The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-06-29
CARRANzA AVOIDS
Immediate BREAK
WITH UNCLE SAM
AMERICAN DEMAND FOR RELEASE
OF % TROOPERS GRANTED.
Whether State Of War With Mexico
Has Been Prevented OF Merely
Postponed Is Not Yet known
Rush Of Guards 60 BOr..
der Not Checked.
PREPARATIONS TO GO STEADILY
FORWARD As If ATTACK IL
STILL EXPECTED

Washington, June 2S--An immediate
break between the United States and
the de facto government of Mexico has
/ been averted by compliance with the
| American demand for the release OF
the % troopers captured in the fight
at Carrizal, whether a state of war
| has been prevented or merely post
poned no one here would attempt to
say tonight.
| Official information as to the atti-
tude of General Carranza was lacking.
until his response to Secretary Ian
sings note, dispatched Sunday, max
ing two peremptory and distinct de-
mands, is received there will be no
decision as to whether President Will
son will lay theorists before Congress.
News of the release of the prisoners
received early tonight in press dis
patches brought undisguised relief to
high officials. 1t was accepted as cor
rect, although no announcement had
come through official sources. More
over. it was assumed that CarranZa,
| impressed with the urgency of the sit
uation. had ordered the captured cav
alrymen started for the border with
out waiting for his announcement OF
the action to reach Washington.
Move Lessons the Tension
While it generally is conceded thai
this move lessons tension and makes
the crisis less imminent no one con-
versant with the grave problem Is
losing sight of the fact that the all
! important question of Carranza's atti-
tude toward the American expedition
across the border to protect the terri
tory and citizens of the United States
| from bandit outrages remains unset
! tied. If the de facto government
stands upon the order to General
| Trevino to attack Pershing's men
when the move otherwise than to-
ward the border, the situation actual
| ~ is Just what il was before, except
| that there now is a possibility of dip
| lomatic negotiations that did not eX-
list while the Americans We're neId
prisoners.
The preparation of the United
States for war will go steadily for
ward. There will be no interruption
of the rush Of national guardsmen to
the border and General Funston will
continue disposing of the forces under
his command as though he expected
an immediate attack from the Next
cans.
CarranZa Avoiding Break
The fact that Carranza has complied
with one of the demands is accepted
by the more optimistic officials here
as an indication that he is striving 70
prevent a break Even though he
again should attempt to place all
blame for the Carrizal fight upon the
American officers and insist upon his
right forclbly to oppose any except
northward movements of American
troops, it is thought that possibly he
will state his position in such a way
as to make further discussion neces-
sary.
During any negotiantins, however
the United States will insist upon free
dom of movement of the troops in
Mexico and any attempt to interfere
with them will be met by such force
as is necessary. This will apply, too
to any period OF delay occasioned by
attempts to arrange mediation or arbi.
tTation.
The possibility of Latin-American
offers of mediation in the crisis again
was widely discussed tonight. Ignacio
Caledron, minister from Bolivia, will
make a second call upon Secretary
Lansing tomorrow to discuss the sub
iect He will endeavor to ascertain
for the benefit of himself and his
colleagues whether tenders of good
offices by the South and Central Amer
lean republics would be entertained
at this time.
Unwilling TO Discuss II
The minister said, after his first
conference with Secretary Lansing
Monday, that he understood the Unit
ed States to be unwilling even to dis
cuss the subject of mediation or ar
bitration while the captured Ameri-
can troopers remained in custody.
II is known that powerful influences
have been brought TO bear on Car
rama in the past few days TO make
him at least turn over the American
prisoners Prominent Mexicans in the
United States, as well as American
bankers and business interests with
influence i'm Mexican affairs, have
flooded the chief with messages. They
all sent him the same warning-thatI
the United States government meant
business and that to hold the prison
ers would mean war.
Secretary Baker waited at the War
Department until late tonight for a
report from General Funston on Cen
eral TrevinO's announcement that he
had sent the cavalrymen to Juarez
Ia be set free. lie finally went home
without a report
Has Not Studied Notes
Secretary Lansing had not studied
today the trio of communications sub
mltted TO the Department within the
last "a hours by Eliseo Arrendondo,
the Mexican Ambassador designate
They protest against the alleged ao-
tons OF a large column Of General
Pershing's men toward Mexican oiti-
zens, against the arrest OF other Mex
leans In the United States, and against
the general embargo, effective without
proclamation, stopping virtually all
shipments 10 Mexico
The protests are being treated as
routine matters In the State Depart.
ment. Two OF them relating 10 al,
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