Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-28
Delay, However, Helps Army
to Get Into Shape to Meet
Whatever Situation May.
Develop,
REGULARS MUST BE
BACKED BY GUARDSMEN
No Aggressive Military OPERA
tionS Can Be Undertaken
Until Large Number of State
Troops Arrive,
10y sosnIna youssaL srIelAL LACED mIan


Washington, June 2T.--There werI
clear indications today that il Ameri
can cavalrymen, captured by Mexican
troops at Carrizal, were not released
within As hours. action would be taker
by the United States.
The impression prevailed in officia
circles that President Wilson woulC
not wait beyond Thursday at the lates
and possibly not beyond tomorrow af-
tcrnoon for a definite reply from the
CarranZa government to the note de
manding the immediate release of the
prisoners and a declaration of inten.
tiOns
Note is Delivered
Special Agent Rodgers ut Mexico
City reported in an overnight message
that he had delivered the note to the
Mexican foreign office yesterday
morning
While The diplomatic aspects of the
crisis awaited Carranza's action, tho
war department drove forward its eff
forts to hasten mobilization of the ma
tional guard on the border 1t is GER
tain that no aggressive military OPP
eratOnS can be undertaken until sub
stantidl number of state troops is
available to back up General Fun
ston's regulars, who unquestionably
would lead any movement.
Would Lay Matter Before Congress.
President Wilson's first step. should
he decide to force the issue. probably
would be to lay the whole situation
before congress in joint session.
Mexican officials here have express-
ed the opinion that General Carranza
would surrender the American prison
ers whatever reply he would make TO
the demand for formal diplomatic
expression of his purposes. The state
department has had no official report
tending to confirm this view.
Delay Helps Army.
Every days delay in what seems
the inevitable break in relations with
the Mexican government sees the
army in better position for the swift
action that may follow. This has in
fluenced against pressing matters 70
an immediate issue.
Advises from General Funston's )
headquarters indicate that trains load
ed with state troops are sweeping
southwark today from many parts of
the country Additional regiments are
entraining or receiving the last neces-
sary equipment. At the war depart
ment and in congress hurried meas
ures are being taken to provide sup
plies promptly for the army ordered
to the border,
Thousand Americans in Mexico.
Another task aided by delay in an
outbreak of general hostilties is that
of getting Americans out of Mexico.
The number there has been reduced to
less than a thousand.
Consular advices during the day
from the few state department repre-
sentatives in Mexico reported quiet in
the vicinity of their posts
Carranza Propaganda Watched.
state department. officials took for
NAL notice today of the activities In
the United States agents of the car
rama bureau of infor1nations. Re-
ports as to conditions in international
relations are telegraphed from Mexico
city to the United States by the bu-
reau for publication Officials sug-
gested that the American press should
scrutinize these reports carefully be-
fore using them.
The Mexican embassy has not even
been notified by Carranza of the re-
celpt of the American note Mr.. Ar
redondo said he had not heard from
his government since he comlnuhi--
Gated the inquiry of six South ana
Central American republics in regard
to offers of mediation.