Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
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Demand for Release of the American Troopers Taken at Carrizal is Coupled With Notification Early Settlement Is Expected

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 WASHINGTON, June 25. A demand for the immediate release of the American troopers taken prisoner at Carrizal, coupled with stern notification that the United States expects an early statement of the purposes of the Carranza government, was telegraphed to Mexico City today by Secretary Lansing.
 The note discloses that the state department received yesterday communication from the de facto government stating that the Car rizaI fight was the direct result of orders to attack American soldiers moving otherwise than toward the border, personally issued by Gen eral Carranza to General Trevino, and by the latter communicated to General Pershing.
 In reply, Secretary Lansing re- quires that the de facto government transmit a definite statement "as to the course of action it has deter mined upon," through the usual diplomatic channels, land not through subordinate military of ficers."
 The Mexican communication is construed, Secretary Lansing states, as formal avowal of deliberate ly hostile action against the forces of the United States now in Mexico and of the purpose to attack with
 out proVocation whenever they
 move from their present position"
 despite the friendly mission on
 which they are engaged and which
 is re- affirmed in the American re-
 joinder.
 General Carranza is required to place himself on record formally, and tht plain intimation lies behind the re. strained language of Mir Lansing. communication that force will be me with force. Apparently the Washing ton government is determined that tn, de facto government shall not evad, responsibility before the world if wa is forced upon the United States.
 The note and the military situation of the United States were talked owe at the White House tonight by tn president with Chairman Stone, Sen ator Lodge, ranking republican mem Der, and Chairman Flood, of the hous committee on foreign affairs. Repre- sentative Cooper. ranking minorit member of the house committee. wa out of the city.
 After the conference, which taste more than an hour, Senator Stone sai the situation was exceedingly acute. President Wilson has felt it necessar to acquaint congress with the state c affairs and the action taken throug foreign affairs committees. It was in dicated that he might desire to advis a joint session of the house and sen ate today but would not take this fins step until the Mexican government ha been given an opportunity to reply.
 The president told those at the con ference tonight of the note from Gen eral Carranza avowing the attack O American troops at Carrizal and of tn reply that he had directed to be sen
 Senator Stone was very emphatic al terward in regard to the demand fc the release of the prisoners.
 We must relieve those men," I said, solemnly.
 The senator made no effort to hid his own belief that war virtually here. Final report from General Per shing was necessary, he said, in ord that a clear knowledge of what ha happened at Carrizal should be Z hand.
 But if they are going to attack O, men without cause" he said, there only one thing to do. We will nev, have peace down there until we us force enough to compel it.
 There is reason to believe that Il military situation may be influencir the administrators diplomatic cours as we'll as the desire to make it cle to the world, especially to the Latii Americans that the United States being forced into warlike measures I
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