The Dermott news., 1916-06-29
THERE IS EVERY INDICATION POSSIBILITIES CANNOT BE DE.
 lAYED MUCH LONGER.
HURRY ORDERS TO MILITIA
Mexican Ambassador Says His Gov ernment Has Accepted "In Prlnci- pal" Offer of Latin-American
 Countries to Mediate.

Washington-Pre Wilson call ed the ranking members of the Con gressional foreign affairs committee to the White House and informed them of a communication sent to Gen. Carranza. He told them he would lake no further action. and would not desire to address Congress before d ,eply was received
 AS he left, Senator Stone said. "The situation is exceedingly acute
 Earlier in the day Secretary of State Lansing. after conference with the president. gave out the text of virtual ultimatum to Carranza de mandng the release of American prisoners al Chihuahua and an eX- planation of Carranza's actions and Intentions.
 There was every indication that hos tihties cannot be delayed longer than +S hours. They may be forced earlier by Carranza.
 The presidents action in summon ing Senator Stone of Missouri and Representative Flood of Virginia. chairmen, respectively. of the Senate and House foreign relations commit tees, with the Republican members. was q frank admission by the presi- dent that war is at hand
 The discussion closed a day of fe- verish activity in administration cir cles, in which there has been no par allel since the days preceding the Spanish-Amerieau war.
 Last Move to Complete Record
 The ultimatum 70 Carranza was ad- mitted to be the last diplomatic move to complete the record of negotiations by the United States to solve the Mexican problem by pacific methods. It is designed 10 place Carranza in the place of aggressor and establish as an historical fact that the United States resorted 10 arms only when compelled to do so in defense of its national honor.
 With the publication of the note if became known for the first time that Carranza already had assumed full re- sponsibility for the treacherous am bush of troops at Carrizal
 Tn note 10 the State Department. suppressed for q hours until the president had completed his plans 10 summon Congressional leaders, Car ranza defantly admitted that he gave the orders 10 Gen Jacjnto Treviuo that resulted in the Carrzal attack. and fhat attacked for violating his orders.
 President Wilson did not attempt to blink the fact that this was virtually a declaration of war by Carranza. Carranza was told in the ultimatum served that his acceptance of respon- sibility for the treacherous Carrizal ambush can be accepted hy the United Etates in no other light than as full awowal of deliberate hostile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico"
 Army officers redoubIed their ef. forts to get the national guard to the border immediately
 A high army officer said the militia would be rushed 10 the border with in AS hours, even if jt is necessary to send the men down on freight cars.
 Secretary of State Lansing left a sick bed when summoned 10 the White House by the president for half an hour, then went to the War Department, where he was closetcd with Secretary Baker for half an hour
 Frank L. Polk, counsellor for the State Department was summoned to his office. He conferred with Leon Canova. chief of the Mexican dlyi. sion, and also with Representative Flood.
 Secretary Baker who had a mid, night conference with the president. was at his office at 10 o'clock and re- mained all day.
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