The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-16
AGREEMENT WITH
CARRANzA FORCES
MEXICAN TROOPS WILL BE Al
LOWED TO CROSS BORDER
LINE
PLAN TO CATCH BANDITS
American Government Expects Hearty
Cooperation Of Carranza Forces
in Hunt For Villa.


Washington.-The United States
Government entered into a formal
ment of Mexico under which the
American troops will cross the border
to hunt down Villa and his bandits
with the expectation of hearty CO.
operation from the Carranza forces.
Secretary Lansing made public the
text of a note, accepting General Car
ranZa'S proposal for a reciprocal ar
rangement between the two Govern
ments and announcing that the
United States held this arrangement
to be now in force and binding upon
both parties. General Funston will
carry out his task under agreement.
Official announcement was awaited
that the American forces had crossed
the border. Plans for the troop move
ments have gone ahead without re-
gard to the diplomatic exchanges.
Mr.. Lansing also made public state
ment issued in the name of President
Wilson, reiterating that every step be-
ing taken by the administration was
preclude the possibility OF armed in
tervention in Mexico. It follows:
I'm order to remove any apprehen-
sion that may exist either in the
United States or in Mexico, the Presi-
dent has authorized me to give in
his name the public assurance that
the military operations now in con-
temptation by this government will
be scrupulously confined to the OBJ
ject already announced and that in
no circumstances will they be suffer
ed to infringe in any degree upon the
sovereignty of Mexico or develop into
Intervention of any kind in the in
ternal affairs of our sister republic.
con the contrary, what is now be-
ing done, is deliberately intended to
preclude the possibility of interven
ton"
The note to Carranza defines the
terms Of the agreement beyond the
possibility of misconstruction. In
brief it provides that where condi-
tons arise on the Mexican side Of
the border similar to those at Colum-
bus which led to the orders to Gen.
eral Funston, to enter Mexico, the
same privilege will be accorded to
the Mexican de facto Government |
without the necessity Of a further ex-
change of views. 1t is clearly stated, |
however, that the bandits to be pur-
sued on American soil by Mexican |
troops must have come from the !
American side, committed depreda- |
back again to United States territory. |
There is no such instance on record ;
In recent years.
Officials Of the Mexican Embassy
here were jubilant over the accep-
lance of General Carranza's proposal |
by the United States. The Ambassa-
dor Designate E1iseo Arreddondo,
withheld comment pending advices
from his chief, but other officials
made no secret of their entire salts
faction with the American note. 1t
was transmitted promptly to General
Carranza. Some officials said that
while few extreme radicals among
CarranZa adherents might show op-
position to the agreement, this ele-
ment would not be important, nor
would it influence the relations be-
tween the two governments.
To prevent any war munitions from
reaching Villa from the United States
the Treasury Department instructed
it's collectors at San Francisco, No.
gales and Los Angeles to place an
embargo on shipments of arms and
ammunition through those points into
Mexico. The embargo effects the
principal commercial gateways into
Chihuahua, Sonora and Lower Cali
fornia and is regarded as sufficient in
extent to make certain that Villa will
not be supplied from this country
The whole matter is in General
Funston's hands. He is planning
carefully his moves on the huge chess
board of northern Mexico, where he
is to match his wits with Villa His
deliberation, officers here say, is cal
culated to make certain the result be.
fore the first shot is fired.
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