The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-04
FOREIGN OFFICE
MEMORANDUM NOT
WHAT IS WANTED
President Will Not Accept This
Document As Reply Of De FaCto
Executive
OFFICIALS, IMPATIENT =,
BUT FIRST CHEF MUM
Note Received Reiterates United
States Has Acted In Bad
Faith Towards Mexico
Associated Press by Federal wiroisss)

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w memorandum reply in hand
w from the Mexican foreign Of
Gee, charging the United States with
bad faith and reiterhting the Mexienn
p"sition regarding presence of Amer
lean troops in Mexico, the administra'
ton awaits a direct answer from Car
ranza himself. II is announced that
President Wilson will wait at least un-
ill next Wednesday for such reply.
n an unsatisfactory reply comes,
however, Nat any time, the President
will act promptly, it is believed. Should
Carranza, in his response as de facto
president, follow the lines Of the me-
morandum which his foreign Office
transmitted to Washington toduy, VIII
son probably will proceed with warliKe
measures.
officials Are Impatient
Administration officials manifested
imraticnce today at the delay in receiV-
ing a formal reply to the peremptory
mote sent by Wilson. The state de
| partmcnt is uninformed as to when the
rPrly win come or how il will be trans
United. While the release of the Am
| orleans taken prisoners in the fight ~
| CRrrinal has relieved the tension to
some extent, it is recognized that Car
ranza mast respond definitely to Will
son's note as regards the orders which
| General Trrvino is said to have issued,
| bringing on the clash.
CarranZa, in the note sent to him was
! required expressly to disavow or re-
affirm the order given by Trevino. II
was stated in the American note that
the state department has evidence that
| Tr"vino'S order was made under di-
| rert instructions from Carranza. 1t Is
| believed that if CarrarZa does NOT dis
rvow such an order, Wilson will take
drastic action.
Memorandum Unsatisfactory
The Mexican memorandum reply is
highly unsatisfactory. 1t is from the
foreign office in Mexico city. 1t denies
number of the assertions made in
| Secretary lansing note, and declares
that American forces have no right on
Mexican soil. II denies that the Car
rama government has been protecting
bandits, and defes the Washington
government to produce any proof of the
charge that the Mexican de faeto gov.
ernment has aided bandits.
The blame for the Santa Ysabcl mas
sacre is placed On the so-called irasci
bility of Charles Watson, manager of
the Cusihuiriachie company.
! Both General Scott and General Fun,
ston are accused of bad faith and lack
Of honor in misleading General Obre
gon in an alleged evasivc reply regard
ing the crossing Fl American troops in
to Mexico after the Glenn Springs raid
The note goes on to assert that while
il is true that the United States ar
rested Hucrta. the motive was not the
purpose of aiding the ConstitutiOnalist'
because Uncle sam feared that Huer rita
was plotting with Gefmanp
Private advices reaching Washington
from a reliable source in the City ut
MexcO are that First Chief Car
ranza1 and his advisers are determined
to stand by orders given by Genera
Trevino to his troops, to attack an.
American soldiers moving in any dircc
! tion except toward the border.
| Trevino : threat still hangs over tn,
situat Jon, and the advices from the Cit!
Of Mexico, which are considered rcli
able say that break between the tw
countries is unavoidable.
A faction in the Mexican cabinet i
urging still more defiant attitude up
on Carranzu. This faction wanted I
include in the reply to the last Amcri
can note new demand for the immedi
ate withdrawal of American troop
from Mexican soil.
The general staff of the army is niue
e elatcd at the success Of the mobilize
. ton Of the national guard. From Il,
. "a
} rushed to the Mexican border wit
gratifying despatch and lack Of conf
sion, and there was shown in ever
3 state a readiness for service that ia
, exceeded that displayed at the time d
e the last call upon the militia, when wa
q was declared upon Spain.