The Arvada enterprise., 1919-08-21
EXHAUSTED
NOTES SENT TO cARRANZA ARE
MADE PUBLIC.
MAY ADOPT RADICAL CHANGE
TOWARD MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Aug. 15-In making
public the two notes on the Mexican
situation 1t was learned here that
$1,000 American troops are stationed
along the Mexican border ready for
immediate action, IL President Wilson
deems Intervention necessary. Amer
lean cruisers are being rushed to Join
those already in American waters. Mai.
Gen. Joseph 4. Dickman Is In COM
mand OF the ten regiments Of infantry,
seven Of cavalry and three Of artillery
now on the border.
WashingtOn.-As evidence of the
adoption Of less lndulgent attitude
toward Carranza and his failure to
protect Americans and their property,
the administration made public today
the text Of notes exchanged with the
Mexican government last month. In
the American note demanding the cap
ture and punishment Of the murderers
OF Peter OstrOn, an American citizen
residing In San Luis POtosi, 1t was
stated that SHOULD the lives Of Amer
lean citizens continue to remain unsafe
and these murders continue by reason
of their unwlllingness or Inability OF
the Mexican government to afford ade-
Guate protection, my gOvernment-the
United States-may be forced to adopt
n radical change in Its policy with re-
gard to Mexico"
| 1t also was learned tonight that the
President has prohibited the exporta-
tiOn Of arms and ammunition to any
part Of Mexico for the time being. at
least. The arms embargo has been on
aud off during the last eight years,
but ever since the recognition Of Car
rnnza In 1918, the export OF war mu'
nitIons to the Mexican government
has been permitted. The clamping
down Of the arms embargo now IL re-
gartied as Indication that the patience
OF the administration with Carranax
is about exhausted.
II hns been demonstrated that Car
ranza soldiers We're using American
arms and munition to kill Americans
and that large proportion Of the
American munitions shipped to Car
ranxa was sold TO Mexican rebels and
bandits by Carranza commanders or
exchanged for immunity from attack.
Carranxa thus replied to the PresI.
dents threat to adopt II sterncr policy
In dealing with Mexico:
"T'he menace embraced In your note
has surprised the Mexican govern.
ment, all the more 81 since II seems
strange that Il should be- exactsd that
even In depOpulntcd regions human
life should be protected In more per.
feet manner than In the most pOpu.
lous cities Of the most cultured coun.
tries. where bloody crimes often occur
without the respective governments
thereby becoming the object OF severe
observations"
His charge that oil company paymax.
icrs had cOnnived nj robberies psrpe.
tra,ed upon them brought u hot retort
from the American oil concerns In II
protest to the State Departvaent In
which II was stated:
''rhe paynastsrs Of the companies
are all known men Of long association
with the companies and would not bc
serving as paymasterS unlcss their
companies had thorough confidence In
their personal honesty. The belief Of
nli the representatives Of the compan-
les Ia absolute that the insinuntIon
contained In the note from tho Mexican
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