The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
Mexican TROUBLE
MAY Be SETTLED
LANSING SAYS U. S. WELCOMES
CARRANZA's PROPOSAL TO AD-
JUST PENDING DIFFERENCES
CARRlzAL DEAD TO BORDER
Dug From Single Grave Where They
Had Been Buried by carranza Sol
dlers, Bodies Of American Sol.
dIers Brought to EI Paso.

ment or Mexico was informally nOLl
fled Friday through Elisio Arredondo
ambassador designate, that the United
States welcomed General Carranza'!
proposal 70 adjust pending differences
between the two governments by di
rect diplomatic negotiation.
Mr.. Arredondo was informed Of the
American governments attitude in &
conversation with Secretary Lansing
after the latter had conferred with
President Wilson. Later a formal
note is to confirm the ambassador
report.
The crisis precipitated by Villas
raid on Columbus, ~ NJ, and culmi
mating in the fight between American
and Mexican troops at Carrizal, Mex
Go, appears now to have been dissi
pated by an amicabe note from Gen
eral Carransa, presented Wednesday
by his ambassador designate, EliseC
Arredondo.
The note proposes that the differ
ences between the governments be set
tied by mediation or by direct negO
iatiOns. 1t is remarkable for It's brew
fly, it's restrained and friendly tone
and for the. absolute lack of any OF
the strong, even insolent, language
which characterized the last two com.
munications from the de facto govern.
ment. 1t treats as a closed incident
the exchange Of unfriendly Communi'
cations which brought war almost
within sight.
AS a matter Of general principle. the
Washington government always has
favored mediation of any dispute suit.
able for such procedure. There is
every Indication, however, that In the
present instance it will be deemed de-
sirable TO conduct forthcoming negO.
cations directly with the Carranza
government.
Members Of the Latin American dip
lomatiC corps In Washington are ex.
pected to make inquiry soon as to the
attitude Of the Washington govern
ment in view of the statement OF the
Mexican foreign office that it awaits
only decision as to whether media.
lion or direct negotiations would be
preferable.
Indications are that the inquiries
would be met with assurances that
the two governments had reached a
stage where they would not find 1t
necessary to call on the friendly sery.
ices of their neighbor states.
1t is not known whether formal
reply to General Carranza's note is
contemplated. Diplomatic usage does
not call for one and many officials
feel that more can be accomplished
through informal discussion between
Mr.. ArredondO and Counsellor Polk,
who will act as secretary in Mr., Lans-
ing's absence, than could be hoped
for in any other way.
FL Paso Thursday paid a silent trib-
ute to the nine American soldiers who
gave their lives for their country at
Carrlzal.
Exhumed from a single grave In an
irrigation ditch on the battlefield into
which they had been thrown, the
bodies Of the soldiers were brought to
the border by parry of American un.
dertakers. Only a small crowd was
It the American station to meet the
train, which arrived earlier than ex.
Reeted
Brlgadler General Bell, his staff, the
tWenty-three survivors Of the Carrizal
fight recently released at Chihuahua
City, and two squadrons Of the Eighth
Cavalry, we're in the funeral cortege.
A brief service was read at the chapel
Of the undertaking rooms.
General Bell announced that efforts
to identify any Of the bodies other
than those Of Captain Charles T. Boyd,
Lieutenant Henry Adair and Private
De Witt Rucker had been unsuccess-
full. He said, however, that he hoped
Identification may yet be made.
Funeral services were held Friday
for the nine dead soldiers brought
from Carrizal, Captain Charles T.
Boyd's body was sent to Arlington
cemetery in Washington. as were all
Of the others except Lieutenant Adair,
which was sent to Portland, Ore.
The big movement of guardsmen to-
ward the border continues undated.
One OF Names regiments of infantry
and more Missouri troops reached La.
redo Tuesday. The heavy New York
movement to the Brownsville district
continues. the First Squadron of cav
airy and the Second Battalion OF ar.
tllery from that state arriving Wed.
nesday. When all the troops are alta.
toned, New York will have a repre-.
sentatiCn on the border of about $4,000
men.
From six to twenty-four carloads OF
horses arr being received daily at the
Feniount station at San Antonio. It Is
estimated that 10000 horses will be
sOeived this week.
Among the recruits that appeared
Tuesday for service we're twenty-five