The Washington herald., 1916-07-07
NEW POLICIES APPEAR
Married Guardsme1. Released
and Americans in Mexico
to Be Repudiated.
STEPS In LINE WITH PROJECT
Wilson Expected Soon to Order the
Formal Withdrawal of Troops
from the Republic.

Secretary OF State Lansing informed
Anbassador-designate Arredondo yester.
day that Carranza's note is acceptable to
ment's reply will be delivered today. Its
form has already been agreed upon.
The administration announced two poll
cies yesterday that indicate the President
Is determined to carry out his plan of
settling the Mexican question without in
tervention. They were:
First, that the National Guardsmen
with families dependent upon them will
be exempted from service on the Mexi-
can border. All steps to exempt members
Of the militia were resisted when the
President, after calling out the troops.
was preparing to intervene.
Second, that Americans remaining in
Mexico will be denied the protection of
the United States. II killed this govern
ment will consider it their own fault for
not needing the warning to come out.
Withdrawal Expected Soon.
The next step is expected to be the
Issuance OF formal order to Gen. Funs-
ton to withdraw the Pershlng expedition
from Mexico. Mexican Embassy officials
are confident the final withdrawal move
ment will be ordered within a week.
Another step considered in futherance
OF the Presidents desire to conciliate
Carranza is the full recognition of Mr.
Arredondo as Ambassador from Mexico
ha frh - n
to Mexico City to assume his post as
Ambassador of Mexico.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing
are understood to have agreed at their
conference yesterday that the American
reply will be brief, approximating the
length Of Carranza's short note.
The main points on the reply to Car
rama were outlined as follows:
The United States agrees to discuss fu-
ture relations with Mexico directly be-
tween the State Department and Car
rama.
No References to Charges.
The United States will admit that the
presence of American troops is not JUS
hhable If. as alleged in the Carranza note,
the Mexican government can maintain
order on the international border.
In announcing its willingness to with
draw America troops as soon as Car
rama demonstrates his ability to handle
the situation, the note will point out
that this has been the American govern
ment's position from the first.
Inasmuch as Carranza's note made no
reference to the charges made in the pre-
ceding American note against the Mex
lean de facto government Of fnsincerity,
duplicity, deliberate hostility to the
United States, and connivance with Villa,
the American reply will not refer again
to these subjects.
In the forthcoming diplomatic ex-
changes between the State Department
and Ambassador-designat Arredondo. it
was made plain yesterday the United
States will not press at this time for
lndemnities for American life and prop
erty destroyed since the recognition of
the Carranza government.
Secretary Lansing went farther when
he made his announcement that IL
Americans are killed hereafter in Mexico
Il will be their own fault.
Mr.. Lansing was asked the direct ques-
ton as to what measure Of protection
American citizens in Mexico would have
4 the troops are withdrawn.
None the Secretary replied