Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-27
WAR WITH MEXICO
BELIEVED NEAR
washington Officials See lin.
Hope of Settlement. ''
HOPE cARRANzA WILL RscEpr
Ant'-American Demonstrate.
Mexico City,. S. citi,.n '"S w.. u
Be Rushed to Vera Cru, "''
on Special Train.
HOPE CARRANzA WILL REcsD,

Washington, June 2l.-Tbe .s-.-.
9rauons indictment of Carronzo D !.
It's way and the armed foroa 1-" Is %
United States on jand and 500 -, o,, VI he
ing plans to meet any eventnap 9 rush
war or peace rests With C1"'
The position of the United S Stun
pointedly set forth in its revion ," ,s Is
apparent inability of Carranzo ~ ~ u ue
vent border raids and 10 keep tbs ~ a 5,S
cation he owes the world hy n" ,' 1 uOu'
ervation of order in his dominin0,p PIES
Baker Sees President
Secretary Baker, busy nj tbo u..,
partment with details of the mob ar uS
ton of the National Guard for ha..
defense duty, went to the White T, ,u''
few minutes before the other m..
bers for the cabinet meeting for WI
vate conference with the presidar, F'
In congress steps were being tot,.
TO render the National Gnordsr'"
ready for any duty that may coma , w.
the adoption of resolution moL.'
Immediately effective certain saot,a.s
OF the new army Reorganization Nm
Reports to the war department in@
Gated that the mobilization was NJ,
'ceeding satisfactorily.
From Special Agent Rodgers .,
Mexico City the state departmoD,
heard that arrangements were holm,
made to run a special train from ,hs
capital to Vera Cruz to bring ON,
Americans and other foreigners
There are upward of 200 Amo1.
cans in Mexico City and grave fears
for their safety in the event of an ort.
break of hostilities are felt. NJ,
Rodgers report told of anti-Americon
demonstrations and other disorders
but said there had been no actual st.
tacks.
Rodgers Will Stick to Post
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City nOtietid the state department that
he would remain at his post. His mes.
sage told of many anti-Amerlcan dem.
onstrations, parades and mass meet.
ingS in the Mexican capital and in.
creasingly bitter sentiment No open
acts of violence have been reported.
Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican am
bassador designate, Cancelled an en-.
gagement he had to call on Secretary
Lansing. No explanation was offered
at the embassy.
1t had been understood, however,
that Mr.. ArredOndo made the engage
ment to learn when the American note
might be expected Delivery of the
communication saved him the trouble
When the cabinet meeting was over
Secretary Lansing said no new steps
had been decided upon and that the
situation was unchanged
Think War Certain.
At the cabinet meeting the opinion
prevailed that the chances were over.
whelmingly in the direction of war
The one hope was thai General Car.
rama would be impressed by the mill
tary preparations of the United States
and make no further effort to have
American troops withdrawn. There
has been no indication, however, that
Carranza's intentions are peaceful and
every move now is being planned 10
the belief that hOstilities may begin
at any moment.
There will be rigid enforcement OF
the embargo against arms and NUM-
tons of war and machinery to manu-
facture them. referred to in lne
note. 1t was pointed out by Officials
that while there has been no formal
of an embargo Iitue
war material has been permitted 70
cross the border for several months
None will go over during the present
tense period.
No Blockade Yet
Unless there is nm actual proclaIDa'
ton of war, the United States under
rules of international law, cannot un'
dertake a blockade Of Mexican porS
to prevent shipments getting into heA'
leo. MexicO's main source OF supplies
has been the United States ana DO
fear is expressed that enough wat
material could be obtained from aero"
the Atlantic.
General Funston's request for M
tionaI Guardsmen reached the war ae'
partment soon after noon ana result
ed in teIegraphic requests for infor"''
ton as to when the forces Of cerla'u
states would be able 10 move oroei'
for entrainment of units ready ]"
were believed 10 have Oeen
prepared and washington was pre-
pared at any time to hear that S''
troops were on their '7ay to the DOR
Ter.