Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-01
IOWA, SATURDAY, JULY /, 1916
BRITISH CAPTURE GERlV IAN DEFENSE WORKS.
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Carranzas it was cognizant of
border outlawry.
Mexico defies the United States to
prove that it protected bandits.
The stubbornness of Watson, min
ing leader, was to blame for the San
Ysabel massacre.
Mexico notified the United States
that Villa was at Palomas, and to ex-
pect the raid 'on Columbus.
The United States troops entered
Parral against Mexican orders and are
to blame for the fight there.
One hundred and forty Mexicans
have been slain recently on American
soil. The slayers have gone unpun-
ished.
Two Courses Of Action.
AS result of this development the
outstanding features of the situation
are:
If the president intends to employ
the army in Mexico to restore order
along the border,it will be necessary
to send in sufficient reinforcements to
cope with the hostile Carranza forces.
+ If the Carranzstas attack the Amer
lean force state Of war will develop,
requiring probably call for volun-
teers numbering from 250,O0O to 500,-
600.
Fails to Rebuke Trevino.
The first demand of the Wilson ulti-
matum Carranza met by releasing the
American troopers captured in the
CarrizaI battle. The second demand,
to define HIS attitude toward the United
States, was intended to give him the
opportunity to rapudiate Gen. Trevino's
orders which resulted in the treacher-
nns attack on the BOYD command.
There is no reputation of the Trevino
order in the memorandum and Car
rama stands pat on his mandate that
the American troops in Mexico shall
be allowed to move in no direction ex-
cept to the north.
( It is expected that the note will be
ready for rIperusal by the president
when he returns from New York to-
day. What steps he will take as
result Of the disclosure of Carranza's
attitude will be determined at series
of conferences between the president
and his advisers.
May Force. Carranza Out.
Unusual significance is attached to
the remark by the president that the
troops are to be kept in Mexico until
Carranza or somebody else restores or
der. The utterance lends color to the
gossip in official circles for several
days to the effect that the Carranza
government is s tottering and that
some body elses is likely soon to sup
plant the first s9hisf at the head Of the
L. g.
Theirs ~ a gyod, deal OF as!s aculatlon
here as 70 the identity of this some :
body else" According to some of
ficials it is Gen. Obregon, in whom the
administration on more than one occa-
sion has demonstrated that it places
great confidence.
According to others, Felix Diaz
nephew Of the late president of Mex
leo, is on the point of overturning the
Carranza regime and, Selling control of
the de facto government.
Repeat Huerta lncdent?.
Indications are not lacking that the
administration would not be disap-
pointed by the elimination of Carranza
through the operations of the American
army in the north and Diaz in the
south, just as Mr.. Wilson succeeded in
driving out Huerta through the opera
tions of Carranza in the north and
the American navy and army at Vera
Cruz.
The Diaz party is counting upon the
fact that the United States will have
a strong force of armed men in Mexico
and on the border as one of it's assets
when the time comes to make the
-
first chief.