Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-02
De Facto Government Must Dem
onstrate Ability to Police
Border
PRES. WILSON WILL REPLY
F.. TO CARRANZA'S NOTE
Communication Not Treated As
Pressing Matter and Will
Be Answered as Such

| Washington, June General Car
ranZa's note demanding withdrawal
Of American troops from Mexico has
brought no change in the determtla-
tiOn of President Wilson to maintain
the present troop disposition until
the ability OF the de factO government
to police its side of the border has
been demonstrated. 1t was stated
| authOritatively today that General
Pershing's force would remain where
it is until that time arrived.
A reply will be made to Gen. Car
rama, but the form it will take had
not been determined tonight. Presi-
dent Wilson read the translation Of
the long document last night.
Document Very Offensive.
While official comment is withheld,
| it is understood he told that the docu-
| ment is decidedly offensive and that
certain portions of it, such as the
| thinly veiled accusation that the pres
ident is playing domestic politics in
| retaining the troops in Mexico, may
| draw a sharp rebuke. 1t is. doubtful,
according to authorities on the inter-
| national correspondence of the Unit
| ed States, if the government ever has
received a communication couched in
as offensive terms and containing as
! many apparent violations of the Ordi-
! nary uses of diplomatic courtesy as
this 12,000WOrd arraignment Of it's
good faith and honesty of purpose.
President Wilson himself will de-
eide what course shall be pursued.
! The president left Washington TO-
night for Annapolis, to attend the
graduating exercises tomorrow at the
Naval academy. N.t -
| The Mexican note was sent by mes.
senger, requiring a week in transit,
and was further delayed after is ar
rival here.
| Officials feel there can be no 0ncS-
ti0: of urgency in Il communicated
SO handled, and will not treat i. as
a pressing matter.
| Officials are Unmoved.
| AS a matter of fact, the new note
caused hardly a ripple in administra-
ton circles. In view OF the notes
open threat of an attack on Persh-
ing's columns, it was thought wise TO
| give attention to the military prob
| lens, although no doubt is felt as to
the complete security of the Ameri
can force under any circumstances.
The Mexican embassy distributed
| copies of the new note to all embaS
sizes and legations in Washington to-
day.
Some diplomatic officials express
ed the opinion that European intlu-
ence might be behind the move,
| while others thought it merely an
attempt to gain publicity, and noted
| that the matter was urged just on the
eve of the political conventions in
the United States.
AS to the object of the expedition
having been accomplished, army Of
ficials believe that only the presence
of Gen. Pershing's force, where it is,
assures a large part of the border
freedom from attacks. They are not
disposed to depend on repelling in
vasions at the line, when it is feast
BILE to prevent the attempts at short
range before they start.
Cooperation Plans Discussed.
American and Mexican forces in Nor
thern Chihuahua were discussed today
at the first meeting between Genral
Gabril Gavira, constitutionalist COM
mander of Northern Chihuahua, and
General j. J. Pershing, American ex-
peditionary commander.
The two generals met in General
Gavira's private car, shunted on
track on neutral ground, half way be-
tween the American field base and the
Carranza camp at Neuvo, Casas Gran
des.
The conference continued for two
hours and was adjourned to be resum
ed late today. While it was known
that the military situation in northern
Chihuahua was discussed in deail at
the preliminary conference, neither
chieftan would divulge the details.
Win General Pershing returned to
camp, he confined his discussion of the
conference to brief statement, issued |
to newspaper men:
General Gavira and l had very !
pleasant and profitable talk he said.
No Fear Of Attack.
Major General Funston sent to the
war department today all the infor-
nation he had been able to obtain
regarding movements in northern
Mexico of Mexican troops. The re-
port was made at the request of the
department, and the details were not
made public here.
Except for the fact that the num-
Der of troops the Mexican minister of
war has sent into northern Mexico Is
so much greater than the number he
had told Generals Scott and Funston
he would send, army officers have
seen little to cause them to believe
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