Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
Unless Carranza Releases Today Amer
lean Soldiers Captured at Carrizal
And Apologize for What he has
Done.
ASSURANCE BEHAVIOR SOUGHT
Washington Expects to Receive Text Of Note at Any
Moment President Wilson Prepares His Address
to United States Congress an Extremely Critical
Situation

oaIveston, Tex, June IA mee.
eaoe from Mexico City states that the
Mexican reply to the American ultb-
matum has started for WashingteM
and that lt isa completes ds6anes q
ths Washington government
Demands Rslsass of Msxieana
Washington, June %. Carranza's
reply to the American ultimatum d.
manding the release Of the troopers
captured at Carrizal is q c0unter-de.
mand for the release Of 30 Mexicane
arrested, on the American side since
the battle, according to state depart
ment officials.
In a separate note accompanying
his reply Caranza demands the lifting
Of the embargo on arms. Both de-
mands, 1t ID understood, will be hafly
refused by President Wilson, who y
already at work on his address to con-
gress aski1g for virtual declaration
Of war. This, 1t Is believed, will be a.
Nvered to joint session Of congress
on Thursday. \. #
Note viii 1s Flat Refusal. 81
The official text OF the Mexican gov
ernment's note is expected to reach
the state department at any moment.
In the meantime EliseO Arredondo,
Mexican ambassador designate. has
received word from Mexico City that
his governments reply to the two
American notes will be fiat refusal
Of President Wilson's demands. He
was advised that the note had been
started on Its way to Washington, and
Einfomed several Latin American diplo
mats that he expected to receive al
| a0on. Il
81 III. Arredondo's stat atement - aug@sEl
esptible Of only one interp etation, say
to1icials; this Is that Carranza has DE-
liberately chosen war. II
President Wilson and the cabinet
discussed at length the contents q
the presidents address to congress.
At the same time house leaders, cons
yinced that congressional sanction for
q break with Mexico will be asked Of
them, framed tentative draft Of q
resolution to accomplish this purpose.
Latin America has failed In Its ef-
forts to influence General Carranza 70 \
stake steps to placate the United
/ States. It's ministers have received
word that, instead, the reply Of Car
ranza to the ultimatum Of the United
States is direct challenge to this
government to do its worst" 8
"Mob Spirit Prevails"
u Don Ignacio Calderon, Bolivian min-
lister and leader in the movement to {
prevent open hostilities, admitted TO-
the international News Service that
the situation looks hopeless. He said
that he had received authentic infor-
nation that the Carranza reply Is come
plete and that 1t is in no way respon-,
sive to the American demand.
1.-THE mob spirit seems to be tn-
fiuencing General Carranza and his
advisers said the veteran diplomat.
"While / have no details Of the note,
/ am assured through Latin-Amerl-
| can diplomatic sources that the reply,
instead Of being conclliatory, will de-
clare that the United States IS to
blame and will adopt position which, c
4 / fear, will leave no alternative to the;
United States but to use force. We Of
the Latin American diplomatic corps
are gravely disappointed. |" b 81 fs3
4 It is understood that Secretary Of
\ War Baker presented to the cabinet
all of the latest reports from Gen
\ erals Funston and Pershing. which
I show the details Of the present n2op
1 dispositions and the plans Tor plasdAR
the National Guardsmen as they ar.
rive at the border. In addition, all Of
the reports from General Pershing.
dealing with the Carrizal battle were.
considered.
They showed conclusively, it IL un-
derstood, that the allegations Of the
Mexicans that the American troop
commander was the aggressor are alb,
solutely without foundation. These
reports have been published in the ac-
j counts from the border asSssy
/ Secretary Lansing reported that
practically all of the American refu-
I gees have succeeded in getting out Of
Mexico. ~, 10 4sxsS,;s...,. !;
Meanwhile some 1900 National
Guardsmen are on their way to the
border. Fully that number will go forg
ward each day for the remainder of
! this week. They will All fbo oo,,e a.,
Funston's line and replace the regr1-,
lars who already have been selected
to support and cooperate with Persh. !,
ing's expedition now on Mexican soil
There will be free lecture on
Christian Science by Mr.. Frank Bell. /
9. s. B., member of the beard cf lac.
tureship o. the Mother church, the
.Iirst church, of Christ, Scientist in
Boston, Massachusetts, at Court House