The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-14
President Agrees He May|
Chase Bandits From Amen
can Side Of Border Who A.
tack Mexican Towns
| MANY BELIEVE MARKS
| START OF LONG WAR
Think All Mexico Will Rally
Against Americans az Seen
as News Spreads Of u
Troops Being on Mexican
Soil

Washington, March f8.-PrcN
dent Wilson this afternoon &C.
cepsed, with notifications, the
proposal OF the MEXICAN governs
ment for reciprocal privileges a (
pursuit Of outlaws ACROSS NJ y
borders OF the two countries.
General Carranza was 20 -
formed In note telogrAphed ~
United States Consul Sf1lfmAn n
reply to the request trAnAm1t1G6
by Jesus Acuna, Mexican fOretEl
minister, on Friday.
Accompanying the note 70 c.
rama was d statement By 60Cr9
tary Lansing thnt under NO CIR
cumstanccs will the expedition (
into Mexico To .sgef villa" be 49,
mitted to ''dcvelop Into intervS
ton"
The message 10 Carranza ~
the accompanying statement WekG
forwarded imm0l1iately u Co.
eral Funston. This action wAa IN
tended 70 give Funston nOtint
ton Tint the diplomatic ofseeaGqo
to his expedition had becn oYe9
come and that he wne ffOe
launch Il ~ once
ARRANGEMENT IN FORc
Secretary lansing mAdo Il ps6f
that the United States ula6c
stands the reciprocal arrMmxN
mt.nt IL now complete and IN tusn1
and that the United States tr0Cl4o
may begin their punitive exp0dl.
ton without further fnterclsan1l9
Of views between the two goves
memts. esS
Whether Cnrrnnza will BE- aaf16
fed with tho acceptance given ~
the United States remains ~ ~
seen. It Il not . direct rcGpoao
to the proposal he made.
Literally, Carranxa's proposal ~
tor a reciprocal arrangement by whicl
his troops might pursue the K01
led by Francisco villa into the unlta!
States.
The reciprocal arrangement n
United States agrees to. permits CAt
rama troops to enter tho vn1fe]
States In pursuit OF bandits who t1av
the American side to attack Mextc1s
towns and then cross back into a.
United States.
In other words, Carranza wnnkn N
chase Mexican bandits over AmNfa1|
soil. while the United States A6344
only to permit him to pursue A1ae&!
can bandits who commit depredo4t1el
on tha Mexican side.
whether Carranza accepts or rejoce
the recipro-a al proposal, however, A.
final plans have been made W.
War Department for the start o. At1|
ston's expedition. st5
Only Beginning.
Officers OF the War College expf4M
ed the conviction today that the rroe
emf expedition Is only q heginn{ul
They are utterly unccnvinced TINT
will be possible to confine thAI
petition to q mere man hunt for L 81!
War College experts who havM
, leading part in planning the ltnN r.
campaign necessary for the pAcA0E
ion of Mexico, Indicated their he=l4
hat the Funston incursion will - -!
OF struggle that may -
tour years.
They cannot be convinced that oI1c4
N Mexico there can be any stop kA0k
If complete qualifications. 4 : NJ 55S5a
Senator Borah expressed tho QA44
opinion in a speech In the SenatN H.
rave warning that the exped5aes
against Villa may start 4 tfA1u
vents over which he Win have AZ
.rol," and which may lead to var
Mexico.
May All Rally Against Uas
Senator Chamberlain. chAfrmAM
he Senate Military Affairs Comm
aid:
There IL good reason 70 ~
when American troops set TOO
Mexican soil It will inmediAtelx :
III Mexicans to one standard
is" II. m U II
This was the view OF the altx
aiken by army officers. Most An
..arranza troops In Northern
hey pointsd out. formerly wers
soldiers. They might MAXI M; ri
.ensc OF joining IN the villa ha1
4 il feared they would BE- tread "a
Allies. VI I'll
Reports reaching wAshinetq
~Arranxa was mobilixing GeyNE4A
and troops In Northern Mextc1
sih,y Ia pursue villa. cAu1@N
nension at the war DepArtu>eA
presence az these troops wnp
- menace to the eucceU
Funston caniratGn becayae tn
.an force would be unable n gE
ingutsh friend from fOs axad
Inab to rely an the hons
'rcndly ovnrtures made bx
Il heart synapathixe With
At the outset CarrMnsa MN
ne heueflt az t1ae doubt uMI9
neAntlma re noti llos ~ Kl0t1
hat M win not atcobt 4loS
lectprocal Arr4uge1zsnk ~