The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-22
PROTEST IS MADE
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PKUItSI IL MAUI
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Protest to the United States over the
invasion Of it's sovereignty by the ac-
ton of American troops crossing the
border in search Of bandits. The note,
delivered to the state department to-
day by Ambassador Bonillas asks for
the immediate withdrawal of the
forces
The note calls for an answer, and
one Will be made possibly tomorrow
by the state department. II this gov
eminent is in receipt of reports show
Ing thN the search for the bandits
fstir constitutes hot trail" there is
not expected to be an Immediate with
drawai, or In fact any withdrawal
until the United States Is satisfied that
the soldiers have accomplished every
thing that is possible. Complete salts
faction would be only achieved through
the capture of the bandits responsible
for holding for ransom the two Amer
lean aviators, who were compelled to
descend on Mexican soil. The Mexi-
can governments protest is the second
note of this nature in the past two
months. The frst was an unofficial
protest given out by General Aguilar
Carranza's son-in-law, and special am
bassador to the United States at the
time the American troops crossed the
Rio C;rande and entered Juarez.
A short time before Ambassador
ronil1as dispatched today's note to the
state department. 1t became known
that the Mexican government had de-
eided to voice protest. The Mexican
foreign office. II was learned. gave out
| the following statement regarding the
crossing of the border by American
troops:
MEXICAN REPORT.
1.-TWO aviators of the army Of the
! United States through error so they
| state. few over our territory landing
approximately liz kilometers to thu
south Of the frontier where they were
| captured by a hand of twenty bandits
Trey have not been liberated,
| Some troops OF the Eighth cavalry
Of the United States crossed the
frontier in pursuit of the outlaws
| The department OF foreign relation.
gave instructions at once to our EN-.
hassy in Washington TO make ar
rropriate representations. protesting
and requesting the immediate with
drawal of the invading troops"
| Meantime public opinion In Mexico
City according to advices received
here today is suffering grave anxiet.
because of the peril Of armed inter
iSention on. a large scale. Here ar
scme Of the recent happenings:
The Federation of Labor Union
ct Mexico city has issued mani
fcsto asking president Carranza Il
form representative cabinet ant
| Immediately to adjust difficultie
!, it'll the United States
\ al L.,
ton party has been published. call
ing on adherents throughout Mexic,
to work for a good understandin,
Letween the United States ant
| A group of deputies Of the Mexican
congress will petition President Car
70 MA to change his policy. The Mexi
can Herald edito-ially says the Next
lean government is showing a dispo
sition to change its policy and urge
it to listen to public opinion, which
is not in favor of war.
The governor of the state Of Chi
Euahua has written personal letter
to Americans and foreigners in hi
state asking their views concerning
the efforts Of the authorities to pro
toct American and other foreign in
| terests
The American embassy at Mexic,
City informed the state department
today that the Mexican government
Aad nothing to report to the Unite,
Safes with reference to the case o
| Or. A. Goenaga. a native OF Port,
hico, who was reported a captive o
bandits. who are holding him 70
ransom. The government has sen
troops to attempt rescue OF tn
physician and has also offered to pa,
the several thousand pesos demande,
fer his ielease.
The war department was withou
any extended dispatches this after
noon from Ma jor General Dickman
commandant Of the department o
the Southwest Secretary Baker said
| however. there was no anxiety fel
for the American forces sin Mexico
| but that their progress had bee
somewhat retarded by torrentia
storms
Laredo. Tex. August 21.--Mes
sages received from Moterey today a
Euevo Laredo. tell of a mass meet
test against the invasion of Mexican
territory by United States troops
| The meeting was attended by severa
| thousand persons and was addressed
Thy Governor Zambrano who ex
PRESSED his regret that the American
cavalry had crossed the Rio Grande
but urged that Afexicans refrain
| from any act of violence.
Galveston. Texas. August 21.--
| Seven bandits who robbed a group o
American sailors from the cruise
| Cheyenne are reported to have beer
surrounded and killed by Carranz,
troops under General Pablo Gonzales
| In the Huasteca region. The infor
nation was contained in a telegram
| I eceived today by the local Mexican
consul. Documents and othe
property OF the American sailors wer,
said TO have beer found in the pos
session OF the bandits.
San Diego. Cal. August 21.-Lieu
tenants G. w. Pardy and J. Nc
Loughlin were sent out from Rock