The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-06
STATEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN
A REPETITION OF THE DEMAND
FOR WITHDRAWAL OF AMER
icAN TROOPS.
SCOTT AND FUNSTON ARE
ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH"
First Chief Seeks e Avoid Blame for
Outrages Which Occurred Before
De Factor Government was Rec
ognized-Troops Helped in
Bandit Chase.

word statement in reply to the Lans-
ing note. The statement contains a
strenuous denial of many of. the
charges made in this communication
with counter charges against the Unit
ed States, but does not contain a rep
etition of the demand for the with
drawal of American troops.
Replying to the charge that Ameri-
a citizens have been murdered in
Mexico, the statement points put that
because of internal disturbance Mex
lean citizens also have suffered from
the depredations Of bandits and rev.
dictionary forces. 1t declares 1t I'M
reasonable to expect that foreigners
should be immune under such cir
cumstances. alAs
Carranza Shifts Blame.
1t Is also asserted that in many in |
stances Meyicaps have been murdered
on American soil and that their muir
derers have gone unpublished though
the attention of the American States
department has been called to these
crimes.
The foreign Office points out further
that many of the alleged outrages com.
planned Of by the American govern
ment occurred before the United
States recognized the Carranza gov
eminent, and adds that in view of this
fact it Is not proper to bring these
complaints to the attention of the de
facto government at this time.
Accused Of Bad Faith.
The foreign Office resents the charge
that Constituencies troops nave fail
ed to cooperate with the American
troops in the hunt for Villa, stating
that after the raid on Columbus a
Mexican force took the field in pur-
suit of the Villistas, scattering the
bandits.
Blame for the Santa ISABEL massa-
ere is placed on the so-called impul-
sive and irrascible disposition of
Charles Watson, general manager or
Cusihuriachic company, and General
Scott and General Funston are accused
of bad faith and lack of honor In mis-
leading General Obregon into an al
legged evasive reply regarding the
crossing of American troops into Mex.
leo after the Glenn Springs raid.
Mexican Citizens Murdered.
In part, the note says:
at appears strange that the Depart
ment of State of the United States
should be displeased with the tone of
the note of this government of May |
% which it terms discourteous, when
the same department has addressed to
the Constitutionalist not one, but
many notes in tones not only discour-
teous. but threatening.
During the period alluded to in this
note, 148 Mexican citizens have been
murdered in American territory by
American citizens and even by the au-
thorities of the United States. this ,
despite the fact that both nations were
In a state of profound peace, and in
one of these cases, despite repeated
remonstrances by the Mexican ambas-
sador at Washington. have any of the
guilty been exemplary punished.
DisIoyaity of Troops Denied.
1T is untrue that the Mexican gov.
eminent has protected in any instance
criminals attacking American terri.
tory. The Mexican government has
done all in it's power to protect for.
eign subjects. The fault lies with
foreigners, especially Americans, who
insisted on remaining in disturbed dis.
tricts despite the repeated warnings
OF the Mexican government.
of 10 ahcolufalu ,nt~,o 49, A.
Mexico troops have been guilty of dis.
loyalty as imputed In the tote of the
Department Of State. The Mexican gov.
eminent could do no less than consid.
er improper the presence of American
troops on Mexican soil, since the or.
iginal orders given to them were, &C.
cording to tha American press, to un-
dertake immediate pursuit of the vii.
la bandits and return to their encamp.
ments."
lit Is also true that the Constitu. |
tionalist government protected Ameri-
can troops against the just indigna.
tion OF the %populace Of Parral, who |
were aroused by their presence.
American Force Protected.
'The note of the Secretary of State
described as a convention what was
simply a proposition which the Next.
can government made conditionally to
the government of the United States
in the note of March 10 to establish !
reciprocity in the passage Of troops
in pursuit OF bandits. II. on any other
part OF the frontier there should oc.
cur acts such as those at Columbus.
This provisional proposition could not
be called II convention, and conse.
quently It is untrue that the ConstItu.
tionalist government has re~pudiated
any convention