Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-23
Washington Awaits Off
cial Word of Action; to
Demand Prisoners.
ANNAPOLIS ATTACK
TO BE ACCOUNTED
Preparations for War With
Mexican Power Going
Forward Now.

close of n day Of many developments
in the Mexican crisis Apparently both
| the United states government and the
de facto authorities of Mexico hope Ia
| treat the clash at CarrlZal yesterday
as an incident aggravating gravely
strained relations. but not of itself
| likely to precipitate general hOstilitles
So far as the Washington admins
| tration is concerned no final decision
| can be reached until President Wilson
| has received a report on the fight
| from American army officers. All in
| formation so far has come from Mex
! lean sources.
General Pershing is making every
| effort to get word from the detach-
ment Of the Tenth cavalry believed
to have been engaged at CarriZal
Events moved swiftly here during
the day. Preparations by the war de
partment for possible war with the
Mexican government went forward
without interruption. At the same
time there came hints that General
Carranza had been almost persuaded
by European influences not to persist
in course certain to bring on II con-
fllct.
Carrizal Incident Up.
The Carrizal incident. of course,
ovcrshadows now all other develop
ments. Although they have only
Mexican reports to go upon, officials
| do not question statements that many
American cavalryfnen were killed
wounded or captured In view Of the
orders given American commanders
in Mexico. however, they refuse to
credit the charge that the commander
Of the detachment was the aggreSsor.
WlptnNgp N
be when General Pershing's report
arrives. II is certain that no steps to-
ward reprisal will be taken at least
until that report has been carefully
studied
one of the first actions however,
would be to demand the release of
the Americans said to have been cap
turcd. Neither It Is proba BILE there
will be any immediate move as n re-
suit of the incident Sunday at Mazat-
Ian. where Mexican soldiers made an
unproVokcd attack on American blue-
jack cts, according to an official re-
port to the navy department today
from the commander Of the gunhu9t
Annapolis. II Is deemed probable
that should General Pershngs report
on the Carrizal fight show the Car
rama forces to have been the aggres-
sors there also. an opportunity to ex-
plair the two incidents would be
given the de facto government before
any drastic step was ordered by Pres
ident Wilson.
Can Mcxico's Attention.
Both cases have been officially
called to the attention Of the United
States by the Carranza governments
AMBASSADOR r-designatc Eliseo AIRED
ondo. He presented to Secretary
Lansing today mildly worded tele-
gram from Mexico city relating sub
stantially the tale of the Carrizal
fighting given out by Mexican Off
cials on the border last night No de-
tails were sent. but an alleged admis-
sion Of an interpreter with the cap
tured Americans was quoted TO blame
the American commander for the
trouble
While this fresh cause for appre-
hension was occupying officials, a cir
cular note addressed to the South and
Central American diplomats by Sec
retary Lansing in connection with the
Mexican situation was made public at
the state department. 1t accompanied
copies of the note TO General car
rarza. distributed as "A matter Of in
formation. and was accepted by the |
diplomats as the last word Of the |
United states before proceeding with |
any steps which Clrranzas course |
might make necessary The state |
ment is a blunt assertion of the pur-
poses Of the United States TO defend |
"our national peace and the safety |
of our citizens" even at the cost Of |
wsr
This communication was issued to |
the latin-AmerlCan diplomats, l. IL
understood. to renssurc them as to the |
policy of the United States ard in an |
effort to keep intact the nan-AincfI- !
can understanding for which the ad- |
has lahorcd
Word that General CarrauZa was !
believed to be Welding to the euro |
pean influences brought TO bear on |
him in an effort TO avoid war reached |
the state department through diplo-
matte channels The CarranZa cabi- |
net, which stucied yesterday the !
Am ericnn note refusing 10 entertain /
ut this time any request for with J
5rawal of American troops from Mex /
co. was reported to have found in II 1
basis for iJrther diplou attic inter-
changes This was construed by some
Mexican city diplomats to mean that
ieneral "arranZa would seek a settle
nent of the situation without carry
ng out his threa, TO attack General
Pershing'S men. His note IN regard TO
he Carrizal incident is view in some
quarters as supporting that theory
Congress Active.
Congress was called upon today 1,
10 its share toward facilitating the
organization of national guard army
'apidlY preparing for service A reso.
ution was introduced by Chairman
Hay Of the house military committee,
% be called up for action tomorrow.
authorizing the president 10 draft into
he federal service all members OF the
guard who take the new enlistment
oath and to hold them for the dura-