The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-08-19
MENlCO is WARNED
IN POINTED NOTE
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States may be within Mexican terri
tory he should enjoy special and eff
fective protection to a degree such
that his life may never be placed in
danger. 1t is not possible for the gov
ernment of Mexico to do this because
lists nowhere: with all the more rea-
son is this true, considering the great
territorial extent OF the republic, it's
scanty population and the difficult
conditions which prevail after a long
civil war
The government of Mexico has al
ways endeavored as far as possible to
give full security to the lives of for
eigners as we'll as of it's nationals. but
the fact is that foreigners. through
ignorance. the lack of prudence, or
rash eagerness for profit, venture to
remain or to travel in dangerous re-
gions. thereby incurring the risk Of
becoming the victims of offenses and
even trusting to escape offenses be-
cause of their being foreigners.
Pursuing the Guilty.
1T should be remembered. how
ever, that always when the govern
ment of Mexico has the knowledge or
an offense ii has pursued the presum-
ably guilty parties. The pursuit in
such case surely is not the same as
that ordinarily made in cities in the
case of ordinary crimes because the
circumstances are different in a pop
ulous community. In the latter il Is
relatively easy to identify the guilty
party, while in the uninha bitabIe
places the band which committed the
offense is located and pursued, Is
overtaken and as many as possible are
killed without generally being able to
identify the really guilty party. The
recent Correll case proves that the
Mexican government is displaying the
greatest activity, because Immediately
after the murder was reported forces
left in pursuit OF the band and killed
four of the Williams.
Rebel Groups Destroyed.
THE Mexican government has been
constantly preoccupied with the paci-
fication Of the republic and as a first
step has destroyed the principal rebel
groups and has conquered the most
notorious leaders, as is demonstrated
movement, the death of Zapata. Of
Banquet and Inez Avila, without
mentioning the operations against
groups Of minor import. \ neces-
the labor of pacifcation is the exist
ence of some bands, the weak remains
OF the large groups.
The Mexican government has
been and continues, animated by the
best of intentions to eliminate all
these difficulties which might disturb
its good relations with the govern
ment of the United States. If the gov
ernment OF the United States wishes
it's citizens to enjoy greater protec-
tion, the Mexican government, anx-
iously desiring as ever a good under
standing between both governments,
suggests the desirability that citizens
of the United States concentrate in
the populous places where complete
guarantees may be offered them and
that these citizens, when they find IL
necessary to visit the dangerous
zones. request sufficient forces Cor
their protection. which will be fur
nished by the Mexican authorities.
In the Tampico region the pay
masters OF the petroleum companies
have been offered escorts to accom-
pany them for the safe transportation
OF funds, and the companies have re-
fused on the pretext that the presence
OF the escort precipitates the attack
of the rebels or that the individuals
of the escort do not conduct them
selves properly. These are unfounded
assertions. Moreover, the relation
which has existed between these same
petroleum companies and the rebels
is notorious, il being also suspected
that there may have been cases in
which the paymasters were in accord
with the supposed assailants. The
Mexican government, In order to
demonstrate once more It's willing
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