Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-06-02
OUR TROOPS MUST LEAVE
MEXICAN SOIL At ONCE
Carranza Demands That United
States Soldiers Leave at Once.
Situation Looked Upon at
Washington as Grave.

Washington, May 3l.-Gcncral Car
r"nza's latest note, bluntly question
lhg the good faith of the United States
government. and with II threat of
armed resistance demanding with
Irawnl Of American troops from
Mexico. WAS presented at tho static
4 department. today by tlsco Arrcdon-
40, lhc NeNican nmbnssndor-dcsig-
tate' Tonight II translation of the
Vo'uminous document, about 10000
words long, was laid before prcsi-
ueht wilson, who ut once began CON
sidcring how it should he answered.
No one in official circles would at
tempt to forecast just what course the
president might decide upon. There
was complete unanimity, however, i'm
the belief that there would be no i'm
mediate Withdrawal of the Pcrshinr
expedition. High officials said the dc
.acto government so far had utterly
lalled to demonstrates its ability to
protect the border against bnndits
and expressed tho opinion that thr
troops would stay in Mexico until this
wns done 1t wns suggested that the
bclligcrcnt and uncOmpromsing tone
assumed hy Carranaa probably was
arEcly Tor effect upon the Mexican
phnllc and there was little disposition
TO belicvc that the de facto rovcrn-
mcnt actually contemplated nm effort
to cXpcl the American army by force.
MIR. Arrcdondo left the impression
mat his chief did not expect the de
mat words of the note to be taken ut
their face value When handling the
communication To Acting Secretary
l'olk, he gave notice that il was not
intended ns an ultimution, but ns II
continuation of the negotiations
winch have been in progress between
Inc two governments.
Ihc new note, written before the
withdrawal of the Innghornc- Siblcy
expedition, which entered Mexico ar
ter the lsoquilln, Texas, raid, was
brought to Washington Monday by
Manuel Mcndcz, an attachc of the
Mexican foreign Office. Word of its
coming had been received last week,
but on Mcndcz's arrival he insisted
that he knew nothing of the note and
merely wns in the United States ON n
vacation. Arrcd0ndo said late last
night that he had heard nothing of n
note.
Today it, was expected that Men
dcz lcfL Mexico City with strict in
atruclions 20 keep the purpose of his
Visit strict secret, even from the
embassy here, until he had communi-
Gated with the foreign Office on reach
ing Washington.
Ills orders to give the communicn-
ton To ArrcdOnd0 for presentation to
the state department, il was said did
not arrive until about midnight last
night.
The note (wriltcn before the with
drawal of the I'oquillas cxpediti0n)
rcncws its demand for the Immediate
withdrawal of tl.at force, adding that
IN amy case, after having made its po-
sition clear, at will be forced to de-
icnd itself against any group of Amer
lcan troops which may be found with
IN its territory" 1t referred to the
Columbus expedition "as interned i'm
the state OfChihuahun" and also in
sisted upon its withdrawal, adding:
"Thc Mexican government under
stands that, in the face of the unwill-
lhgncsS Of the American government
To Withdraw the above forces, it
would be left no other recourse than
to procure defense of its territory
b means of arms;but it understands
at the same time its duty to avoid, as
far MS possible I'M armed conflict be-
tween the two countries, and acting
in accordance with the treaty of Feb
rlnry 2, 1913, il considers it, its duty
to resort to all means Of peaceful
character to find Il solution Of the
international conflict in which both
countries are involved"
AZ this point the note requests of
the United States governmcnt"a more
categorical explanation of it's real in
tention toward Mexico" TO clear the
way of such statement, it pro
poses to speak the mind of the Mexi-
can government with entire frankncss
and settig aside "all diplomatic
euphemism," but declares it does so
hoping that the scnsibilitics Of the
Washington government will not be
wounded by It's words. 1t recalled
protcstations of friendship by the
American government towards Latin
American countries and particularly
towards Mexico, citing President Will
sons declaration that the United
States did not intend to interfere with
the internal affairs of Mexico, nor in
any way to impair its sovereignty.
These repeated protestations appear
cd, it says, to Indicate san honest pur-
pOrpose on the part of the govern
ment and peoples of the United
States" not to war on Mexico.
IIIncr, DD.nI,g