The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-23
Believes President Must Re-
gard Attack AS Act Of War
II Events Prove Engagement
Planned 70 Support Threats
NATION -ExcITEDLY MARKS
TIME AWAITING MORE NEWS
Entente Powers, Declaring Break
With Mexico Aim Of German
Trade Plot Lend Their Aid
To Avert Open HostiIities
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VYTAsHINGToN, June 22.-With
" the country marking time wait
ing for the details of the clash
between the Tenth cavalrymen and Car
rama troops south of the border yester
day, Washington oficialdom is frankly
desperately anxious
Everywhere IL was admitted last
night, that if events prove yesterday 5
engagement TO have been a deliberate
attempt on the part of the Carranza
commander 20 make good the threat
of General Trevino the other day, that
movement of American troops in any.
but n northern direction would be met
with arms, then war, intervention, or
!. another punitive expedition, for the
officials use all three terms, is upon the
country.
President Is Committed
1t was pointed out that Mr.. Wilson
has committed himself beyond question
to such a policy. Should the details
prove that the fighting of yesterday
was an attempt to back up the Carran-
"a threat, he must accept it as an act
of war and make good his words, in his
last note to Carranza.
General Funston telegraphed TO the
war department last night that he is
not going to issue any special orders
to General Pershing, as he believes it
more than likely that the later officer
has slreaay started swift punitive ae-
ton against the attackers of the cav.
airy patrol.
Charge German Plot
Next to the actual fighting south Of
the line, the most sensational develop
ment Of the day was news of the action
taken by. the members of the Entente
powers to prevent a break between this
country and Mexico. The word that
Representatives of these powers are
bringing the strongest possible pressure
TO bear upon General CarranZa to avert
actual hostilties, stirred diplomatic and
official circles here as nothing else up
to that time had done. ~ I'D
The, attitude Of the allies, il is said,
j. that the German government is back
of the troubles between the United Sta
ties and Mexico, in we'll calculated eff
fort to bring to naught the American
campaign for the trade of Mexico and
the South and Central american eoun-
tries, trade formerly controlled largely
by Germany. They are declaring that
tbs German representatives in Mexico
have deliberately fomented the Difficult
ties between the United States and the
southern republic.
Carranza Blanes America
Hardly had word of this develop
ment reached Washington and begun
TO be discussed when from Paris and
other European capitals came the in
formation that the head of the de
faeto government in Mexico has placed
the case of Mexico before the people
of Europe, by the simultaneous publ
cation of a statement, issued through
the Mexican ministries in all of the
countries abroad.
These statements throw upon the
United States the entire blame for the
present strained relations between th'
two countries, charge the administra
tion with double dealing and 'triekery
and insist that the Mexican govern
ment is acting in good faith, and en-
tirely on the defensibe against the
aggressions of the United States. Th'
statement adds that throughout the
circumstances leading up to the pres
ent crisis, Mexico has acted in all re
speets so as to preserve, If possible
harmonious relations with the United
States,
Note Reaches earrahza
Dispatches from the American spe
eidf Agent Rogers, at the City OF Mex
leo yesterday reported that the las
note from President Wilson to Pro
visional President Carranza, had beer
received, and at the time Of sending
the message was being discussed b.
the Carfanza cabinet Mr.. Rogers diC
not state how the note has been re
eeiVed ID the Mexican capital.
In the mean time the task Of httini
the militia out for the front has bee,
going forward more rapidly than wa
at first expected, bit marching order
for the various national guard com
mands have been held up pending NOR
complete organization, although sew
eral states have reported their contiu
gents ready TO entrain at any moment
Troops Sent To Border
The war department is also doin
what IL can to reinforce General Funi
ton from other sources. II has order
ed the Twenty.eightb Company Of COas
Artillery, now stationed at Fort Rose
Grams, near San Diego to hold itsel
prepared 10 move to the border TO prs
teet American Interests and safe guar
the water supply of the Imperial Va
ley, Its headquarters, should the dt