Arizona republican., 1919-09-02
EXPEDITIONS INTO MEXICO BY !. 5. FORCES IS CAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL
 FRICTION HE DECLARES IN MESSAGE
Mistreatment of Mexicans in U. s. Also Partially Responsible for Present Mis- understanding Scores Oil Interests of Foreign Nations

as foreign trade. are increasing and both Mexican and foreign confidence are being restored. Mexico is advane- ing despite the vain attempts of se aetionaries and rebels.H
 Optimism was apparent in every declaration Of the message. even when the document discussed alleged trans gressions by foreign powers against Mexican sovereignty.
 The list of indignities and the in- justice suffered by the Mexicans in the United States cited in that sec tion of the message dealing with rela tions between Mexico and the United States. including the crossing of the border by American soldiers and the invasion of Mexico at Fl Mulato viI- lsge last year the shooting of Mexi- san peasants by American soldiers in the municipality of Villa Acuna. Coahuila and the unjust persecu tion'' of Mexicans in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as testified to in a memor- :al sent to the Mexican ambassador ar Washington; the invasion of Vado de 9iedras Chihuahua. last April ny American soidiers seeking bandits the beating and wounding of a Mex ican, Jesus Aguirre working in Rock rort, Texas, and material discrimina tions against Mexicans in Rocport; the crossing of the border by Ameri can troops following the Villa attack cn Juarez: the assauting and robbins of a Mexican paymaster, M. Palma, south of Maria, Texas, last July: the killing of 3 Mexican Anacleto Salazar by policeman in Eureka Utah; she heating and robbing of a Mexican, Francisco Rosales, during race troubles in the stats of Washington; the shoot ing Of Mexicans by an American pa trol on the belief that they were ',e- serters and the injury by mobs in Chicago last August of two Mexicans. Jose Blanco and Elizondo Gonzales,
 Mention was made of the fact that the Mexican embassy in Washington had made representations to the United States government but it was declared, but not in all cases have assurances been given that offenders will be pun ished. Reference was also made to numerous crossings of the border by American airplanes.
 In connection with the recent puni- tive expedition to find bandits who were holding two American aviators for ransom, the message said:
 This invasion constitutes a vio- lation of our rights. Serious and with out motive was this violation that has deeply wounded Mexican patriotic feel ing
 The message referred further to a request by the United States for the punishment of bandits and cites num- erous cases showing that the govern ment has prosecuted guilty parties and lo- cess in dealing with bandits.
 Speaking of the charge of alleged unneutrality by Mexico during the war, the message said:
 The republic of Mexico observed the conduct of absolutely neutrality, but certain governments have ex- pressed the opinion that the govern ment of Mexico had not been strictly neutral although they were not able to affirm or specify any act or mission on the part of the government of Mexico which would imply the least violations of neutrality, judging in accordance with the most principles of internatiou- al law treaties now in force and uni versally established practices. Onethe other hand the rights of Mexica as neutral were not always respected as they were entitled to because various
 
 in certain exceptional cases more than 24 hours in our waters while there were kept at anchor at Tampico yes sels of war under the pretext of pro- tecting their fellow nationals
 Referring to the fact that Mexico had not been asked to join the league of nations, the president wrote
 The Mexican government has done nothing. nor has it made any request whatever to be admitted into the in ternational society because the bases that sustain it do not establish, either with respect to organization or with respect to performance of it's functions. perfect equality for all nations and for all races and the government of Mexico has proclaimed as the leading principle of it's internationa lpolics that all states ought to have the same