The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-23

1 tions from the de facto government,
to justice and that steps would also be
taken to remedy the lawless conditions
existing in the state of Durango.
villa Not Intercepted.
1T is true that Villa, Castro and Lo-
laws and subject to apprehension and
execution, but so far as known only a
single man personally connected with
this massacre has been brought to jus
tice by Mexican authorities.
Within month after this barbar-
Gus slaughter of inoffensive Americans
it was notorious that villa was operat-
| ing within 20 miles of Cusihuiriachic
and publicly stated that his purpose
was to destroy American lives and
property Despite repeated and insis-
tent demands that military protection
still openly carried on his operations,
closer to the border. He was not in
| peded by troops of the de facto govern
| ment and no effectual attempt was
made to Illustrate his hostile designs
| against Americans.
| Americans Pursued Band.
| In fact, as l am informed, while
| Villa and his band were moving toward
| the American frontier in the neighbor-
Mexican soldier was seen in his vicin-
| ity. Yet Mexican authorities were full
| ly cognizant of his movements, for. on
announced he advised the American
| military authorities of the outlaws APP
preach to the border in ~, apparent ,i rec
| of putting an end to these systematic
| raids. or of Furnishing the chief perpe-
| cause they menaced the good relations
! of the two countries American forces
/ pursued the lawless bands as far. as
bS sr the hostility wndfT Of Mexieans
to be loyal to the de facto government:
who arrayed themselves on the side OF
outlawrv and became in erect protec-
tors of Villa and his band
Resents Carranxa Charges.
I'm this manner and for these rea-
sons have the American FORCES entered
Mexican territory ea Rn6winbg t da fa tfe
government cannot be blind to the ne
cessity which compelled this govern
reiterate groundless sentiments of hos
tility towards the expedition and to
impute to this government Interior mo-
tives for the continued presence OF
American troops on Mexican SOIL
lit is charged that these troops
crossed the frontier without first OBJ
de facto government. Obviously as i'm
mediate action alone could avail, there
was no opportunity to reach an agree
now repudiated by General Carranza)
prior to the entrance of such an eXpe-
to be effective. Subsequent events and
correspondence have demonstrated to
the satisfaction of this government that
General Carranza would not nave en-
tered into any agreement, providing for
an effective plan for the capture and
destruction of the Villa bands"
Impeded Progress.
while the American troops were
moving rapidly southwark in pursuit of
the raiders, it was the form and nature
of the agreement that occupied the at
tention of General Carranza rather than
the particular object which it was to at
t3ip--thp limitations
could be imposed upon the American
forces to impede their progress rather
to prevent the escape of the outlaws.
"It was General Carranza who sus-
pended through your note of April II
all discussions and negotiations for an
agreement along the lines of the pro-
tocol the United States and Mexico con-
cluded during the period 1SS2-18s6, UNI
der which the two countries had so sue
cessfully restored peaceful conditions
on their common boundary. 1t may be
mentioned here that, Notwithstanding,
the statement in your note that the
American government gave no answer
to the note of the 18th of April this
note was replied to on April IA, when
by telegraph to deliver this govern
ment's answer to General Carranza
Clearly Mis-statement.
shortly after this reply, the confer
ence between Generals Scott, Funston
and Obregon began at FL Paso, during
which they signed, on May 2, project
of a memorandum ad referendum re-
garding the withdrawal of American
troops AS an indication of the alleged
bad faith of the American government
you. state that though General Scott
declared in this memorandum that the
destruction and dispersion of the Villa
band had been accomplished yet Amer
lean forces are not withdrawn from
Mexico.
TT is only necessary to read the men,
orandum, which is in the English lam
guage, to ascertain that this is clearly
states that the American punitive ex-
peditionary forces have destroyed or
dispersed many of the lawless elements
and bandits or have driven them far
into the interior of the republic of
Mexico"
"And furthermore. the United States
pursuit of such small numbers of ban
dts or lawless elements as may have
escaped.
Lansing Recites Agreement.
''The context of your note gives the
impression that the object of the eXpe-
dition being admittedly accomplished,
the United States had agreed in the
| memorandum to begin the withdrawal
| however that it was not alone on ac-
| count of partial dispersion of the ban
dts that it was decided to begin the
| withdrawal of American forces, but
| equally on account of the assurances of
| the Mexican government that their
forces were at the present time being
| d
| extent that they will be able to pre-
vent disorder occurring in Mexico that
would in any way endanger American
territory and that they would continue
| to diligently pursue. capture or destroy
any lawless bands of bandits that may
still exist or hereafter exist in the
northern part of Mexico, and that it
| would make a proper distribution of
such of its forces as may be necessary
to prevent the possibility of invasion
| of American territory from Mexico "
| Planned Slow Wffhdraxyal
| 1T was because of these assurances
| and because of General SCOTS conf
dence that they would be carried out,
that he stated in his memorandum that
| the American forces would be .gra du-
ally withdrawn. 1t is to be noted. that
| while the American government was
eral Carranza refused to do so, as Cen
eral Obregon stated, because among
other things, it imposed improper con-
ditions upon the Mexican government
. Notwithstanding the assurances in
the memorandum it is well known that
the forces of the de facto government
have not carried on a vigorous pursuit
of the remaining bandits and that no
proper distribution of forces to pre-
| has been made as will be shown by the
further facts hereinafter set forth.
''DOes Not Desire Capture"
! Il am reluctant to be forced to the
tthese circumstances that the de facto
government in spite OF the crimes COM
m1tted and the sinister designs of Villa
and his followers, did not and does not
now intend or desire that these out
laws should be captured. destroyed or
dispersed by American troops or, at the
| request of this government by Ameri-
| can troops
! While the conferences at Ell Paso
| were in progress and after the Ameri-
can conferences had been assured on
May 2 that the Mexican forces in the
northern part of the republic were then
being augmented so as to be able to
prevent any disorders that would en-
danger American territory. a band of
7 Mexicans on the night of May 5, made
= an attack at Glenn Springs. Texas,
about 20 miles north of the border,