The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-03-06
CaFrahza Names Commission
Of Inquiry After Extended
Conference.
CAN'T FORCE WILSON'S HAND
viii Garry Out Mexican Program
in Spite Of Outside Pressure
Investigation by United states
10 Postponed.

Nogales, Sonora, March "A com
mission to investigate the Benton
case was appointed tonight by Gen,
eral Carranza. The decision was TAX.
en- after a long session Of the provis.
ional cabinet.
The Benton matter and its com.
plexlties continued today to absorb
the attention of the constituencies
commander-inchief and his advisers.
For more than three hours the matter
was discussed at a meeting of Car
ranza's provisional cabinet.
The attitude OF the Washington gov
eminent in making no reply to General
C~arranza's notes seemed to puzzle
somewhat those surrounding the in.
surgent leader.
No announcement was made regard
Ing the request of the State Depart,
ment for information about the dis.
appearance Of Gustav Bauch, an Amer
lean, which had been promised by
General Carranza at the time OF his
refusal to give information about Ben
ton.
Want Huerta Army Freed.
FL Paso, Tex, March 4.-Asserting
that there is no warrant OF interna.
tional law OF treaty under which the
five thousand Mexicans who fed tc
the United States after the battle Of
ojinaga and who are informed at Fort
Bliss a be held, representatives 81
the Huerta government here are pre-
pared to institute habeas corpus pro
ceedings to obtain their liberation.
Harris Walthal and H. A. Gamble
lawyers, are acting for the Huerts
government under the immediate di
rectiOn of Miguel E. Diebold, Mexican
consul general at large.
Wilson Won't Be Forced.
Washington, March 3.-That Pres
ident Wilson realizes the enormous
cost in life and In money which armed
Intervention in Mexico would meal
has been made very plain. Tue chic
executive emphatically explained t
callers that he considered the Unite,
States too big to have it's hand force,
for any selfish reason. He said IL
tones, whose finality left nothing Il
the imagination, that the present pol
icy OF the United States would b.
continued nc matter what pressure
from within or without is brought t
bear to force his hand.
The president insisted to his call
ers that most Of the people who ar,
in haste to have things done In Mex
leo fail to realize that they viii
have to contribute brothers, sons o.
sweethearts to secure immediat,
action, while II they wait the sam,
result will be attained without tn,
unnecessary sacrifice Of human life.
carranza HaIts Inquiry.
Washington, March 2.-No examin
alton of the body OF William S. Ben
ton, the British subject, killed by Gen
eral Villa at Juarez, will be made b.
the commission composed OF AmerI
a and British government represen
tatlves pending the outcome Of an ex
change Of notes between General Car
rama, chief of the Mexican constitu
tionalists and the United States gov
eminent.
General Carranza's declaration tina
Great Britain, instead Of the Unite
States, should deal with him concern
ing the death of a British subject
coupled with the broad intimatlor
that all communications on interna
tional affairs should first be addresse
to him instead of to General villa o
any other Of his subordinates, inject
ed a new complication into the stu
alton and the expedition TO Chlhuahu
arranged to start from Ell Paso wa
postponed.