Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-22
Now Definitely Known That de
Facto Government Had
Warned Pershing Not to Go
South Of Parral
OFFICIALS WAIT UPON
REPORT OF GEN. SCOTT
No Change Has Been Made
as to Orders for American
Forces South of the Rio
Grande.

10. MossaNo JOURNAL SPECIAL Asesep "'"s'
Washington. April 21.-President
wilson and the cabinet discussed the
Mexican situation today but did not
Soc,de on any course of action. FUR
,her stems by the United States to-
ward the pursuit of villa or with
Hr,wal of the troops from Mexico will
a,rait q full report from Major Gen.
oral Scott chief of staff of the army
as to conditions on the border and In
Mexico.
General Scott, who reached San
Antonio. Tex, tonight, to confer with
General Funston, was not expecting
IN send a report on the situation un-
III tomorrow. His full report upon
which a decision as to the next step
IN he taken probably Will not be made
mill his return to Washington. When
he left here, the chief of staff said he
would make his investigation and re-
turn ms quickly as possible. He could
NOT Indicate how long he might be
gone
Pending word from General scott,
Secretary Baker reiterated ms state
ment that no change had been made
in orders to General Funston and that
the department had no knowledge or
any change in the latter's orders to
General Pershing. No official report
had been received. he said, that the
expedition was at a standstill.
The secretary stated that what had
been a rumor, the report that Mexi-
can officers had warned General Per-
shing not to proceed south of Parral,
was fact II was learned at the state
department that rumor to this ef-
feet was transmitted some days be-
fore the Parral incident through con-
sular agents. Mr.. Baker insisted that
the Warming had made no change in
the departments order to the border
forces t.
To Call Carranza Down.
II was indicated tonight that re-
ply to General Carranza's telegram
calling attention to the clash at Par
raj and asserting that the American
commander had violated his orders
and the agreement with the de facto
government in entering the town,
would be dispatched soon. War de-
partment officials say the report on
the incident from General Pershing,
Major Tompkins and other officers. Is
not complete. 1t has been withheld
from publication because of the flat
contradiction il contains of the ad-
vices from General Carranza as to
the part his troops played in the
fighting.
With this report as basis, the Par
raj incident will be treated as mat
ter entirely separate from the sug-
teston of the de facto government
that the troops be withdrawn. Off
clals indicated that Carranza's atten-
tlon would be called to the discrepan-
cy In the two versions. They thought
i unlikely he would attempt to up
mold his original report in the light
Of more recent Information and no
lengthy correspondence is looked for.
Felix Diaz Causes Concern.
While immediate interest centers
naturally in the situation as to the
troops in Mexico, there were renewed
Indications about the state depart
ment today that wholly different
aspect of the Mexican problem was
causing growing concern. That is the
movement supposedly headed by Fe-
TX Diaz, nephew of the former Mex
ican dictator, for a new revolution
against the de facto government
None Of the information upon which
Inc uneasiness rests has been dis
closed. 1t is known, however, that
several Mexicans in the United States
are being closely watched and it
seems possible that some of the anti
AHerlcan feeling in chihuahua state
when has met the troops pursuing
VIA, may be attributed to this move-
ment
the Diaz government, it is said,
mas the backing of various elements
OF Mexicans. both in Mexico and this
conntry As viewed by the state de-
partment, it is understood the activi-
sies OF these persons are the more
uahgerous because they are wealthy,
while the de facto government is in
NoNed ia snarl of financial COM
pncauons which would be hard to
overcome, even in times of complete
peace
while no definite information was