| Show Carranza arran a Insists on Rights of f Army The full Cull text t of General Carranza's manifesto declaring that under no circumstance cir- cir could h life he rant grant rant the rl right ht of ot the United d State States t to violate Mexican territory follows Because of th the assault assault which Fr Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- n- n cisco Villa and the bandits who accompanied accompanied accompanied him made on the town of Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co lumbus N N. M M. in American territory burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants soldiers as well as civIlians civIl civIl- ial lafis ians the international situation in these moments is vP very delicate as the N North rth American press have excited their peon peo pie pIc against Mexico o and th the government of ot that country has discussed the sit sA situation situation in fn the American congress members members members mem- mem mem mem- bers of which hive have n v advised d intervention Intervention tion u fl The constitutional government Which I h have ve the honor to represent is ge also occupied diligently In an effo to solve this tills delicate situation trying Continued Continued on p. p page e 6 6 6 Ii ei V CARRANZA INSISTS Continued from page e 2 I at all costs to maintain the dignity and anti sovereignty of Mexico and we yet hope that this lamentable incident may maybe maybe maybe be decorously arranged and that there will win be no rio reason for an International conflict V I have addressed the government 01 ot the tile United Stat States Statts s through the foreign office stating that the invasion of Villa has historical precedents as In Inthe Inthe inthe the years 1880 and 1886 two parties of ot Indians coming from the United States invaded Sonora and Chihuahua hua committing committing com corn crimes and depredations on the lives and properties of Mexicans It was agreed then between the go governments governments gov gov- v- v of ot the countries to I I two permit permit per pr mit the respective pass passage ge of armed forces resulting in the extermination I lof of the Indians I have asked the American government to pursue a like I course In order to solve future difficulties difficulties cui ties should they arise noting th that t 1 Villa illa and his companions are a group of bandits for whose acts the Mexican government or people would not be responsible and that his reprehensible conduct is due to of the reactionary element that lacking patriotism patriotism patriotism pa pa- and anti convinced of its defeat is trying by all an means to bring on armed intervention I have not yet received the answer of the American government and from the reports of my chiefs along the frontier learn that the American forces are mobilizing to pursue and capture and deliver him to the Mexican au authorities authorities au- au that the expedition Is in the nature of ot a punitive campaign and that the sovereignty of Mexico will be respected The constitutional government has given Instructions to Its confidential agent at Washington immediately to tomake tomake tomake make representations that under no circumstances will any motive be the I reasons or explanations of the United j States what they may armed invasion of Mexican t without r reciprocal rig rig-h rights lights s being i f to the Mexicans and that not instant will the invasion of ot J I territory or an n outrage to its be tolerated t I am sure that In this I inthe in Inthe inthe the national sentiment and t I Mexican people will Worthily with their duty be bo the sacrifice I they may to sustain their sovereignty If It unfortunately dragged Into a war which war which the States never can justify justify we we abe w a I be responsible for the sequences but hut will serve as 1 i I ments menta for Mexican traitors with without our country who have J I long to produce this result am an their heads will fall faU the tice of the Mexican people I |
