Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-12
BY @. P. Stewart.

washington, Aug. H. PreSlden
Wilson faced an involved Mexican tan
gle today, General Carranza has de
fled him. 1t is known the administra
ton intends to answer, while this sit
uation is being dealt with, conditions
along the border are becoming more
serious.
The entire Atlantic fleet will leave
Newport for southern waters on August
20, and though it was denied at the
navy department that this movement
of the warships has anything to do with
Mexico their presence at the southern
drill grounds will put them nearer the
Mexican ports should they be needed.
Even before Secretary Of State IAns
ing and the Pan.American conference
had time to make final Fgot to,
gether" appeal to the Mexican factions
President Wilson received General Car,
rama $ message warning them to
"ceaso meddling." This was followed
by pr0nouncement from General Heri.
berto Jara, Carranzista chief, scoring
the administration, the Pan American
NuhAViNhNV anu ilidHNiui lnltTtSlh On
both sides Of the border and pledging
armed resistance to outside interfer-
ence.
In addition the Carranzista agency
here made public kilograms from eleven
Carran2ista leaders, including Generals
Obregon, Gonzales and Trevino, declar-
ing they would have nothing to do
with any program which Carranza does
not approve, and pledging their loyalty
to resisting an enforced compromise
with the "reactionaries.D
The tone Of the Carran2ista cOmmuni.
cations are not alone defiant but are on
the verge Of insulting, Many officials
expressed the belief that they sought
to compel action by the United States
as means Of consolidating all fac
tions on Carranzas side and winning tho
sympathy of the Pan.American powers
Secretary Of State Lansing was the
first Of President Wilson 's advisers to
consult with him after his return from
Cornish early today. Carr0nza's defy
was taken up by the president and his
premier That IL was deemed ex-
tremely Objectionable was admitted.
1t was recognized, however, that such
an answer as the administration wanted
to make would likely precipitate a sit.
uation south Of the border as would
render intervention inevitable.
Another conference between the
Latin.Amorican ENJOYS and Secretary
Lansing was regarded as possible this
afternoon. II was believed the de-.
tails Of the coming note to be addressed
to the Mexican factions might require
further consideration by the confcrecs.
The president and Lansing went over
the final draft today The secretary of
state said his conference with the presi.
dent had not changed the situation and
that the note would bo forwarded asI
soon as 1t was finally prepared Lang.
ing and President Wilson were together
for an hour.
The Latiu'AmeIican onvoys have re.
fused TO cndorIe intgrVertion. They
opposed 1t throughout the conferences
with Secretary Lansing aud today,
through tie tnGrlEzistn agency, came
he announcement that the president Of
Argentina had clbed CnrrlnGa that
Argentina entered the conference on
he understanding that MaNico's ,lolnes.
.ic affairs and Intervention you'd not
le discussed.
II the United States intervenes, the
must therefore not only
,ct on its own initiative, but act
against the vigorous opposition of the
JatinAmerican conferees.
The situation along the border had
oday become temporarily more alarm.
ng than conditions in Vera Cruz or
Mexico City
General Funston reported that mar.
uders styling themselves "the army Of
ibcrty Of Mexico aud Texas" are Oper.
ting in the Brownsville section. Funs.
on declared his troops captured pre-.
ontious battle flag Tuesday bearing
he inscription "Army Of liborty.O A.
land bill was also taken which read.
"Mexicans: Today we will accom-.
'lish our sacred debt. The revolution
las acquired In few days gigantic
'roportions We are united as brothers
o expedite the fortunes Of ours. In
hese solemn moments we will vindicate
'ur rights and justice for all time
Nay the light shine upon us in all our
undertakings and may II crown our
orces Ia all manners. We contemplate
his movement, initiated In Texas, of
uch consequence M TO bring about the
'eace and justice we long for"
AT the war department il is believed
he bnndits on the border are merely
Ising the flag referred to by General
Funston as an excuse for widespread
While Withholding their actual des.
nations Secretary Daniels admitted
hat conditions might arise at Vera
'ruz neccssitating the dispatch Of the
New Hampshire and Louis.