New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-01

ASSAILS U. s.
Foreign Office State
ment BlameS Wilson
for Crisis.

Mexico City. June 3o.-The Depart
ment OF Foreign Relations OF the de
facto government today issued state
ment which, it was asserted, repre-
sented in fact it's views on President
Wilson's reply TO Csrranza's demand
for the withdrawal Of United States
troops from Mexico. The statement or
memorandum says:
'It seems strange that the Depart
ment OF State should show surprise and
disappointment for the tone and char
acter Of the note of the 22d of May,
which it calls discourteous, ~nen the
very same Department Of State has
sent to the Constitutionslist govern
ment not one, but many notes, not only
discourteous, but also naughty, TO say
the least.
During the same period to which
the note slludes $40 MeTicans have
been murdered in United States terri
tory by American civilians, and the
same government authorities have also
participated, although the two countries
were at peace, and in none Of these
cases, although representations have
been made TO the Department of State
through our minister at Washington,
have the guilty ever been brought to
justice or punished.
Besides, the American government
was we'll aware Of all these facts before
recognizing the Constitutionalist gov
eminent, and it now appears irrelevant
or out Of place TO bring these facts for
ward so as to make a base for an un-
justified negative TO withdraw the
American troops from our territory.
Denies Protecting Raiders.
at is not true that the Mexican gov
ernmcnt or its authorities protected or
covered the criminals who are elaine
70 have committed these depredstions
in territory of the United States. This
CAL never tie proven by the American
government
The Constitutional government has
done all in its power and has gone be
yond all efforts TO protect the foreign
ers. who are to be blamed TO a great
extent for perssting in remaining in
places where conditions were not nor
NAL, although their own government on
various occasions had asked them not
to remain there.
"If our own citizens had 10 suffer
a great deal on account OF actual con-
ditions, it is not just that foreigners
shoulL pretend and expect 20 be i'm
mune.
The chief or manager who lost his
life in the calamity at Santa Ysabel,
and who was in charge OF the Ameri-
cans-his name was Charles Watson
persisted in making the disastrous trip,
although General Jacinto b. Trevino,
military commander Of the State of
Chihuahua. advised him of the danger
and risk that he and his companions
we're running in travelling through a
dangerous region.
Watson's Temper Blamed.
Watson did not want 10 wait until
an escort could be furnished for the
train, and as he was a man very I'M
pulsive and always desiring 70 impose
his authority. and possessing very
bad temper, his own temperament car
ried him TO his doom, together with the
rest of his companions.
These facts are well known in FL
Paso. and in all that region il is fact
that the American military authorities
and the same American government
could not deny that General Gayira
from the sixth Jay Of March notified
them that he had been advised that
villa. leading q hand Of msrauders.
was on his way 20 the frontier going
through Palomas.
This notice, given in ample time,
should have prepared the American au-
thorities for the oncoming danger on
account of the presence OF villa at
Palomas and Columbus.
"The American authorities also know
what were the hostile intentions Of
Villa against the United States. The
Constitutionalist government, fror the
moment il heard of the Villa movement
and right after the attack of these
bandits on Columbus, ordered that
800 men under the command of Cen
eral Luis Gutierrez, should march at
full speed to the northern region OF the
State of Chihuahua 20 pursue the ban
dts who. after committing outlaw acts