New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
ArredOndO Pledges
Punishment of
Bandits.
NOW.
TEXAN DEMANDS
Lansing, Awaiting Facts,
Says Punishment Must
Be Proved.

aShinBOoU, Jan. l3.-EllaeO Ar
redondo, Ambassador Designate OF
the de facto government Of Mexico.
called at the State Department to
day and personally assured Secre.
tary Lansing that Carranza troop.
had been dispatched to Western Chi.
huahua with orders to kill or cap.
ture all the bandits concerned in the
Staying Of American citizens. He
said that every Carrsnza soldier In
northern Mexico would be pressed
into service, if necessary. 10 achieve
this purpose.
Capture Of General jose Rodri-
guez, General Almeida and several
other Villa chieftains by Carranzs
forces near MADEIRA was announced
tonight in dispatches from El Paso
TO the State Department and the
Mexican Embassy. Almeida was
shot Immediately, the message TO
the Embassy said. and summary ex.
ecution Of Rodriguez had been or
dered by General Gavira, command
ing the garrison at Juarez.
In a statement later Mr.. Are
dondo declared that the men who
lost their lives had attempted 10
reach their place Of business before
complete control Of the region had
been accomplished by the Carranza
forces. He said that they had been
given permission at their own re-
quest to pass through the Carranzs
lines, although the Americans had
been warned TO keep out of territory
In which guerilla warfare was IN
progress.
Lansing Sees Wilson.
Mr.. Arredondo went to the Stat.
Department at the close Of day de-
voted largely in official circles here
TO the Mexican situation. President
Wilson conferred with Secretary
Lansing and discussed the subject
with callers. He is understood 20
have told some OF the latter that the
Chihuahua mine employees had been
specifically warned not 10 go into
Mexico.
During the day Secretary Lansing
made il clear that the United States
would expect from the de facto gov
ernment evidence that the murdersrs
had been punished and ths. II proper
steps we're not taken an issue might
arise between the United States and
the Carranza administration. This
statement was considered significant. OF
the determination of the United States
to enforce protection Of it's citizens in
Mexico. The Secretary added another
warning 20 Americans in Mexico 70
leave districts where there /. revolu
tionary trouble"
A. 70 the responsibility Of the Car
rama government for the murders, Sec
retary Lansing declared nothing would
be determined until all the facts were
at hand. These, 1t was agreed during
the conference with the President
should be gathered from every reliable
source.
Rodriguez and his follower wer,
taken yesterday by Maxine Marques. Z
former Villa officer. who surrenderst
with the chihuahua army. As Msderi
il more than a hundred miles north o
Cosihuirachio. where the American
were killed Tuesday. it IL believed her,
that they hardly could have been con
cerned in the massacre.
The Mexican Embassy dispatch FOL
lows: General Jose Rodriguez Gen
eral Almeida and several other VII
chieftains we're captured yesterday B.
Maxine Marquez. commanding the gar
rison at the town Of MADEIRA. Almsid
was shot Immediately. Rodrigues 70
prisoner, but General Gavira h
charge of the Constitutionalist force
at Juarez, has ordered his summary q
ecutlon."
Would Send Troops.
In Congress again to-day intense In
dignation AZ the latest outrage oi
Americans in Mexico was reflected
Senator Lewis. Democrat. introduced
resolution TO authorize the sending o
armed forces of the United States int
Mexico 20 protect American citizen
and their property. He asked that
lie over without action for the prsssn
and this was done without dsbStA
Representative SlAydsa. q ~