The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-06-23
GIVES MEX|CANS
WARNING NOT TO
ATTACK SOLDIERS
PRESIDENT SENDS sCCRCHING
ANSWER TO DE FAcTo CHIEF
LONG NOTE is INTENDED
FOR THE PEOPLE.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCE seen
Wilson Refuses to Recall Punitive Elk
pe0ition-Excoriates Carranza for
Failure to Cooperate and Re-
sents limitations of
Bad Faith.
GRAVE CONSEQUENCE" seen

The American government in long
note replying to the latest Mexica n
withdrawal demand, has threatened
General Venustiano Carranza with the
gravest consequences" if he attacks
American troops now In, Mexico. .,-a
The text of the note follows:
''-rhe secretary of state to the secre-
tary of foreign relations of the de facto
government of Mexico:
Department of State,
washington, June 20, 1916.
'"Slr: ! have read your communlca-
ton which was delivered TO me on May
%, 1916, under instructions of the chief
executive OF the de facto government
of Mexico on the subject of the pres
ence of American troops in Mexican
territory and | would be wanting in
candOr If | did not before making an
swer to the allegations of fact and the
conclusions reached by your govern
ment. express the surprise and regret
which have been caused this govern
ment by the discourteous tone and tenn
per of this last communication of the
de facto government of Mexico.
United states Regrets Revolution.
"The government of the United States
has viewed with deep concern and in
creasing disappointment the progress of
me revolution in Mexico. Continuous
its progress For three years the Mex
lean republic has been torn with civil
strife; the lives of Americans and other
aliens have been sacrificed; vast proper
ties developed by American capital and
enterprise have been destroyed or rem
uereu nOHpfOuuctlVe. DanultS nave Deen
permitted to roam at Will through the
territory contiguous to the United
States and to seize, without punishment
or without effective attempt al punish
Iucut, the property of Americans, While
the lives of citizens of the United
States who ventured to remain in Mex
lean territory or to return thereto to
protect their interests have been taken.
in some cases barbarouSly taken, and
the mq n, have neither been apre,
be difficult to find in the annals Of the
history of Mexico conditions more de-
piorahie than those which have existed
there during these recent years of civil
war.
Frontier in Turmoil.
1T would be tedious to recount in
stance after instance. outrage after out
rage, atrocity after atrOcity, to illus
trate the true nature and extent of the
widespread conditions OF lawlessness
and violence which have prevailed. Dur
the murderers have neither been appre-
ular the frontier of the United States
along the lower Rio Grande has been
thrown into state of constant appre-
-hension and turmoil because of fire.
auent and sudden incursions into Amer
lean territory and depredations and
bandits. who have taken the lives and
destroyed the property Of American cit
liens, sometimes carrying American cit
liens across the international boundary
with the booty seized. American garri-
sons have been attacked at night,
American soldiers killed and their
stolen and destroyed and American
trains wrecked and plundered.
unciviIized Acts Perpetrated.
1.-THE attack on Brownsville, Red
House Ferry, Progreso. postoffice and
TENDER last, are typical In these at
lacks on American territory Carranzis-
Ia adherents and even Carranzista SOL
diers took part in the looting. burning
and killing. Not only were these muir
ders characterized by ruthless brutality,
but uncivilized acts of mutilation were
perpetrated. Representations were
made to General Carranza and he was
emphaticalIliy requested to stop these Sc
he has long claimed to be under the
complete domination of his authority.
Notwithstanding these representa-
tons and the promise of General Nafar-
cite to prevent attacks along the in
ternational boundary, in the following
month Of October passenger train was
killed seven miles north of Brownsville
and an attack was made upon United
States troops at the same place several
days later.
Outlaws Enjoy Libterty.
since these attacks leaders of the
bandits, well known both to Mexican
civil and military authorities as well
JoVing with impunity the liberty of
the towns of northern Mexico. So far
has the Indifference of the de facto
atrOcltleS gone
that some of these leaders, as / am
advised, have received not only the
protection of that government, but en-
enlargement and aid as we'll
Depredations upon American per-
sons and property within Mexican jur-
isdiction have been still more numer-
Gus, This government has repeatedly
requested in the strongest terms that
the de facto government safeguard the
lives and homes of American citizens
and furnish the protection, which in
ternational obligation imposes. to
American =. interests in the northern
hula, Chihuahua and Sonora, and also
in the states to the south.
Activities Known to Officers.
For example, on Jan. 3. troops
were requested to punish the bands OF
outlaws which looted the Cusi mining
property. so miles west of Chihuahua
but no effective results came from this
request. During the following week
the bandit Villa with his band of a bout
siioR. between Rubio and San Ysabel
a fact well known to Carranzsta au.
thorities. sHa
Meanwhile a party of unfortunate
Americans started by train from Chi.
huahua to visit the Cusi mines, havins
ranzista authorities in the state O.
chihuahua that the country was SAT,
and that a guard on the train was no
necessary. The Americans held pass
ports or safe conducts issued by au
thorities of the de facto government
Recalls Massacre.
On Jan. 10 the train was stopped b,
Villa bandits and Is of the .Americai
party were stripped of their clothint
and shot in cold blood in what is nov
known as the Santa YSabel massacre
General Carranza stated to the agen
of the department of state that he hat
issued orders for the immediate pur
suit, capture and punishment of thos
responsible for this atrocious crime
aud appealed to this government and {,
the American people to consider tn
difficulties of according protection