The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-06-29
CARRANzA MUST
COMPLY At ONCE
Refusal Means Immediate A:-
tiOn BY U. S.
MEDIATION PROPOSAL FAILS

latin-American Diplomats Urge Car
rama to Comply with American
pemands-Embarso Placed on All
Shipments to Mexico.
Washington, June 27.--Carranza
must comply at once with the de-
mands of the United States for the re-
lease Of the American troopers, held
prisoner at Chihuahua, and repudiate
the orders of Trevino. before there
can be any prospect of q peaceful so
luton of the issue between the two
governments. Plain intimation to this
effect was given by Secretary Of State
Lansing to the Bolivian minister.
President Wilson expects q reply TO
his demands within the next two or
three days. What it, nature VIII be
10 not known. II II 10 . refusal, the
president will lay the matter before
congress and ask authority to take
Whatever steps he may regard a. ne
cessary.
Oncials Of the administration have
taken into consideration the POSSIBLE
ity that Carranza may make his an
sver a declaration Of war and the con
centration of Carranza troops In the
vicinity of chihuahua City. where the
American troopers are being held, Is
regarded as ominous.
The Mexican embassy expressed
the hope that Carranss will 80 to
the limit in his efforts to avoid q
clash and the view is expressed that
II war 10 declared the initiative must
be taken by President Wilson.
Latin-American diplomats here. foE
lowing the conference between secre-
tory Lansing and Bolivian minister
have advised their governments 10
urge Carranza to comply with the
American demands.
Special Representative Rodgers al
Mexico City advised the state depart
ment that, although he received a
COPY Of the American demands. ne
had been unable to locate General
Caudido Aguilar. Mexican minister oil
foreign relations, for the purpose oil
presenting them.
Brigadier General Pershing, com
manding the American expeditionary
force in Mexico notified the war de-
psrtment q return to camp Of Captain
Morey. commanding ofiicer Of one OF
the American troops engaged In the
fight at Carrizal, who was wounded,
and of the recovery of the note book
belonging to Captain Boyd, who was
killed. The note book contained a
carbon copy Of the note which Boyd
seut to the Jefe Politico at Carrizal,
asking permission to go through the
town. 1t is also understood to nave
contained the reply of General Gomez,
the Mexican commander, proposing
the parley.
Embargo on Mexico.
This government has put into enect
an informal and temporary embargo
on the shipment of all kinds OF sup
plies, including foodstuffs. into Mexico.
The state department was advised
that the Mexican port authorities have
extinguished all lights along the east
coast Of Mexico. Similar action was
taken preceding the occupation OF
Vera Cruz by American forces In
April, 1914.
Administration officers are prepar'
ing to have a force Of at least $4,000
national guardsmen on the border
within two weeks. II hostilities begin
II is planned to have the American
forces seize all railroads In northern
Mexico and proceed at once toward
chihuahua for the purpose OF rescuins
the American prisoners.
Secretary OF War Bakers attention
is directed TO shortages OF equipment
and other difficulties which state
troops in general were experiencing
In preparing for their service on the
border. He issued a statement en-
planning there was no shortage OF ne
cessary supplies for the state troops,
but that there was some delay In get
ting equipment to its proper destiha'
ton and that the war department was
doing it's utmost to provide a remedy.
Secretary Baker explained that the
war department and the railroads are
actively cooperating toward expedit-
ing shipments at state organizations.
the railway associations have a rep
resentative now in the quartermaster
GENERALS once who is working with
the government in the furtherance Of
plans to speed up" train service hav'
ing to do with military operations.
Trains carrying troops or supplies
are labelled United States army" aud
are given preference over ELL others
and expedited to their destinations.
II was said that some of the de luxe
trains were held up for the nrst time
IN their history to make way for the
ordinary freight trains rushing sup
plies to the, state mobilization camps