Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-15
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Accept, sir. the renewed assuran-
ces Of my highest confederation.
GEORGE +. SUMMERLIN.
charge d'affaires."
The Mexican reply dated July Is,
signed by Salvatore Diego-Fernan-
deg. in charge Of the department OF
foreign relations, and dated July Is,
follows:
Mr.. Charge d'Affaires:
Tho note which your honor was
pleased to send me on the twenty
second instant advised me OF the
instructions which you had received
to notify this department that II tho
lives Of the citizens OF the United
States in Mexico continued in state
|sof insecurity. and II murders should
continue because Of the unwilling
ness or inability OF the Mexican gov
eminent to give adequate protection,
the government Of the United
States would be compelled to adopt q
radical change In its policy with re-
gard to Mexico.
I'm reply. have the honor to state
the fact that offenses against the
lives Of the citizens of the United
States have occurred in the terri
tory Of the republic can not be noto-
riously attributed to unwillingness to
give protection. The willingness 70
furnish this protection has been ex-
pressed repeatedly and the material
difficulties in the way of fulfilling
promise, supposing that it In not full
Allied. should not be confused with
unwillingness to do so, especially as
this willingness has been demonstra-
ted by Facts.
Moreover, IL we consider the pro-
lection of human life in absolute
terms, that Is to say. if in every case
and wherever a citizen Of the United
States may be within Mexican ter
ritory, he should enjoy special and
effective protection to degree such
that his life may never be placed In
danger.-it is not possible for the
government of Mexico to do this bs-
cause SO perfect a condition Of Sc
curity exists nowhere: with all the
more reason is this true. considering
the great territorial extent of the
republic. its scanty population and
the difficult conditions which prevail
after a long civil war.
Tho government Of Mexico has
always endeavored as far as posi-
BILE to give full security to the lives
Of foreigners as well a. of its own
nationals. but the fact is that for
eigners, through ignorance, the lack
of prudence, of rash eagerness for
profit. venture to remain or to travail
in dangerous regions, thereby ipcur-
ring the risk Of becoming the victims
Of offenses> and even trusting to es-
cape offenses because Of their beins
foreigners.
1T should be remembered, more
over, that in more ways than the
government of Mexico has had
knowledge. an offense has presum-
ably guilty parties The pursuit in
such Q 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
ropulous community. In the latter
it is relatively easy to identify the
guilty party, while in uninhabitated
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 par
ty because even within the band of
- se a. A.
termine as might be supposed which
projejctile Of volley caused a MUIR
der. The recent Correil case proves
that the Mexican government, fol-
lowing this procedure, which is the
only possible one, is displaying the
rgreatest activity because tmmedi-
ately after this murder was reported
forces left in pursuit of the band
and killed four Of the villains.
The Mexican government has
been constantly pre-cccupied with
the pacification of the republic and
as first step has destroyed the prin-
cipal rebel groups and has conquer
ed the most notorious leaders. as Is
demonstrated by the conclusion of
the recent Villa movement, the death
OF AdpaI&s Oh plduQuFt anu AHc0
Avilla. without mentioning the oper-
atoms against groups Of minor i'm
portance.
"A necessary consequence Of this
progress IN the labor of pacifcation
is the existence 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 Of
those difficulties which might dis
turb its good relations with the gov
eminent Of the United States and
so proven on repeated occasions. II
the government of the United
States wishes its citizens to enjoy
greater protection, the Mexican gov
eminent, anxiously desiring as ever
a good understanding between both
governments. suggests the desira-
bility that citizens of the United
States concentrate in the populous
places whore complete guarantees
may be offered them and that these
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