Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-06-01

| MEXICO CITY, May 3l.-Claiming
that the words and protests of the
United tates have been entirely in
contradiction OF their acts In and in
spite OF protests not to inerfere in
the affairs of Mexico, soldiers OF the
United States have gone into Mexico
without the consent Of Mexico and in
violation Of Mexico's sovereignty. the
Mexican government has asked for
the immediate withdrawal Of these
troops. The request is made In l2.'
I OOO.word note. made public at the for.
eign office today about noon.
The note recites that the American
troops crossed the border after the
Columbus incident without the per.
mission of the Mexican government.
The act was not considered one OF in
vasion then solely because the United
States said II had misinterpretcd
the attitude of the Mexican govern
ment When the second expedition
crossed the line after the Glenn
Springs incident, the note maintains.
the plea that this was done with the
COuSeUL vi tIlc MtAIGdII ~ ASi
Rio, Texas, Is untenable and that act
can only be considered as one OF in
vasiOn.
"The Mexican government, there
fore. invites the United States to
bring to an end this unsupportable
situation" the note concludes. "and to
support it's protestations and declara
tions of friendship by an immediate
withdrawal! of American troops"
Maintaining that the protestations
of friendship by the United States and
the expressed desire for non-interven.
tion have been contradicted by the
acts of the Washington government
the note says the time has arrived
when Washington must declare itself
clearly and unequivocally as to its fu-
ture intentions toward Mexico.
After reciting the facts which led
to the first crossing OF the frontier by
American troops, after the Villa raid
at Columbus, the note insists that in
contradiction of the word of Generals
Scott and Funston, another expedi-
tiOn crossed the boundary line, thus
violating all the precepts of interna
| tional law and committing an act Of
| invasion.
"The American government, says
| the note, has admitted that the work
of the expedition which entered after
| the Columbus raid now Is over. But
in spite of this fact American troops
still remain on Mexican soil. To con
! tend that political disorder in this
country justifes this act of the Amer.
ican military forces is in conflict with
the repeated professions of the Wash
| ington government relating to non-in,
| reference"
The note points out that much OF
| the trouble in Mexico is due to "the
| attitude of the United States in not
furnishing conspirators IN the United
| States who have plotted the downfall
of the present constitutionalist gov
| ernment and to the acts Of Washing
ton in refusing to permit the ship,
nent of arms and ammunition into
Mexico"
The note, which is addressed to
| Secretary Lansing. reads, in part, as
follows:
"The Mexican government has just
received advices that group of Amer.
lean troops has crossed the frontier
and penetrated Mexican territory, and
at present is near place called Ell
| Pine, some 20 miles to the south OF
the frontier. This newly effected
passage Of troops without the consent
of the Mexican government places in
grave danger the harmony and good
relations which ought to exist between
the governments of the United States
and Mexico.
This government must consider