Evening star., 1916-01-14
carranza Promises Action.

short time.
Carranza Promises Action.
| Gen. Carranza today telegraphed his
ambassador here as follows from his
headquarters at Queretaro:
THE murderous attack on the pas
| senger train near Chihuahua was made
by the only remaining band of outlaws
! in that region. This band is being
pursued by my troops with a view to
insure it's capture. whereupon condign
punishment which their crime deserves
will be applied to every guilty par
ticipant.
ernment have been ordered to establish
lpatrol from end to end of the railroad
| in order to defend against similar out
RACES"
Gen. Carranza's dispatch was the first
direct assurances that he will comply
with the urgent representations of the
| United States government.
Diplomatic dispatches today from
Mexico City said Gen. Pablo Gonzales,
Gen. CarranZa'S commander there, and
the minister of foreign affairs had been
summoned to confer with the general
| at Queretaro. They expressed some
| fears at the absence of Gen. Gonzales.
upon whom foreigners have depended
| to maintain order in the capital. A
conference at Queretaro was announced
some time ago, but it is thought de-
velopments have fastened it,
Martial Law Not Declared.
! Secretary Garrison said today he had
no advices that martial law had been
| proclaimed in Ell Paso and pointed out
| that the army probably was aiding the
| civil authorities of the city only in
| maintaining order by using a provost
| guard to control troopers about the
! city.
! Brig Gen. Pershing, he said, had no
| power to intervene unless the situation
| was of an international character. in.
| huenced by physical acts from beyond
| If any citizen of Ell Paso sought ven-
| geance upon a Mexican there for an
act committed in Mexico, he added. 1t
did not constitute an International sit
| uation, but was an invasion OF the local
| law of Texas and subject to state au-
thorities only.
| Even shou1., the state authorities find
| themselves unable to maintain order.
the Secretary added, an appeal wouEd
| have to be made by the governor TO tle
| President and formal authorization be
issued a Washington before martiai
| law could be declared.
Maintaining Provost Patrol.
A provost patrol has been maintained
| by army authorities to aid the police
F, in keeping soldiers in order. 1t has
power only over troopers, and even they
are responsible to the city authorities
for any infraction of local law
Army officers here believed that If
soldiers participated in the rloting IN
| Ell Paso. as indicated. Gen, rersn,ns;
| probably increas ased the provost patrol
; for arresting soldiers only. but that
army sentres in no way interfered with
the police in controlling civliiah dls-
! turbers.
ambassador here, today suggested to
his government that all Americans IN
dangerous districts be compelied 10
come into garrisoned places. "Sere
| Carranza troops can protect them. sec
retary Lansing asked Mr.. Arredondo TO
! request Gen. Carranza to provioe at
| once trains and guards for the removal
| of Americans who wished TO ieaVe en-
| dangered localities. Mr.. Arreoondo
| forwarded the request. with his In
dorsement and his own suggestion that
| Americans in danger be compelled 10
come into a safety zone. even II IL oe
necessary to force them TO DO SO.
Saws Carranza Will Act.
| Mr.. Arredondo has personally assured
Secretary Lansing that Carranza troops
have been dispatched to western Chi
huahua, with orders to kill or capture
| all the bandits concerned in the Staying
Of American citizens. He said every
Carranza soldier in northern Mexico
sarv to achieve this purpose
In statement Mr.. Arredondo de-
clared that the men who lost their
lives had attempted to reach their
place of business before complete con-
troll of the region had been accom-
plished by the Carranza forces. He
said they had been given permission
at their own request to pass through
l.
cans had been warned to keep out of
territory in which guerrilla warfare
was in progress.
Administration officials today anx-
iously awaited the outcome of Gen.
"a rranza's efforts to round up and pun
ish the Mexican outlaws concerned in
the killing of American citizens near
Chihuahua City.
Officials indicated today that the
steps thus far taken by the Carranza