The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
Carrdnzd Asks Immediate Wihdrd7Udl
 Of United States Troops in Mexico
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 GOOD INTENTIONS SUFFICIENT As a consequence of this proposition made in the Mexican note of March 10 the United States government. through error and precipitation, thought that the good intention of the Mexican gov ernment was sufficient to authorize 1t to cross the frontier and without await. ing a formal agreement, ordered a large party of Americans to enter Mexico In pursuit of Villa and his party. Because of this act the American government made most emphatic protestations that it was acting in good faith and that it's only purpose in crossing the line was to pursue, capture or destroy the Villa band and that the act did not signify an invasion of our territory nor an attempt to violate the sovereignty of Mexico and that as soon as a practical result was shown by the expedition the American troops would be withdrawn from Mexican territory.
 The Mexican government had no knowledge that American troops had crossed the border until March IT. and this came from private sources in Fl I3SO. HIS government IneH QlreCLPd q note to the American government stat
 ing that inasmuch as no formal agree ment had been entered into between the two governments the Americans could not be considered as authorized to send such an expedition.
 WASHINGTON EXPLAINS "The Washington government eX- plained the sending of such an eXpedi- tion, saying that it regretted the atti-
 
 garding the passage of troops adoss the frontier in pursuit of Villa and that it was done in the understanding that the former interchange of notes plain ly implied the consent of the Mexican government without further formali- ties.
 ''The government of the United States explained also that it's attitude was taken in view of the necessity for rapid action and explained it's willingness to receive any suggestions of the Mexican govern ment relative to a formal agreement for the crossing of the international line by forces of either country.
 Both governments then hastened to define terms of an agreement two prof. ects of the Mexican government and two counter projects of the American gov ernment being exchanged. In discussing the agreement the Mexican government insisted constantly that the operation of troops in a foreign country must be linn ted as to the number of troops, the class of arms and the territory occu- pied.
 LIMITATIONS PARTLY ACCEPTED
 'The American government refused to agree on these points but in it's last note presented to this government agreed to accept in part these limitations, neverthe less insisting that they be not applied to the Columbus expedition.
 This attitude of the American gov ernment caused the Mexican government to send a note under date of April 12, pending negotiations over any agreement in view of the fact that the American government demanded that the Columbus case be excluded, and requested the re- tirement of the American troops, as they were in Mexico under no agreement and as further reason because the Villa bandits had been dispersed and reduced to impotency.
 Meanwhile. the American government did not answer the note of April 12 nor withdraw the troops and it was found convenient by both countries that a con- Vention of military chieftains meet at some border point in order to treat on the military aspect of the situation and ascertain if by this road it were possible to arrlVe at satisfactory solution which on MeXicos part. consisted in the retire. ment of the American troops from it's territory.
 ITO this effect, there met at Ciudad Jua1ez and Fl Paso, on the part of the American government Generals Scott and Funston, and on the part of the Mexican government the Secretary of War and the Navy, General Oregon. who held 2 series of conferences in a spirit of frang cordiality.
 The note states that the ccnfereos exchanged data on the frontier situ- alton and prepared memorandum for their respective governments in which General Scott declared that the de- struction and dispersion of the Villa band had been completed and there fore the American government had de clded to begin withdrawal of its troops under the promise that the Mexican government would endeaVor to main tain an effective guard against new incursions."
 The de facto government, says the note, could not approve the agreement because it contained stipulation that the withdrawal could be suspended should another incursion "serve to change the belief of the Washington government in the ability of the Mex lcan government to protect the iron tier This condition was unsatisfac- tory the note adds, because evacua- tion of it's territory was question af- fecting the sovereignty of Mexico which should at no time be subjected to the discretion of the American gov ernment' and for the further reason that it might lend certain color of legality to the indefinite stay of American troops in Mexico in the event of another raid.
 GLENN SPRINGS RAID
 The raid on Glenn Springs and Bo- quillaS is then recalled as having oc- cured during the border conference. rearing new expedition the de facto government says General ObreSon was instructed to notify the United States that the crossing of American sol