Show INTERVENTION NOT WT I OBJECT Sa SaV I WASHINGTON V l 13 p Lansing issued this thi 1 I I statement today r- r to J Jin f fin in iii the United States or in in Mexico the president nt ha has lias authorized me to give in his name the assurance that military operations atio now in ill lii contemplation b by this government will be scrupulously confined to the tile object already announced and that in no DO circumstances will thc they be suffered to infringe in any degree upon the tile sovereignty of Mexico Or develop into intervention of any kind in the internal affairs of our sister republic On On the contrary what is is now being done is is' deliberately intended to preclude the thc possibility of intervention This is the text of the reply to Genera Carranza's proposal sent to American Consul Silliman The government of the United States has received the c i note of Senor Acuna and has read with satisfaction his suggestion for reciprocal privileges to the American and Mexican authorities In Inthe Inthe Inthe the pursuit and apprehension of outlaws who Infest their respective territories lying along the international boundary and who are a constant constant con con- stant menace to the lives and property of residents of that region The government of the United States in view of the unusual state of affairs which has existed for some time along the International International boundary and earnestly desiring to co operate with the de facto factor government of Mexico to suppress this state of lawlessness of yv which r the recent attack on Columbus N. N M. M Is a deplorable example an anto and ana to Insure peace and order in the region to the boundary between the two republics readily grants permission for military forces of the de facto government of Mexico to cross the Inte International International na- na boundary in pursuit of lawless bands of armed men who have entered Mexico from the United States committed outrages on Mexican Mexican can soil and fled Into the United States on the understanding that the de facto government of Mexico grants grant's the reciprocal privileges that the military forces of the United States may pursue across the International boundary into Mexican territory lawless bands of armed men who have entered the United States from Mexico committed outrages on American soil and fled Into Mexico The government of the United States understands that In view of its agreement to this reciprocal arrangement proposed by the de facto government the arrangement is now complete and in force and the reciprocal reciprocal privileges privileges may accordingly be exercised by either government without further Interchange of views It is a matter of sincere gratification to the government of the United States that the de facto government of Mexico has evinced so cordial and friendly a spirit of operation co-operation In the efforts of the authorities authorities authorities au au- au- au of the United States to apprehend and punish the bands of outlaws who seek refuge beyond the international boundary in the erroneous belief that the constituted authorities will resent any pursuit across the boundary by the forces of the government whose citizens have suffered by the crimes of the fugitives With the same spirit of cordial friendship the government of the United States will exercise e the privilege granted by the de facto government of Mexico In the hope and confident expectation that by their mutual efforts lawlessness will be eradicated and peace and order maintained in the territory of the United States and M Mexico con con- to the international boundary |