Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-12

Washington, Jan. II. Secretary
Lansing today telegraphed General
Carranza calling for the prompt pun-
ishment Of the bandits who executed
seventeen Americans near Chihuahua
Monday. Thru Elixeo Arredondo, the
newly appointed Mexican ambassador.
1t was arranged 70 bring the bodies
from chihuahua to Juarez today on Q
speejal train.
ERestAent Wilson was In communica-
tion sas1y tDday with Secretaries GAR
1iSon anl xnnsinG. and M facts were
sent ~ ne White House - rapidly q
thSy NSf0 received. ~ y
Az the state department OFFICIALS res
ferred 70 the fact that Americans had
been warned since the United States
decided to recognize General Carranza
to leave the states Of Sonora and Chi
huahua which were then regarded as
Wills strongholds.
Disobsysd WARNINGS.
Secretary Lansing Issued a. state
ment in which he said the state de-
partment feels that 1t took every
possible preeaution to prevent Amer
leans from exposing their lives in a
region where guerilla warfare is in
progress" and that 1t is to be de-
pl0red that its advice was not fol-
3 lowed"
Every step will be taken to see that
the perpetrators Of this dastardly
crime are apprehended and punished,
he said.
He said that in spite of the official
warning more than 500 Americans still
remained in the district. including zoo
Mormons at Casas Grandes.
An officiol list Of the dead received
by the state department agrees with
the list In the newspaper dispatches
with the exception that 1t does not
contain the name OF Murray Corssett.
The question Of what steps the United
States win take depends upon develop
ments Of the facts.
Officials Shocked.
Administration officials said they
were ahocked over the killing Of AM
ericans but were inclined to discourage
l,asty utterances OF action. Chairman
Stone, OF the foreign relations COM
mittee said he thought senator's should
wait until official reports had been re-.
Sceived.
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citizens was the deed Of bandits said
Senator Stone. Such outlawry might
occur In any country.
Intervention Threatened.
As soon as the senate assembled
diced q resolution proposing interven-
ton in Mexico by the United States
ana the six Pan American nations
which have acted with It in Mexican
affairs, unless General Carranza COM
plies with demand to protect foreign
lives and property.
Senator Sherman,s resolution, which
was referred to the foreign relations
committee, proposed that II be the
sense Of the senate, in view of recent
Jutrages against American citizens.
5 that d demand be made upon General
Carranza to protect the lives and prop-
erfy or Americans; that other coun-
{ tries Of the western hemisphere be tn-
vffcd to Join in that demand. and that
in event Of failure to comply with that
demand. the president should invite
- -nr,eratinn OF Pan-Amerfcan govern-
s1nents to intervene in Mexico to pro-
tect life and property, the troops to be
withdrawn as soon as order and gov
sernment are restored.
House Also Aroused.
.ss I. the house Representative Dyer.
republican. introduced similar res
; olution calling on the president to In
form congress IL he did not believe that
the time had come to abandon the
.swatchful waiting. policy. Other mem-
) bers gave notice of their intention to
make speeches The administration
Vas mot without It's defenders, who
rave notice that they would speak also.
~ White the White House and state de-
D6rtment attributed evidence OF con-
A1sfy, there Vas M Indication to-day by
4Dfoc&edtng further than calling upon
0enofAl CarranzA to punish the bandits
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