The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-23

wv ASHINGTON, June 21.--There
w is nothing ambiguous in the note
President Wilson sent 10 Gen
eral Carranza, head of the Mexican de
.facto government, yesterday. Official
Washington last night declared that
the message left two courses only open
to the First Chief" to fight or to
grant the demands made by this couni
try, and to keep the pledges he him
self might make to the United States.
The note leaves no middle ground, and
Washington officially and pnofficially,
believed that Carranza would light.
Dispatches from. the border last
night, containing reports of speech
made in the City OF Mexico yesterday
by the First Chief - are taken TO in
dictate that he is wagering, in his APP
parent determination to force war upon
the United States. He is quoted az
having said that there will be no war
unless another punitive expedition Is
sent into Mexico IN es
Must Fight or Yield .-}
The American note, however, leaves
no other course open to him nnlass he
is prepared to meet the American de-
mands in full and live up 10 his prom.
isos. II rejects all of the demands
for an Immediate withdrawing Of the
troops under General Pershipg and il
rebukes the de facto government of
Mexico for its failure to keep the spirit
Of its many pledges, and for discount
"ous tone of the last official communi-
cation to this country. 81 n1
In language that is politely straight
forward the communication goes on to
accuse Carrahza plainly with having
brought the two countries to the very
verge of war, by repeated acts Of open
hostility to the United States, and his
utter disregard Of his pledges to safe
guard the American border from the
raids of the bandit bands on the Mexi-
can side. -.
Denies Mexican Charges IN
The American message repudiates
the accusation made by Carranza In his
last note that il has acted in bad faith
or with Interior motives in any of it's
relations with the republic Of Mexico,
and it repeats that tho only object Of
thP American government has been and
still is to protect its border line against
the outrages of the rowing gangs Of
dCsUcradOes. 80. ...-.sg - 80 .>E
The note was handed 10 DIR. Eliseo
ArrcdOndo, the Carranza representa-.
tive in Washington yesterday morning.
" reviews the history of the relations
between the two countries sketches the
'nVarions of the American border towns
and of American territory, and points
nut th"t these and repeated and won
ON killings of American citizens have
hc"n borne With long suffering patience.
The United States, the eommuniea;
ton continues is most reluctant TO
""r"lu !" that despite all that il has
undergone and despite the deeds of the
NilliStus ard other bandit bands Ia
20 th'-n Mexico. Chrranza does not in.
tend and apparently does not desire TO
"rh III i" crimos or effect the capture Of
the criminals. either by American or
Mexican troops. ~ ~
Proceeding the note points out where
m" drfncto government hos failed 10
keep the spirit of ats pr~uDisns to this
government, and also points ont eases
wherein the officers of the CarranLa
government have shown their utter
Indifference and lack of cooperation
with the troops of the Americans ia
INNING down the outlaws, although
~" whereabouts of the bandits and
their proximity to the American troops
"rrc well known to the CarranEa off.
ciuls
In concluding the note, adopting a
sharp tone, warns the Carranza author.
'tirs that If the de facto government
""ntiNu"s to ignore its obligations and
"tt"mnts t" carry out its threat to de-
trnd its territory by an appeal, TO arms
ng.inst the Americans. the "grayest
'""S'que"eesswill follow"