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Show MUST KEEP OUT SAYSCARRANZA OBJECTS TO INTERFERENCE OF UNITED STATES IN FIGHT ACROSS THE BORDER. Says That if This Country Employs! Force to Stop Firing Across Border, Bor-der, It Will be Considered an Unfriendly Act. Vera Cruz. "If the United States employs force to stop the firing by Mexicans across the international boundary line at Naco, it will be considered con-sidered an unfriendly act, notwithstanding notwith-standing the friendly motives cloaking cloak-ing the act." In this manner General Carranza has made answer to the formal notice served by the United States on both Provisional President Gutierrez and General Carranza that unless such .firing .fir-ing ceased, force would be employed to protect American territory. "General Hill, who is commanding the constitutionalist forces at Naco, is on the defensive," said General Carranza, Car-ranza, "and since his back was to the line it is difficult to see how he could be responsible for the firing in question. ques-tion. The fact is that Maytorena's forces have been the attacking forces and, therefore, it appears reasonably clear that they and only they could have been to blame. "As a matter of fact, I do not know that the rights of American citizens have been violated. It seems to me that it would be well for the state department de-partment to investigate this question in order to fix the responsibility. "I remember similar instances at El Paso, when the Maderista . forces were attacking there. In that case those shot were for the most part the imprudent and curious individuals who flocked to witness the fighting as if it had been a spectacular show staged for their benefit." |