The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23

Whatever the facts may prove to b
when General Pershing's report arrives
it is certain that no steps toward reprisa
will be tsken at least until that report
has been carefully studied.
One OF the first actions, however woulc
be to demand the release of the Amer
leans said to have been captured. Meth
er is it probable there will be any imme-
date move as result of the incident
Sunday at Mazatlin where Mexican sol.
diers made an unprovoked attack on
American bluejackets, according to an Of
fetal report to the navy department to-
day from the commander of the gunboat
Annapolis.
1t is deemed probable that should Gen
eral Pershing's report on the Carrizal
fight show the Carranza forces to have
been the aggressors there also an oppor.
tunity to explain the two incidents would
be given the de faeto government before
any drastic step was ordered by Presi
dent Wilson.
Both cases have been officially called
to the attention of the United States by
the Carranza governments ambassador.
designate, Eliseo Arredondo.
While this fresh cause for apprehen-
sion was occupying officials, a circular
note addressed to the South and Central
American diplomats by Secretary Lam
sing, was made public at the state de-
partment 1t accompanied copies of the
note to General Carranza, distributed as
a matter of information and was accept
ed hy the diplomats as the last word of the
United States before proceeding with any
steps which Carranza's course might
make necessary.
The statement is blunt assertion of
the purposes of the United States to de-
fend "our national peace and the safety
of our citizens" even at the cost of war.
This communication was issued to the
Latin American diplomats, it is under
stood, to reassure them as to the policy
of the United States and in an effort to
keep intact the Pan-AmeHican under |
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has labored European representatives |
will not fail to obtain copies of the docu- |
ment, and it is understood to be aimed !
partly at anti-American propaganda con- /
Quoted abroad by Mexican agencies and |
other influences which are said to seek /
to promote hostilities between the two /
countries.
General Carranza took pains to see
that his charges Of bad faith against the
United States were widely circulated
both here. in Latin America and in Eu- /
rope Secretary Lansing felt il advis-
able to counteract this. He would not /
discuss his reasons, but il is known that
the state department has received much
indirect information tending to show
that German influences have been busy 4
against the interests of the United States
in Mexico, Latin-Americs and in neutral 4
Europe. II was suggested also that Mr.. /,
Lansing might have intended the circular {
note 20 head of possible offers Of media 4
tion. K
After two hours cabinet meeting D
lansing said that there was no Z
change in the situation and that the
complete report of the Carrizal fighting I
still was awaited. e
A bill to appropriate S2.650O00 for the
dependents OF federal volunteers and en- a
listed men Of the National Guards mus {
erred in military service was introduced @
~ Senator lee Of Maryland today and
eferred 70 the committee on pensions {
Immediate action on his resolution au- y
horizing the president 20 draft into the lt
s3ersl service the National Guardsuen 2
Filling 20 take the cath under the new 5