New Britain herald., 1916-06-14

drawn in the absence of proof of Car ranzista ability to control matters.
 Commenting on the conferences be- tween Generals Scott and Funston With Generals Obregon and Trevino, the American answer will point out that, while no written agreement was signed General Scott was led to the belief that General Obregon would dispatch troops into certain partions of Chihua- hua to patrol territory not captured by the American forces. The Carran- ga government has failed to discover where the assurances orally given by Obregon have been fulfilled.
 Flat Denial to Be Given.
 In one portion of the Carranza note it was asserted that General Scott had assured General Obregon and General Trevino that no addi- tional forces would be sent into Mex icO in pursuit of raiders who attacked Glenn Springs and BOuquillas. This will be flatly denied by the American note, which will assert that General Scott made no such promise. Gen eral Scott should have made no such assurance, when both he and General Funston were aware of the dispatch of the Sibley-Langhorne expedition.
 The American reply will make it clear to the Carranza authorities that this government is keenly disappont- ed over the failure of the hopes that were based on the verbal promises of General Obregon for troop move ments intended to monstrate abil- ity by the Carranza authorities to control the situation, pointing out hot demonstrations have openly been made against Americans and the American consulate in Chihuahua City, either with the approval of the Carranza authorities or through lack of ability by them to control the situ ation; and that it is impossible under such conditions to withdraw the American expeditionary force, whose presence in it's present strategic posi- tion in Mexico is deemed necessary for the protection of the border.
 It is fully recognized in official circles that the sharp and determined character of President Wilson's an sWer to CarranZa may lead to most serious crisis in the relations between this country and the de facto govern ment, and may force a break in rela- tions. For this reason American con- sular officers, as we'll as foreign con- suls who are looking after American interests in Mexico, are being in- structed to repeat the warnings given some months ago for Americans to leave MeXico
 Reports to this government indi- cate that the Carranza government is growing weaker steadily and that the authorities of the. de facto govern ment in various sections of northern | M eXico appear either unwilling or 1 unable to stem the tide of the anti foreign sentiment that has been l propagated on the basis of the pres l cnce of American troops in Mexico. l Some of the reports indicate that the | spread of anti-foreign sentiment in | MeXico may threaten the mainten- | ance of the Carranza government and | that for this reason the Carranza government has not dared deal with the situation with firm hand.
 Abandon Idea of Commission.
 It became known, yesterday that ! some officials of the administration 1 suspect that a definite propaganda is l being carried on in Mexico for the l propa gation of anti-American senti- | ment, but they were silent regarding l details and refused to disclose the course of the suspected propaganda.
 It is known that before the out break of anti-Am ericanism compli- cated further the framing of a reply to the CarranZa note officials were considering a proposal that an inter national commission be formed to dis cuss all matters between the two countries. The treaty of 184S, re- ferred to in the Carranza note, pro- Vides for such a commission With the new and alarming developments beyond the border, however, there seems little possibility that such a course will be followed