Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01
Claims Words and Protests of
United States in Direct Com
tradictiOn to Acts-MeXicO's
Sovereignty Violated.
WASHINGTON MUST ACT
Time Has Arrived When Ameri-
can Government Must Declare
Itself Clearly ana UnequivO-
cally AS TO Future Intentions
towards Mexico.

Mexico City. May 31-Claimng that the
words and protests of the United states
have been entirely in contradiction to its
acts, and that in spite of protestations
not to intervene in the affairs OF Mexico,
soldiers of tie United States are now in
Mexico without the cOnscn: of th'. MeXi-
can government and in violation Of Mex
ico's sovereignty. the Mexican govern
ment now asks for the immediate with
drawal Of those troops The request is
made in a 12,oo, word note made public at
the foreign Office to-day about noon.
The note recites that the American
troops crossed the frontier after the CO.
lumbus incident without the permission
of the Mexican government The act was
not regarded as one of invasion thea
solely because the tinted States said they
had msinterpreted the attitude of the
Mexican government. When the second
expedition crossed the line after tho Glenn
Springs incident, the note maintains the
plea that this was done with the consent
of the Mexican consul at Delrio, Taxes,
is untenable and that act can only he re-
garded as one of invasion.
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an immediate withdrawal Of the Ameri-
can troops"
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the first crossing of the frontier hv the
! American troops after the Villa raid at
| Columbus. the note insists that in con-
tradiction OF the word of Generals Scott
| and Funston another expedition crossed
| the boundary line TINS Violating all tn,
| nrocents of international law and com.
hitting an act if invasion.
| .'Tho American government" saws tn,
| note "has admitted that the work of the
| cxnedjtion which entered after thc
| Colun,hus raid is nov over Dut in spit,
of this fact American troons still re
main an Ncxican soil To contend tha,
nolitical disorder in this country. iusti0e,
| his act of the American military force.
| is in conflict with the rcneated profession
Of the WASHINGTON government relativ,
to non-intcrference.
Tho note noints out that much of tn,
trouble in Mexico is due "to the attitude
of the United States in not punshin,
consplra'ors IN the United states Wh
nave plotted the downfall OF the presen
cohstltuuohahSt government ana To TN
acts OF WASHINGTON IN refusing TO perm
the Shipment OF arms ana ammunition I
eh'lre MEXICO
no SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION.
The exclamation given by the Ameri
can government in regard to the cross
ing of troops at Columbus has never bee
satisfactory to the Mexican government,
the communication says, "but the ne
' invasion of our territory is no longer a
isolated fact and tends to convince tn
Mexican government that something mor
than mere error is involved.
This latter act of the American foro;
causes new complications for the Mexica
government, increasing the difficulty {
; hnding satisfactory solution and II
; tenseness Of the international situation
The Mexican government cannot consid,
this last incident except as an invasio
of our territory and IT, is its duty to II
= quest the American government to ord,
e the immediate withdrawal of these ne
forces and to abstain from sending al
. other expedition Of u similar nature"
, T. s INTENDED HONESTY
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nronoses to sneal, tho mint of tho Me,
lean government with entire frankne