The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-13
UNLESS U. S. AGREES TO GIVE
MExlCANS SAME RIGHT, WILL
NOT AGREE TO ENTRY.
SENT TO WASHINGTON
Washington instructed by Principal
Chief to Make Representations to
Officials at Washington.

Mexico City, March 13.-General
| Carranza last night issued a declara.
ton that under no circumstances
would Mexico grant the right to the
United States to send an armed force
to capture Villa without consent and
the reciprocal privilege being first
obtained.
Orders were sent to the confident
ial agent of the Mexican government
in Washington to make immediate
representations to this effect.
The full text of General Carranza's
/ manifesto follows:
Because of the assault which
Francisco Villa and the bandits VINO
accompanied him made upon the town
of Columbus, in American territory,
| burning houses and killing some of
the inhabitants, soldiers, as we'll as
civilians, the international situation
in these moments is very delicate the
North American press has excited
their people against Mexico and the
government of that country has dis
cussed the situation in the American
congress, members of which have ad
yised intervention.
"The constitutionalist government,
which | have the honor to represent,
also is occupied diligently in an eff
fort to solve this delicate situation,
trying at all costs to maintain the
dignity and sovereignty of Iexico
with the hope that this lamertable
incident may be decorously arranged
and that there will be no reason for
an international conflict.
81 have addressed the government
of the United States through the for
eign office stating that the invasion
of Villa has historical precedents as
in the years 1880 and 1856 two par
ties of Indians coming from the Uni.
ted States invaded Sonora and Chihua-
hua, committing crimes and depreda-
tions on the lives and properties of
Mexicans. 1t was then agreed be-
tween the governments of the two
countries to permit the respective
passage of armed forces, resulting in
the determination of the Indians.
81 have asked the American gov
ernment to pursue a like course in
order to solve future difficulties,
should they arise, noting that Villa
and his companions are group of
bandits, whose acts, the Mexican gov
ernment or people would not be re-
sponsible for and that his reproach-
able conduct is due to instigations of
the reactionary element that is trying
by all means to bring on armed in
tervention on the part of the Amer-
can government. | learn that the
American forces are mobilizing to
capture and deliver Villa to Mexi.
cans; that the expedition is in the
nature of a punitive expedition and
that the sovereignty of Mexico will
be respected.
THE constitutional government has
given instructions to its confidential
agent at Washington Immediately to
make representations that under no
circumstances will any motive, be
the reasons or explanations of the
United States what they may, justify
armed invasion of Mexican territory
without reciprocal rights being grant
ed to the Mexicans, and not for an
instant will the invasion of Mexican
territory or an outrage to its dignity
be tolerated.
IL am sure that in this I interpret
the national sentiment and that the
Mexican people will worthily comply
with their duty, be the sacrifices what
they may, to sustain their rights and
sovereignty if. unfortunately. we are
dragged into a war. which the United
States never can justify. we will not
be responsible for the disastrous con-
sequences. Upon the heads OF the
Mexican traitors who, within and
without our country, have labored
long to produce this result, will fall
the inexorable justice OF the Mex
ican people"