New Britain herald., 1916-06-23
AMERICAN IN CONFIDENCE OF |. s.
hSing Issues Note Explaining Dur Attitude Towards Mexico

Washington, June 23.-Secretary of Ate Lansing late yesterday an- need that the United States govern @nt had formally taken the various l-American governments into it's { 8f1dence with respect to the object his government in the event of war #1 Mexico. In an identical note to Hh of the South and Central Ameri- # governments, Secretary Lansing, sRking for President Wilson, assert Sthat should the situation even @e into hostilities." the object of the #ted States government would not @ sfntervention in Mexican affairs BHto end the conditions which threat sssafety of our citizens"
 Mhis note was delivered to every a -American diplomat, coincidentally @ the action of the state depart M t in furnishing those government M es of the American reply to Car 8a's demand for the withdrawal of srican troops from Mexico. N Hope For Peace Faint. @ @cretary Lansing's Pen-American a@ is taken to indicate the concern E in official circles over the possi- M les of the Mexican situation, and BMbelief that war with Mexico is al- S inevitable. While there is a 8% hope, only 8 hope, that wiser # sel will prevail with Carranza and
 stall actual war, and while judg- a@ has been suspended by the ad- |@stration on the Carrizal affair 85 ing General Pershing's official re- # on the facts, the government is 1
 Feeding on the assumption that the i
 anza government is determined to 1 |B war on the United States in l & of the withdrawal of the Ameri- l &8forces, and every energy of the l 9Mary establishment is being bent l @rd preparation for the conflict. fact that the note to the Pan-
 jean nations was made public Is
 tied as meaning that the admin ion has about abandoned hope for
 ing the conflict. In this note the NN d States government makes the @ accusation tha the Carranza Bs# nment "is encouraging and aid @ the Mexican anti-American ma- &E##IS III LIlSlT 6bClIVlLl6S he IdCL 1 significant that the
 Ad States government, through it's & department, in communica- H#which reads almost like a declar- z of war, speak of "hostilities' MR state of international war" & indicating the likelihood of this @snment proceeding "by force of
 against a government 2 is encouraging" the bandits to M it depredations against the Aa States. -.@
 some quarters there was a dispo- sN to regard the note to the Pan & can governments as a courteous
 ation to them that the United s@ government did not care to me- gN the issues uppermost in the l & In another higher quarter the
 Kas described after this fashion: TIE reads very much like a declara- | f war for no purpose other than
 Engagement of the scope of the
 ht punitive expedition so as to S the protection of the entire N& Carranza government has en-
 aH on vigorous publicity propa- 8 in the Pan-American countries @ purpose of stirring up hatred
 ostility there against the United
 The purpose of this propa- z is to make it appear to the other @ American nations was called ls States is the aggressor and Is gg a war of conquest upon Mex
 tn the object ultimately of con- Sg all territory from the Rio | to the Panama Canal zone.
 ote Of Secretary Lansing to the & American nations wes called
 partially by campaign of mis-
 entation undertaken by Mexican E in South and Central America. zS rpose is to convince the Pan can nations, if possible, that the
 States has no ulterior motives
 quest.