The Glenwood post., 1916-07-01
Release of Prisoners Partial.
y Relieves Mexican Stu.
alton and Delays Action
MUST DECLARE intent

Washington, June 29.-The Washing
ton government still awaited tonight
full compliance with its demands by
the de facto authorities, though the re-
lease today by General Carranza's or
der of the American prisoners taken at
Carrizal has averted the probability OF
immediate retaliatory steps.
1t is possible that it has also helped
to pave the way toward an attempt al
peaceful settlement of the whole bor
der situation. High officials made it
clear, however, that the vital point at
issue-the future attitude of Mexican
forces toward American troops In
northern Mexico engaged in guarding
the border and pursuing bandits whc
raided American territory-remains tc
be settled.
The state department had no ad
vices tonight rs to when diplomatic
reply to its demands might be expected
The Carranza government has adopted
the unusual course of complying in
fact with an urgent demand from 9
foreign government, before it even &c
knowledged the receipt of the note ol
made any statement of what it pro
posed to do.
Pending a satisfactory answer to 1T
second and more far-reaching require
Went, the United States will continue
to. hurry troops to the border and te
take every step necessary in prepara
tion for the carrying out of its por
pose by force Of arms.
Intimations have come, it is under
stood, that Carranza intends to back W
the orders issued to General Trevia,
directing that American troops be at
tackled if they moved in any direction
in Mexico except towards the border
Officials are fully prepared for reply
of that character, despite the fact thai
the prisoners taken at Carrizal havs
been promptly surrendered on demand
They expected however, that the lie
affirmation of position will be made il
note free from hostile language anc
continuing the discussion of the advisa
bility Of the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico. Apparently Sec
retary Lansing is determined to get {
clear statement of intentions on which
action by the United States can .be
founded. Carranza officials profess a,
earnest desire to avoid a clash, how
ever, and further struggle to fp
automatically responsibility for hostili
ties that may come is foreshadowe,.
Mr.. Lansing made it clear today to Ig
nacio Calderon, minister from Bolivia
that pending formal reply from the
Carranza government to his last note
no offer of mediation would be accepta
BILE to the United States. The minister
ha0lnoted reports that the Carranza
prisoners should be released, and Gale.
to see whether that had changed the
attitude of the Washington govern
ment. Mr.. Lansing again succeeded il
convincing his caller that it would bs
waste of time to attempt to tall
about mediation at this stage, whatever
might be possible later.
The attitude of the government o,
this question as officially outlined late
is that it. is wholly out of the questio,
that the United States has nothing tt
arbitrate. II General Carranza should
withdraw his hostile orders, however
and then propose that an attempt be
made to formulate through mediator,
IN agreement of some sort for joint
operstions in protecting the border 4
10 might receive consideration. No plar
would BE- acceptable to the United
States, however, that in any way ham
pered its own efforts to guard the ivsl
and property Of its citizens.
3. The right to pursue the raiders into
Mexico will be maintained and exer
cised without interruption and If ths
border can properly be protected onl,
BY temporary military occupation Of
Mexican territory adjacent to the limo
that will be the course pursued.
1t is understood that the Washington
government would not under any cir
cumstances consent to military statul