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Later on the continuous support which the American Catholic hierarchy have rendered to the Mexican Catholic clergy. which is incessantly. working against tile Constitutionalist Govermnent. and the constant activities of the American interventionist press and business men of that country. are. to say the least. an indication that the present American Government does not wish or is unable to prevent all the works of conspiracy against the Constitutionalist Government being carried into effect In the United States. "30. The American Government claims constantly from the Mexican Government an effective protection of the frontiers. and nevertheless the greater number of the bands which take the name of rebels against this Government is provided and armed. and perhaps also organized. on the American side under the tolerance of the authorities of the State of Texas. and. it may be said. even of the Federal authorities of the United States. The leniency of the American authorities toward such bands is such that in the majority of cases the conspirators. who are well known. whenever they have been discovered and imprisoned are released under insignificant bonds. permitting them to continue in their efforts. "Mexican emigrants who are plotting and organizing incursions on the American side have now more facilities to cause injury than before. because. knowing that any new difficulty between Mexico and the United States prolongs the stay of American troops. they endeavor to increase the occasions for conflict and friction. "31. The American Government claims to help the Constitutionalist Government in its task of pacification and urges that such a work be done within the least time possible. and that the protection of the frontiers be effected in the most efficacious way. And. nevertheless. on various occasions the American Government has detained shipments of arms and ammunition purchased by the Mexican Government in the United State�. which should be employed to hasten the task of pacification and to more efficaciously protect the frontier.