The Dolores star., 1916-07-07
ACCUSES AMERICANS
OF oUTRAoEs AGAINST
MExicANs.
BLAMES U. S. FOR RAIDS
sLUNTLY DECLARES HE WILL
NOT TOLERATE PERsHiNe's
ARMY IN HIS COUNTRY.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Mexico City.-The foreign office
Friday issued q memorandum in re-
ply to Secretary Lansing's recent
note in which the correctness of as
sertions in the communication from
Washington were repeatedly denied
The memorandum declares that the
United States had no right to main
tain its armed forces on Mexican
soil The memorandum contains thir-
ty.five counts. Although not in the
form Of a direct reply to the Wash
ington note it is considered equiva-
lent to an answer to that document.
1t expresses surprise that the Wash
ington government should have been
panied at the tone and the contents
of the Carranza document, since 1t
maintains that the United States has
sent to the constitutional government
not only one but many discourteous
and even overbearing notes.
The note says: THE constitution
alist government can tolerate In no
manner the continued presence on
Mexican territory of American troops.
who have mo excuse for being there"
Emphatically reiterating the Next
can governments position denying
the right OF the United States to
keep armed bodies in Mexico, the
II emorandum denies energetically
that the Mexican government has
protected bandits who had committed
Ifeprcdations in the United States and
defies Washington to produce proof
of the assertion.
Blame for the Santa ISABEL massa-
ere is placed on the so-called impuls-
i've and irascib!e disposition of Chas.
Watson, general manager of the Cusi-
huiriachic company, and Gen. Scott
and Gen. Funston are accused of bad
faith and lack Of honor is mislead-
ing General Obregon an alleged
evasive reply regarding the crossing
of American troops into Mexico after
the Glenn Springs raid.
The memorandum asserts that.
while II Is true that the United
States arrested Gen. Huerta. the mo-
tive which prompted this act was not
q purpose of aiding the constitutional
list government, but because the
United States feared that Gen. Huer-
to was plotting with Germany.
The note concludes by declaring
that the presence of American troops
in Mexico invites rather than pre-
vents bandit raids along thu border.
The memorandum was issued at the
same time the foreign office author
lied publication of Secretary Lans-
ings recent note.
New York-Pres:dent Wilson made
1t plain in his speech at the New
York Press Club banquet Friday
night that he will not countenance "a
war with Mexico until there is no
other alternative for settling the bor-
der troubles.
Again he declared that he was
ready to sacrifice his own political
fortunes in order to carry out his con-
victions as to what would be the Just
course to pursue in the situation.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Amid the screaming
of horns of the American motorcycle
squadron, the cheers of the motor
cycle troopers and the infantry and
the yells of several thousand civil
ians, there returned to American soil
Thursday the tattered remnant OF
| Troop C and Troop X of the Tenth
| United States cavalry, released by
Gen. Trevino
Observation-Disclosures 100000 and
| 100000 American citizens would
answer a call for volunteers shoulu
tn" President decide to issue call
because of war with Mexico. This
was the statement OF army officers
today when they were asked how, in
their opinion. the country would re-
spond to call for volunteers.