Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-30

only discourteous but also naughty to
say the least.
14O Mexicans Murdered
During the same period to which
the note alludes 40 MeXicans have
been murdered in United States terri
tory by American civilians and the
same government authorities have also
participated, although the two coun-
tries were at peace and in none OF
those cases, although representatives
have been made to the Department or
State through our minister at Wash
ington have the guilty ever been
brought to justice or punished. These
acts have been committed by Amer
leans in American territory or by
Texan M eXicanS against the lives and
interests of same Americans. The gov
ernment of Mexico cannot be held re-
sponsible for those acts which have
taken place in foreign territory and
which should be charged to the ma
tionals of another country Besides
the American government was we'll
aware of all these facts before recog-
rizing the constitutionalist govern
ment and it now appears irrelevant or
out of place to bring these facts for
ward so as to make a base for an un-
justified negative to withdraw the
American troops from our territory.
Tried to Get Bandits
'Gt is not true that the Mexican
RONSTIIncIlJ OF ltS duiIlOT1llcS Aldu plO-
tected or covered the criminals who
are claimed to have committed these
depredations and crimes in territory
or the United States. This can never
be proven by the American govern
mcnt.
'The Constitutionalist government
has done all in it's power and has gone
beyond all efforts to protect the for
eigners who are to be blamed to
great extent for persisting in remain
ing in places where conditions were
not normal, although its own go 'ern-
ment on various occasions has asked
them not to remain there.
IF our own citizens had to suffer a
great deal on account of actual condi-
tions, it is not just that foreigners
should pretend and expect to be i'm
mune.
"It is of public domain that perse-
cution of Villa was Immediately
started and that the marauder bands
were soon scattered
1T is a gratuitous imputation of
the American Government that the
Constitutionalist government was not
anxious to end these incursions or to
punish the guilty for the crimes COM
mitted.
at is inexact in every manner of
form, the imputation of lack of loyalty
on the part of the Constitutionalist
troops which is referred to in the note
'The Constitutionalist government
could not help but consider unlawful
the presence of the American troops
in Mexican territory because the or
ders which this army had from its
own government and as published by
the American press were to commence
the persecution of Villa and his ban
dts, returning to their own territory
once these bands were dispersed or
that the Constitutionalist troops should
take up the pursuit, as they have done.
Against what is imputed in the
note, it is a fact that the Constitu-
tionalist government has initiated a
vigorous prosecution of the outlaw
bandits remaining in the Chihuahua
territory and has made a distribution
of its forces to put a stop to further
invasions of American territory.
1T is not that the Constituencies
government wishes to leave unpun-
ished the crimes committed by the
bands of outlaws, nor that it refuses
TO capture and destroy or disperse
them, but at the same time this gov
eTnment cannot tolerate as IT has re-
peatedly stated to the Department of
state continuous presence of the
american expedition of troops i'm Mex-
Ican territory, who have no right to
be there. ="