The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-29
WI. .2jI1y ORDERS CARRANzA
NJ 2ELEASE PRISONERS:
$4,000 TROOPS TO BORDER
order that clear knowledge of what
mad happened at Carrizal should be at

order that clear knowledge of what
had happened at Carrizal should be at
hand.
But If they are going to attack our
men without cause he said, there is
only one thing to do. We will never
nave peace down there until we use
force enough to compel it."
There Is reason to believe that the
military situation may be influencing
the Administrations diplomatic course.
us well as the desire to make 1t clear
10 the world and particularly to the
Latln-American Nations that the Unit.
cd States Is being forced into warlike
measures by hostility Of General Car
rama
The War Department is making
every effort to speed up mobilization
OF the National Guard. few com.
panies have been mustered in. Others
VIII take the oath at once. In 48 hours,
probably, substantial force will be
en- route to the border to back ND
General Funston's line.
Must First Be Ready,
II may be four or five days, how.
ever, before War Department officials
would feel safe in withdrawing regu.
lars from the border patrol to form
the cutting edge of whatever force
they may hurl to the support of Cen.
eral Pershing's column, should aggres.
slve action be ordered.
1t seems doubtful that a formal din.
lomatic rupture will be forced before
adequate military precautions are nos.
sible. particularly as 1t has been indi.
Gated that quick drastic action is
President Wilson's desire should Gen.
eral Carranza force the ;,be of the
army against him.
Mr.. Wilson'S visitors sought light
on these questions. Specific figures
were not available as to the garrisons
ut various border towns, the number
OF ouardsmen who have responded to
the Presidents call, or the time that
would be required to get the entire
force to the border. These details
have been left to the War Department
and Secretary Baker was not present
at the conference. The general stu.
alton was presented, however, and
there Is reason to suppose that the For.
, elgn Affairs Committeeman approved
eALO lcSlNSIIS = COURSE.
No Talk of Mediation.
One fact rs to the conference Is
significant. There was no discussion
of tho possibility Of mediation. The
subject was not mentioned either by
tho President or his callers, Senator
Stone said.
This statement came in the face of
formal notification to Eliseo Are.
dondo, Mexican ambassador designate.
by his government, that 1t approved
the principle Of mediation as pro-
posed by. seceral Latin.American
; countries. Mr.. Arrendondo expected
early authorization to begin converse.
, tions with his Latina American col.
leagues here, in an effort to divert
the crisis to peaceful channels.
There was NO indication that any
diplomat had attempted to sound Sec
, retary Lansing in this respect.
( 1T Is known, however that he
holds that the United States has moth
/, ing to mediate since its only object
Is the protection of It's own borders.
He has formally notified all Latin
American diplomats that the Washing
ton government has no aggressive pur.
pose toward Mexico, but is resolved
TO free its citizens along the border
of the danger of bandit raids.