The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-20

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- S1Isan11(xaei0n fsele itelf power.
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y m 80 70 cut ~ way from Vera
Il IT, u - Mexican capital Tor the
fC(0of " - Americans
0Ha6an1n nrN certain that no Incl.
81 49, Arine3nG complications with
6rretnn voyess win result from Inter
xentfon. = they do not believe An at
\ tnck WIN b made By Mexicans on the
I feeeaen diplomatic cCrps or on FOR
aSgners Tor whose safety the United
0ta4ss n partly responsible.
Omcers Of the army general SIAN
"a ne nayy general board are thor
OuaAly convinced that Carransa IN
!, eenAn to force war on the United
ntA4na They believe his courss from
! the art has demonstrated this. They
know that with the army OF $1,000
10 100000 men General Trevino has
mobdlised In Northern Mexico, Car
rama long ago could have extermi-
mated The bandits menActng the
American frontier.
Ofncials ana cfiicers are convinced
thak <Aa attack on Americans ut
rArral the repeated raids on the Dor
der and the rsiterAtion OF insulting
demands for withdrawal OF American
troops. coupled with clumsy threats,
III Wsrs designed to trrftats the United
elAsss into aggressive action.
The reason for CArransa's manifest
dsagns to force Intervention. these
clncsr BELIEVE. 10 his realisation that
rnieas hs can unity the Mexican peo-
80 behind him In . war with the
United Otates he will BE- forced from
power.
President Wilson, II 10 said. has
been brought to realize that all In
dtcAtions point to this determination
on the part OF CArrAnxA to force tho
Unftsd 0tatee into Intervention.
The President instsks to the last.
howsver. that the alrst aggressive
move must come from CarranxA. At
his direction Secretary Lansing today
delivered to the Mexican embassy for
transmission to CArranxa y copy of the
call for the National Guard, which
states that the militia IL being called
out only for border duty and II not
intended 70 reinforce the Pershing
expedition In Msxico.
General Funston IL understood to
have requested that the crack Ma
ttonal Guard regiments Of New York,
Illinois. PennsylvaniA and MassAchu-
NJ Ap-aA a. - 49, n.
rstAxy Baker thtg Aftarnoon would not
admit that such request had bean
made. He said ne would announce
any orders 10 send troops to the bor-
der. but no requests that might b.
made.
Only Grounds Thyueca1 Disability.
Legal ofncials Of the War Depart
msnt decided today there are no
grounds upon which national guard
officers or men can b. excused from
arsweriag the Presidents call except
physical disability. Thus far no re-
quest 20 be excused has been received.
Word has eone out 10 national guard
fIicers that Il yiii BE- useless to trans
NIT any such request to the War De-
cArtment
The Navy Department today order
cd ten vessels Of the Atlantic feet to
Mexican waters to supplement the yes
! sells already there. On the west coast
eight vessels have been ordered to
hold themselves In readiness to 20 to
Mexican waters In addition to the
four already there. and NTH now %
route.
The main Atlantic and Pacific fset,
have been ordered to be ready Il
steam south At q moments notice a
the hrst Sign OF the opening OF nos
tilities between the United States an,
Mexfeo