Evening journal., 1919-12-23
MEXICAN blue
BOOK RECORDS
Fight MOVES
ContInued from FIrsl pase.

pancho villa raided Columbus, New
Mexico, March Q. 1916
one OF the documents contained IN
the book reads:
Document Number 40. telegraml
Celaya. Gusniuato Mex March a.. Gen
Manuel NJ. Dieguez, Empalme, Sonora:
Am trying 20 prevent break with
United States Fear anything may hap
pen Place your troops In convenient
points 20 prevent invasion OF American
troops. You should have everything
ready TO destroy the line from Nogales
south, and order the same steps 20 be
taken IN Naco and Aguo Prieta II war Is
d clsred order construction OF hand
grenades that VIII help US greatly
Hearty greetings.
Signed ". CARRANZA."
A similar message was sent 90 Gem
eral Plutarco Gales at Aqua pricta.
sonora, on that date, To General Au-
gustin MILAN. at Jalapa. Vera Cruz
Carranza wired:
"Our relations with United States are
at the verge Of breaking on account OF
Columbus incident ! suppose you are
an ready.
March Immediately upon Vera Cruz
and take every kind of precaution so
hat In case American marines try 90
land you night them"
During the negotiations 40 IN paso be-
tween Hugh Scott and on Alyaro Obre-
gon, following the Columbus raid. Car
rama telcTaphed ObregOn on May Z
from Chapulipe
Make known 10 General Scott. any
American force crossing the boundary
line With both government agreeing
90 treaty 90 that effect any more shall
be considered as an invading force and
! VIII order 10 90 De fought"
This stand was repeated IN suhse-
quent directions 10 OhrCgo. According
% the highest authority Il Is officially
the stand OF the Carranza government.
But circumstances may alter the case.
For eXsmple-when the Twcnty-fourth
United states infantry crossed into
Juarez last July and defeated Villlsias
who had previously whipped the Car
ranZlsia garrison.
In his formal report on the completed
parley, Obrcgon said he did not convey
the warning 10 Scott az that time. but
later, when American troops crossed
into Mexico 90 pursue the Glenn Springs
raiders, he impaired Carranza's mes
sage.
Carranza telegraphed. on May is. 10
Cen Alfredo Ricaut al Matamorasm.
and Gen Reynald0 Garca. at Neuva La
redo. the following:
III American forces should come
across the border line into our terri
tory. through any point OF The line
under your charge. you shall order your
men 10 fght them Immediately"
The following statement was-made In
a circular note" DO the Laiin-American
governments. which appears In the
"blue book" In connection with the
Incident az Mazatlan, June IS. 1916,
when Mexicans fred on a boatl0ad Of
American sailors. from the ginboat An
napolis;
"Ihe American government has or
dered the immediate concentration OF
rs army upon our bOrders wiki visible
hostility. wishing 90 drag us into a war
that neither the Mexican government
nor the people have provoked. Al
though unfair and unequal, such war
seems unavoidable since the govern
meDt and the people Of Mexico are firm
ly disposed 10 defend their sovereignty
and absolute independence, even az the
cost OF their blood and the destruction
OF their wealth.
The Carranza government Informed
the state Department during neg0iia-
tions concerning proposed Withdrawal
OF the Pershing expedition that in
case Of refusing 10 retire there Is moth
lng left but to>defend the Mexican ter
ritory by means Of arms
Nearly a month later on June 20, 1916,
Lansing replied:
The United States Government sure
ly would be lacking In sincerity and
friendship II it did not make It under
stood, very frankly, that The execution
OF such a threat would lead to the
gravest consequences"
All OF the foregoing communications
may be accepted on the highest author
lty as representing the attitude OF the
Carranta government today.