The Green Forest tribune., 1916-06-30
HANS THE SITUATION
|pr Is EVERY INDICATION Ac7uiTIES CANNOT BE DE-
 lAyEp MUCH LONGER.
'Y ORDERS TO MILITIA
|,an Ambassador Says His Gov- hment Has Accepted Gin Princi- raw Offer of Latin-American
 Countries to Mediate.

ssbington. on.-President Wilson call
 he ranking members of the Con
 sional foreign affairs committee
 he White House and informed
 of a communication sent to Gen.
 hanza. He told them he would
 no further action, and would not
 ire to address Congress before a
 y was received.
 she left, Senator Stone said, "The
 ation is exceedingly acute"
 arier in the day Secretary of
 te Lansing, after a conference with
 president, gave out the text of a
 ual ultimatum to Carranza, de-
 ading the release of American
 EoneM at Chihuahua and an ex-
 nation of Carranza's actions and
 entions.
 There was every indication that hos ties cannot be delayed longer than
 hours. They may be forced earlier
 Carranza.
 fhe presidents action in summon Senator Stone of Miss Nj and hresentative Flood of Sia. Rnmen, respectively, of the Senate q House foreign relations commit es with the Republican members, Is frank admission by the presi- ht that war is at hand. The discussion closed a day of fe- rsh activity in administration cir $, m which there has been no par el since the days preceding the anish-American war.
 Last Move to Complete Reccrd. The ultimatum to Carranza was ad- tied to be the last diplomatic move compl%e the record of negotiations
 the United States to solve the xlean problem by pacific methods. Is designed to place Carranza in the ce Of aggressor and establish as an torlcai fact that the United States ofted to arms only when compelled do so in defense of it's national 1or
 PHh the publication of the note it 'dHie known for the first time that Ffan2a already had assumed full re- hsloliity for the treacherous am- 'h or troops at Carrizal. note to the State Department, pressed for "A hours until the sioent had completed his plans to aihon Congressional leaders, Car "a defiantly admitted that he gave
 orders to Gen. Jacinto Trevino resulted in the Carrizal attack, that the American cavalry was 'eKea for violating his orders. resident Wilson did not attempt to K the fact that this was virtually eeiPfatlon of war by Carranza. drfanza was told in the ultimatum .ed that his acceptance of respon- lly for the treacherous Carrizal 'tSh can be accepted by the United 'eS Tn no other light than as full Wal of deliberate hostile action insc the forces of the United States ln Mexico"
 tiny officers redoubIed their eff @ 10 get the national guard to the oeF Immediately.
 nlgh army officer said the militia ild be rushed to the border with to hours, even if it is necessary to u the men down on freight cars. ecFetary of State Lansing left a bed when summoned to the ite House by the president for -7@ hour, then went to the War artment, where he was closeted secretary Baker for half an hour. rank l.. Polk, counsellor for the -e Department, was summoned to once. He conferred with Leon oVa, chief of the Mexican divi- ! and also with Representative 1d.
 ecfetary Baker, who had a mid u conference with the president,
 at his office at 10 o'clock and re ned all day.
 nflng the day Secretary Baker was