The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-02
SAYS US. HAS HURT
 NATIONS PRIDE
In Statement He Asserts the Munroe Doctrine Is Not
 Recognized
DENIES HIS COUNTRY
 HAS BEEN UNNATURAL
Yank Punitive Expedition Was An Invasion" and a
 Violation of Rights

Mexico City. Monday. Sept. 1.---In ! connection with the recent punative | expedition into Mexico by the Amcri- | can army to find bandits who were | holding two American aviators for | ransom, a message from President | Carranza read at the opening session | of Congress said:
 This invasion constitutes a viola 1 ton of our rights. Serious and with | out motive was this violation that has deeply wounded Mexican patriotic feeling"
 The message referred further to a request by the United States for the punishment of the bandits and cites numerous cases to show that the government has prosecuted guilty parties and has met with great measure of success in dealing with bandits
 Speaking of charges of alleged un.- neutrality by Mexico during the war, | the message said:
 'The republic of Mexico observed the conduct of absolute neutrality but l certain governments have expressed the opinion that the government of l Mexico had not been strictly neutral, 1 although they were not able to af- i firm or specify any act or mission | on the part of the government of l Mexico. which would duplicate the | least violation of neutrality. judging | in accordance with the most eNigent l principles of international law, trea- | ties now in force and universally es- l tablished practices. On the other hand, the rights of Mexico as neu-
 traI were not always respected as they were entitled to be, because va rfous units of the American navy re- 1 rnained in certain exceptional cases l more than 24 hours in our waters l while there were kept at anchor at i Tampico vessels of war under the lpretext of protecting their fellow | nationals"
 Regarding the Monroe doctrine,
 the messa ge said Mexico did not re- 1 cognize and will not recognize it
 .inasmuch as it has been establish
 cd without the volition or will of the people of America adding that the 1 document smacks of sovereignty over l Mexico.
 Mexico continues in good rela- tions with all friendly nations of the
 world with the exception of Great
 Britain" the message declares. 'The
 names of those with whom relations are suspended are given for reasons
 which were stated in the last report i to Congress"
 President Carranza then summa-
 rized two notes sent by the American
 government Dec. IS, 1918, one of
 which answered the Mexican note
 claiming the right to legislate on pc i troIeun Mention was also made of
 the American protest against the
 Urea sury departments circular regard- ing the collection of royalties from ! Apxina n
 replies.
 After protesting against the de-
 mand for intervention for the pur-
 pose of making our laws accord
 with personal interests" President
 Carranza declared the oil campaign
 was disguised under the plea for in. , tervention "because the lack of guar antees they pretend exists in our ter ritory."
 Citing the case of the Richardson Construction Co.'S protest against the increase in land taxes, the messagl
 said:
 "Unfortunately the Mexican gov ernment has received suggestion from the United States government when it has tried to make reforms that may injure American citizens
 These suggestions destroy deliberate z lv our liberty for lesislat!on and , nuIlifv the right we have to progress , in accordance with our own ideas
 The argument used by the American state department as well as by ths f American press has been that duties
 are confiscatory The Mexican gov a | ernnent hopes the northern republic , will respect the sovereignty and in B dapendence of Mexico. To violate f them. claiming the lack of guaran' I tees for its citizens or inefficient leg
 islation for it's interests, would con s stitute transgression of interna : tional right and would demonstrate e that the worst misfortune for na - tion is to be weak and unable to pro r feet itself by force against stronger e nations"