The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
Conferences Held to Prepare
House and Senate for Acticn
Expected Today
FIRST War COUNCIL
LASTS TILL MORNING
Believed Session Was to Hasten
Arrangements for Sending
Troops to Border u iplo
matte Moves End

Washington. June 25.-At 1850
o'clock tonignt the War Department
received important dispatches from
General Funston. A war council, at
tended by the heads of the various bt-
reaus OF the department was In lc--
sion at the time.
Immediately after receiving the e.
patches. General Scott, CHIEF Of staff,
and other officers got into an automo-
bile and rushed to Secretary sf War
Baker with them.
Attending the war council besides
General Scott, were Major-General
Tasker Bliss. assistant chief Of staff;
Brigadier- General Henry c.. Mccain,
Adjutant-General: Brigacier-Gencrai
Enoch Crowder. Judge Advocatc-Gen
eral; observation-disclosures Chauncey
Baker. officer OF quartermaster corps.
and Lieutenant-ColoneI Robert f. l.
Niche. who was aid to General Scott,
during the Scoss -Obregon conference.
A. this was the nrst war council
lleutenant-Colonel Baker. who has
charge Of the transportation Of troops.
has attended, 1t was taken to- mean
that arrangement for sending the Ma
tional Guard to the border are being
rushed and that the militia or, sew
eral States may be given their orders
Scott Dispatches Orders.
Washington. June 2s.--Generai
Hugh L. Scott. chief Of staff, left the
War Department Mt 1880 o'clock this
morning, after sending some teie--
graphic dispatches.
II was believed these dispatches
were orders to General Funston pnl
they were in response to urgeny n,rS-
sages received froEl General Funston
9ate last night.
Washington. June 25.--President
Wilson called into conference tonight
members OF the foreign relations
committees of the Senate and House
to prepare the way for placing the
Mexican situation before Congress and
for action by that body.
This conference was accepted a
preliminary step toward declaration
OF war on Mexico.
Earlier in the day Secretary OF State
Lansing, after 4 conference with the
President. gave out the text OF q yir-
tual uitimatum to t-arranza, demand
ing the release of American prison.
ers at Chihuahua and an explanation
of Carranza's actions and intentions.
There was every indication to-
nfxht that hostilities cnnnOt ~
delayed LONGER than forty-cight
s sosis ), Te cs.r. may Re- e i s
dents action In sunn,O0in9 6en-
ator Stone. Of Missouri, and Hep-
rcoentatav0 Flood, Ol vlEg1nin.
ca1AiTmcn, respectively. a. tn
0c0Ate and House F0re1Gn Re-
lafams Cumm1ttees with the Re-
pohaican n,embers, w. . fI0nk
Asimasaion ~ the Fresadens tl,as
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Tonlght's conferences closed = day
Of fevorish activity In administration
circles for which there has been NO
parallel since the days Immediately
preceding the Spanlsh-Amertcan war.
last Diplomatic Move.
The uitimatum TO Carranxa was ad-
nttted to be the last diplomatic move
to complete the record Of negoksA-
tions by the United States 70 solve
the Mexican problem by paciac meth
oda 1t 10 designed to place CarransA
to establish - an historical fAct that
the United States resorted 70 arms
only when compelled to DO - n d.
fense OF tn national honor.
With. the publication Of ~ no1o
It became known for the 0Tst time
Carranxa already had assumed tan
responsibility for the trea6heeouo m.
bush Of American troops q CASx1na2
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