Arizona republican., 1916-06-23

 MT Arredondo as he haG no advices of his own.
 While this fresh cause for apprehen- sion was occupying officials, circular | note addressed to the South and Cen tral American diplomats by Secretary 1 Lansing in connection with the Mexican | situation was made public at the state | department. It accompanied copies of | the note to General CarranZa, distrib | uted as a matter of information and | was accepted by the diplomats as the | last word of the United States before | proceeding with any steps which Car | ranza's course might make necessary.
 The statement is a blunt assertion of | the purposes of the United States to defend "our national peace and the safety of our citizens" even at the cost of war
 This communica ton was issued to the Latin-A American diplomats. it is understood, to reassure them as to the policy of the United States and in an effort to keep intact the pan American understanding for which the admins tration has labored. European repre- sentatives will not fail to obtain copies of the document and it is understood to be aimed partly at anti American propaganda conducted abroad by Mex ican agencies and other influences which are said to seek to promote hos tilities between the two countries. General CarranZa took pains to see that his charges of bad faith against the United States were widely cir | at cd in afi and in Europe. Secretary Lansing i felt it advisable to counteract this He would not discuss his reasons, 1 but it is known that the state de- partment has received much indirect l information tending to show that German influences have been busy against the interests of the United 1 States in Mexico. Latin America and in neutral Europe. It was suggested also that MT Lansing might have intended the circular note to head off possible offers of mediation
 Word that General Carranza was believed to be yielding to the Euro pean influences brought to bear on him in an effort to avoid war. reached the state department through diplomatic channels. - The Carranza cabinet, which studied yesterday the American note refusing to entertain at this time any request for with drawal of American troops from Mex ico. was reported to have found in it basis for further diplomatic inter- changes This was construed by some diplomats to mean that General Ca ranZa would seek a settlement of the situation without carrying out his threat to attack General Pershng' S men. His note in regard to the Car quarters as supporting that theory
 Special Agent Rodgers has made no report on the reception of the American note. message today told of the display of posters about the Mexican capital announcing the kill ing of General Gomez at Carrizal by American soldiers and the capture oi several Americans by Carranza troops. Officials admitted this was not a hopeful sign.
 Mir Rodgers also reported that through arrangement with the Car. , ranza government 400 American citi.
 
 Vera Cruz by special train tomorrow following the 200 who reached th' , coast in safety yesterday and nov are aboard the battleship Nebraska
 It was pointed out that MT. Rod
 gers last estimate of the number 0 . Americans in the capital and vicinit, , was 500. If this is correct virtual,
 all will have been placed in safet |, when tomorrow's train reaches Yer Cruz.
 n Congress was called upon today [ f do it's share toward facilitating tn organization of the national guar n army rapidly preparing for service i, resolution was introduced by Chair
 man Hay, of the house military com
 mittee, to be called up for action to
 morrow,s authorizing the president [ @ draft into the federal service a a members of the guard who take tn n new enlistment oath and to hol k them for the duration of the emer , gency for which they were called ou n The words duration of the war a were altered after d conference be . tween Secretary Baker and MT Ha. = The resolution provided that in com V plete units of the guards may ]
 consolidated and mustered in. e Chairman Hay also plans to intro = duce a measure creating a fund ( l. $500 900 to be used for the relief ( l. indigent families of national guards . men called into active service.
 maximum of $50 a month for an ,e one family would be authorized. h Secretary Baker was in conferenC IS during the day with President Wi " son. It was reported that the poss
 bility of calling out volunteers in ao 10 dition to the national guard. shoul " war with Mexico come. was dis n cussed. Mir. Baker was asked late ,- if this subject was under considers IS tion.
 h "I believe I will not discuss that a he replied
 Army officers pointed out that at
 thorization to call volunteers woul
 permit the application of the systel
 used during the Spanish war to recru
 regular regiments up to war strengt N Enlistment was accepted for the terl of the war, making it possible for
 citizen to volunteer for service with tf
 regiments without binding himself ft y the long term of regular army enlist
 ments. With the eleven additions B. skeleton regiments to be created on u a border July 1, it is deemed vital tn; 10 some method of filling up their rant ty as well as those of the old organizs