreasonable
to expect the United States to with
draw Its forces from Mexican terriiorv
or TO prevent their entry again. when
their presence ts the only check upon
further bandit outrages and the onv
efiicient means of protecting American
lives and homes.
nEPUDIATES CHARGES
MADE BY CARRANyA
Your government intimates, if il does
not openly charge. that the attitude OF
the United States is one OF insincerity.
distrust and suspicion toward the dc
facto government or Mexico and thnt
sending it's troops into Mexico is to
extend its sovereignty over Mexican
territory, and not merely for the pur-
pose Of pursuing marauders and pre-
venting future raids across the Dor
der The government OF the
lhited states, if IL had had designs
upon the territory of Mexico, would
nave had no difficulty IN finding dur
ing this period of revolution and dis
order many plausible arguments for
intervention In Mexican affairs
In spite Of increasing discour-
aEements, In spite Of repeated provoca-
tons 10 exercise force in the rcStora-
ti9n OF order In the northern regions
or Mexico. where American iDtcrests
nav" suffered most seriously from law
lnSaness, the government OF the Unitad
states has refraincd from aggrcssiye
action and sought by appeals and mod
crate, though explicit. demands to i'm
press upon the de facto government the
seriousness OF the situation and TO
arouse II to it's duty to perform its
internauonal obligations toward citi-
zens or the United States who had en-
tered the territory of Mexico or had
vested interests within its boun-
darlcs
Can that government doubt
mat motnhs ago, when the war pc
tween the revolutionary factions was
IN progress. much better opportunity
than the present was afforded for
american intervention. If such has been
the purpose of the United States as
the de facto government now insInu-
ates? have. OF course, given CON
siuerhtion TO your argument that the
responsibility for the present situation
rests largely upon this government. In
the first place, you state that even the
American forces along the border,
whose attention Is undivided by other
military operations find themselves
physically unable TO protect enectivels !
The frontier on the Am arcan side"
Obviously, If there is no means OF
reaching bands rowing on Mexican ,er-
ritory and making sudden dashes at
night into American territory, 1t is im- |
possible 10 prevent such ;nvasions un-
less the frontier is protected by n |
Gordon Of troops. +. The most eff |
fect!ve method OF preventing raids of
this nature, rs past experience has fully |
demonstrated is to visit punishment or |
destruction on the raiders. IT is
protection to American lives and