Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-07
BREAK WITH
MEXICO FOif5E: FO + !: ZEN
Reply 10 H)i3 W..jl t15llke a
Rupture Unavoidable.
CARhAHzA Ch0IAET IS FIRM
Would Reaff;rm CrdeTo to Attack u.
S. Troops--Other Officials fIan De.
mand for Evacuation.

While administration officials in
Washington unaffected inn ati2A.o
over the delay OF the CarranEa
government il replying to the Ame /
can demand t.: an explanation OF lis
purposes, private advires from Me%llo
City indicated a defiant answer was
being prepared there.
The state department has had no
direct information as to when the Mex
ican response will lie sent or how II
would be transmitted. Secretary Ian
sing called this fact to the attention
cf Eliseo ArrcdCndo, Mexican ambas
sad0r designate, and indicated he dii
not understand the delay in view o!
the assertion in the American note
CT last Sunday that an carly answer
was expected. Mr.. ArreIonto, who had
called TO announce formally the re-
lease of the C2rriZal prisoners, sal!
lie had not heard from his government
On the subject.
Although Special Agent Rodgers, at
Mexico City, was informed two days
ago that he might expect to receive
the Mexican note thai t;aT, he has no.
mentioned ii in later dispatches. Som"
officials believed it pG@$i3ie The COM
munication wGHld conc through Are
dondo, a1l that It's actual delivery
would lie co.li3ioHoi On the situation
at the time re recoiYcd it. Efforts a.
mediation, favored BY Carc2nZa oil
Gals, led to the belief tae reply would
be withheld at TIC last moment il
there seemed any chance that the
Washington government would listen
to such prop sails.
Private messages. sent by pers@ rs
in a position to speak with scme al.
thority as TO General CarranZa's atti.
tude expressed the conviction tEat a
break between the two governments
was unavoidable. There appeared t.
be complete agreement among mem
bcrs Of the Mexican cabinet, it was
indicated, that orders to General T e.
vino to attack troops moving in any
direction except towar! the border be
rca Tirmcd. S1me de facto officials
wished TO go farther AMI couple with
this passage in the MeIican reply a
defiant demand that American tro2ps
be withdrawn Immediately from MeXi-
can soil.
The lmconciii&tory character of a
memorandum published in Mexico
City, spec.fically denying all the ale
cations of tie previous American note
in answer to CarraHza's denanI for
withdrawal Of the troops, appeared to
hear out this forecast. Intim atoms
have reached officials, howeve", t al
the de"acto government may give
strong assurances ih its note tl< Dor.
der raids viii lie prevented by a
strong patrol OF Mexican troors, if the
United STATES will withdraw its forces.
It was said at the Mexican embassy
that $4,000 Carranza troops now are
available for border patrcl duty.
Another communication was sent to
the state department b. Arredon 10,
protesting against the shooting OF
Mexican customs inspector by Amerl
can soldiers stationed at Ys!et1, TsX&s,
a. reported by Mexican Corsu! Care a.
at II Paso. According TO Garcia, tie
soldiers fired across the Rio G.a1de
at two customs officers "w:thort any
provocation whatever"
There is every reason to believe that
Mr.. Wilson will act promptly il the
Carranza government formally accepts
the construction placed upon orders
to General Trevino in Secretary Ian
sings note and which it has been
asked either to affirm Or Withdraw.
aGr. Lansing characterized the order an
act, CT deliberate hes lty.