Arizona republican., 1916-01-14

morning. The remains were then shipped ro Kenne. x. H.. former home
 of MT Newman.
 The body Of Charles Wadleieh was
 shipped to Buffalo, \. Y.
 Funeral arrangements tor other vic
 ttms of the massacre. either to be held . in Fl Paso today, or the bodies to be
 shipped to their homes. include. Alex
 ander Han io Duelas. Arizona. c. A.
 Prinele to San Francisco. A. H.
 Couch to Barnhart, Texas ". D.
 Pearce. to Los Angeles and Il. C. Has,
 SC to Kansas City. The body of J. r.
 Coy was taken in charge yesterday by
 the local Elks lodge on request of the
 bee. Arizona
 II was decided at the conference
 that information regarding the mur-
 derers would be taken from every re-
 liable source, including officials uf
 the de factc government
 Secretary Lansing made il clear
 that there was nothing to indicate
 that the Carranza authorities had not
 done everything within their power
 to apprehend the bandits and that,
 so far all the steps taken appeared to be satisfactory.
 The United States. ne said. would expect that the bandits be punished and evidence. of the punishment must be forthcoming Upon the develop mentS depend the nature uf the ac- tion the United States win require There is said to be no proof that General Villa actually made threats against au Americans. although some information to that effect mas reached the department
 As for the responsibility of Car
 rauza for the tragedy the secretary
 feels that q question of facts re- mained 10 be established. The state department must know under what circumstances the Americans wen. i, into the district in which they lost their lives and what conditions sur rounded their slayinS The depart ment has no Information regarding 2 derailed troop train which is reported ill press dispatches to have caused Y Americans to come to a stop. giving the bandits an opportnnity to enter the coaches
 ! Secretary Lansing let il he known that he considers there is d certain analogy between the situation pre- 1 vailing in certain parts of Mexico and that which prevailed in certain parts of the west during the carly history Of the United States IL was also pointed out that there were many instances where the citizens of one country had lost their lives n an other during the course of an insur- rection or of mob outbreaks which the authorities were unable to contro! and that leparacion was not made except as an act 1f grace by the gov
 ernmeAt which m normal times should hava been responsible. In regard to the warning reiterated by the secretary, it was said that the state department would not point out this time what parts of Mexico were considered safe and what parts were considered unsafe. Il was the antici- patton oi just what happened i'll Chi i huahua, it was said, that prompted the renewed warnings issued shortly after the recognition of CarranZa. Secretary Lansing considers that the Carranza authorities should have warned Ameri- 1 cans tn stay out of the territory which they considered dangerous.
 Mir, ArredondO's statement that 1 Americans had been warned to keep out of dangerous districts. was made ! in the corridors of the state department at the conclusion of his conference l with Secretary Lansing. He said he ! had received no direct message from General Carranza and that what iu- ! formation hc had regarding the mur- ! ders had been furnished him by the state department and by the CarranZa 1 consul at Fl paso Andreas C. Garcia. T have not the least doubt he said ] later that the Carrauza forces will i not rest until they have captured and l punished the aSsassins. Each Ameri-
 can killed was given permission to go 1 through the lines but that permission | was not considered as d passport. The ! CarranZa authorities have not wanted
 Americans to return to their work in ! i their control where peace has not been : entirely restored.
 1 We have never invited Americans
 Co return to any district eXcept those such as Tuxpam and Tampico and re-
 Sions where there is no question re- { @arding the guaranty of their safety. l We have fully realized the difficulty of protecting Americans in certain re- [ %ions and our total inability to do so ! in those where the reactionary element ! is in control. Americans should stay away from such districts.
 Personally, l deeply regret what has occurred, and naturally so must Gen. 1 eral Carranza, and am sure he will do l all he can to bring punishment to those guilty. l am certain that my gov
 ernment deplores to an equal extent
 with the government and the people of the United States the atrocitiou; murders committed by the Villa band ! and that it will undertake a vigorous | campaign to purge the region of the i republic where exists so many foreign l business interests.
 1 "1hc reason Why these victims of i Villas ferocity' met such a horrible fate is solely their desire to get to their
 place oi business and industrial activity | before the complete control of thc re 1 zion by the forces of law and order and constitutional government had i been accomplished
 1 AIr. Arredondo directed attention to | the fact that the murder of the Amer ! lcan mining men took place on inc