Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-14
Unless Hand Is Forced, Uncle Sam Will Not Reply Until After St. Louis Convention, Says Wilson
 WONT CONFUSE NOTE
 WITH POLITICS Mere National Guards May Soon Be Called Out. An archy Threatens To Sweep Over All Of Mexico
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 WASHINGTON, June 13.--Un-
 less the increaisng seriousness of
 conditions in Mexico forces action
 dispatch of the reply to General
 Carrsnza for withdrawal of Amer
 iean troops probably will be de-
 lawed until after the St. Louis con
 Vention because the administra-
 ton desires to avoid any drastic
 step at time when it might ap-
 pear to te prompted by political
 influence.
 Secretary Lansing and his ad-
 visors are said to have given care
 ful consideration to the possibility
 that the administration might be
 charged with playing politics in
 dealing with the problem. The
 rapid spread of anti-American pro-
 pakanda in northrn Mexico, how-
 take the situation out of their
 hands.
 No official would venture a predic. ton tonight as to what might be ey- pected in the near future. In com. believe almost any eventuality is pos. sible with agitators working on the feelings of a people already dis, tressed by the fruits of prolonged dis. order. It was stated positively that the Washington government was con. sidering no aggressive action to be taken of its own motion, but stood ready to act should assaults .on Americans Or General Pershing forces force the issue.
 Will Refute Note.
 Secretary Lansing has had before him a mass of data dealing with the assertions of fact set up by the Mex ican note. He expects to be able tc refute most of these statements, and the daily crops of messages from Mex leo telling of new disturbances will supply additional evidence that the de facto- government does not in fact account the control it claims over the situation
 Pending the sending of the reply steps have been in progress for some days toward meeting any emergency that may arise. Conferences betweer state and navy department official. have resulted in the formulation oi dehnite plans for the removal O. who would gather in Mex ican ports should a serious outbreak of anti-American feeling force then to flee. or should there be clash be tween American and Mexican troops
 More Guards Maybe.
 It is known, too. that the possibility of calling out more state militia to protect the border has been the sub. ject of renewed discussion among offic ials
 Carranza Totterinq.
 The motives behind the anti-Ameri- can propaganda and the precise at titude of General Carranza toward the agitation both are subjects of speculation. Many officials are con, that the de facto governmen, is tottering and think General Car. ranza may have sent his belligerent note with the deliberate purpose of the Washington administra. tion 10 intervention.
 The control of the first chief over the various elements of his army and of his civil government is manifestly weakening. according to official re. ports. Instances have been reported where tax collectors sent by the Car ranza government have been driven out by state authorities and people.
 lnsubordination.
 Decrees have been promulgated by state governors. dealing with matters that belong. under the Mexican yconsti- tuition, purely to the central govern ment. In dealing with the army Car ranza does not impose duties re- pugnant to subordinant officers to the view of some officials for fear of his orders being disregarded.
 The fact that the great bulk of the Mexican people have only such re
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