The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-06-28

Washington.-A demand for the i'm
mediate release Of the American troop
ers taken prisoner at Carrizal coupled
with stern notification that the Unit
ed States expects an early statement
OF the purposes of the Carranza Gov
ernment was telegraphed to Mexico
City by Secretary Lansing.
The note discloses that the State
Department received a communication
from the de facto Government stating
that the Carrizal fight was the direct
result of orders to attack American
soldiers moving otherwise than to
wards the border personally issued by
General CarranZa to General Trevlno
and by the latter communicated tc
General Pershing.
In reply Secretary Lansing requires
that the de facto Government transmit
a definite statement ''as to the course
Of action it has determined upon,
through the usual diplomatic channels,
and rot through subordinate military
officers"
The Mexican communication is con-
st-ued, Secretary Lansing states, "as
a formal avowal Of deliberately hos
tile action against the forces OF the
United States now in Mexico and OF
the purpose to attack without provo
cation whenever they move from their
present position despite the friendly
mission on which they are engaged
and which is re-affirmed in the Amer
ican rejoinder.
White House Conference.
General Carranza is required to
place himself on record formally and
the plain intimation lies behind the
restrained language of Mr.. Lansing
communication that force will be net
with force Apparently, however, the
Washington Government is de.ernin'
ed that the de facto Government shall
not evade responsibility before the
world if war is forced upon the United
States.
The note and the military situation
of the United States were talked over
at the White House by the President
with Chairman Stone, of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Senator
Lodge, ranking Republican member,
and Chairman Flood OF the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rep
resentative Cooper, ranking minority
member of the House Committee. was
out of the city.
After the conference which lasted
more than an hour. Senator Stone
said the situation was exceedingly
acute" The President had felt II
necessary to acquaint Congress with
the state of affairs and the action
taken. through the Foreign Affairs
Committee. It was indicated that ne
might desire to address JOINT ses'
sion Of the House and Senate III q
d.r or two. but would not take TINS
final step until the Mexican Govern
ment had been given an opportunity
to reply.
Warlike Says Stone.
The President told those at the con
ference of the note from General Ca;'
rama avowing the attack on Amers
can troops at Carrizal, and OF the re-
ply that he had directed to be SEM
Senator Stone was very emphanc
afterwards in regard TO the demand
for release of the prisoners.
I'VE must have those men, he said
solemnly.
The Senator made no effort to hide
his own belief that war virtually IS
here, A final report from General
Pershing was Aecessary. he said in
order that a clear knowledge OF wha,
had happened at Carrizal should be al
Land.
But if they are going to attack our
men without cause he said, there is
only one thing to do. We will never
have peace down there until we uss
force enough to compel it,
There is reason to believe that the
military situation may be influencing
, the Administrations diplomatic course
as well as the desire to make it clear
to the world and particularly to the
Latin-American Nations that the Unit
cd States is being forced into warlike
measures by hostility of General Car