Arizona republican., 1916-06-28
WILSON TO CALL! ] JOINT SESSION
 PERHAPS TODAY
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WASHINGTON, June 27.-Unless General Carranza surrenders the twenty-three American troopers held at Chihuahua City before tomorrow night. President Wilson probably will go before congress Thursday to ask for authority to rescue them. Pending their release, the United States gov ernment will not consider any offer of mediation or arbitration.
 The state department had no inti- nation tonight as to when a reply to the note sent Sunday demanding inn mediate release of the soldiers might be expected. It was delivered yes terday at II a. m. Special Agent Rodgers has been unable to fosecast the action of the de facto authorities.
 Prompt compliance by congress with any request the president may make as to Mexico was foreshadowed today by the calm which prevailed in both houses. Although measures designed to prepare for war were under con- sideration and the corridors of the capitol hummed with rumors there was no excitement and discussion Of the subject on the floor was avoided. The legislative branch of the govern ment was plainly waiting to do its part when what the majority regard ed as inevitable should come.
 Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas- sador- r-designate, said he had received no intimation of the course his gov ernment intended to pursue and had not even been advised of the receipt of the American note. On his own responsibility, however, he sent to the state department two communications. One complains against the enforce ment of a general embargo on ship ments to Mexico; the other recites 1 that Mexican citizens have been ar 1 rested without cause in California and Arizona. They warn Secretary Ian 1 sing that the present situation be- tween the two governments cannot fail to be gravely aggravated by these matters although setting forth that 1 the ambassador assumes that local authorities. not the state department, were responsible for the trouble.
 So far as is known, the state de- partment has not been advised of the i detentions of Mexicans It is an open l secret, however, that a partial en- l bargo on commerce between the Unit ed States and Mexico is being en- forced effectually by customs and army officers without the authority of a formal proclamation.
 Efforts to sound administration of ficials anew today, as to their atti-
 tude toward some form of arbitration met with chilling reception. Charles A. Douglas recently employed as Gen eral Carranza's legal advisor here, called on Counsellor Polk at the state department He and Dr. Victor A. Pendon, head of the Yucatan sisal
 commission, had received word from ; Luis Cabrera, the Mexican finance minister. that General CarranZa was ; disposed to appeal to the arbitration
 provisions of the treaty of 1S4S, pro- l vided the United States was willing to
 submit the dispute to peaceful nego-
 tiations.
 MT. Douglas is understood to have
 suggested that the arbitration provid-
 ed for under section 21, of the treaty
 could well be employed to formulate
 a definiee question as between the
 two governments, which in turn might
 be settled by mediation. He left the
 conference with the clear impression
 that the Washington government
 would listen to no mediation sugges-
 tions. SlTf sssss sSs It has been very plainly indicated , that unconditional surrender of the
 American prisoners held at Chihuahua II City would be the only immediate step , General Carranza could take to avoid hostilities. Whether a mediation pro Q posal might be considered after their l release is a matter of speculation. : Officials have no desire even to talk
 matters over on a hypothetical basis, , founded on what might be pissible if
 the prisoners were given up. No per , son interested in maintaining peace
 between the governments has been
 able to obtain any statement as to what might be accomplished toward
 mediation Of the situation along the f border.
 q There is reason to believe. however
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