The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-27
MEDIATION PLANS ARE DEAD; REPLY
 TO J. s. SOUGHT
,nfng In Mexican Situation. Can Be. Arbitrated, I
 Says Lansing.

z Washington June 27-Mediation of the dispute with Mexico was a. dead issue today, andN 12,OOO national guardsmen were ready to start for the border to enforce the United States demands on Carranzas government. Secretary Lansing today prevented even formal proposal of mediation by telling Minister Calderon of Bolivia that the American government be- lieves nothing in the situation is sub ject to arbitration.
 General Carranza previously had accepted 'in principle the offer to mediate.
 - With a singleness of purpose ad- ministration officials were looking to- day for word from Mexico City indi- eating Carranza's future intentions toward the United States. This was expected in reply to the last American note demanding release of the prison CTS held at Chihuahua.
 Even greater efforts were made by the war department to eliminate ttred tape and expedite the dispatch of national guardsmen to relieve regu- lar army patrols for a possible Mexi- can campaign. SOrders issued will permit postponement of final physical destinations Railroad officials were called on to give troop and army sup ply trains right of way over much ether traffic.
 Perfdy is Charged.
 ~ Mexico City. June 27-Foreign Minister Aqui1ar made public today messages sent to sLatin-American countries in which the government of the United States is accused of per hdy and with concentrating troops along the border with hostile purposes towards Mexico. The message are in answer to communications from South American countries, offering their services to mediate between the United States and Mexico. The mes sages say that after the incident at Matarnoras the United States began to gather it's armed forces along the international line with the intention of aggression against Mexico. It is asserted that Mexico is not seeking war but that if it is forced to fight it will go to the last extreme at the cost ''of the blood of it's. sons and the destruction of it's wealth"
 The messages conclude by stating that the 'perfdy'' of the American government not only affects Mexico but all Latin countries this conti- nent. It is added that Eliezo Are dondo,9 the Mexican minister designate at Washington, has been instructed to get in touch with his Latin American colleagues who have offered to me diate and to do everything in his
 
 tence of the messages read:
 ''The people and government of Mexico are lovers of peace and will
 maintain peace at any cost on the un- derstanding that the dignity and sov- ereignty of the republic is not at ltacked.''.
 Brazil Watches Situation. Rio Janeiro, June 27-The keen in lterest with which Brazil is, following the development of the crisis between the United States and Mexico received a new impetus today following a spir- tied discussion in the chamber of dap- uties during which an opposition dep uty made bitter attack on the Uni | ted States.
 The discussion was opened by this deputy who, commenting on the Ia st note sent to Mexico by Secretary Ian 1 sing, declared he was astonished that | the United States should make diffl- cuitiesi in accepting the expIanat ons of Mexico while promptly accepting those of Germany in regard to the submarine war. The speaker assert l ed that Germany was continuing it's | ndersea cam mpaign in violation of it's promise to Washington and that the United States did not dare to protest. lie concluded by expressing the hope that Brazil would continue to inain- tain it's traditions b. defending the 1 llinciple of the sovereignty of all countries without regard to the econ cmy or military strength of any ma l tic n.
 l Deputy Souza Silva, speaking fer the government, defe.lded the inter rational policy of the admin strat t, on aaE declared that Brazi. Ecod firmly for the solidarity and fraternity of the American nations. i'eputy Souza .so deried reports that the voyage OF Dr. | La aUro Muller, Minister of Foreign Af- | fairs. the United States had 6C with the Mexican situation. Ie said that the voyage hl:3 Teen deter1:ir. {, d
 on before the relations of Mexico and | tho United States became critical ard
 was undertaken solely tor the sake of l -fe heaILh If :he 1r.Eister. l France rescinded the recent gov l e1.nrrne1at order. fnrIoi ddinec iranort la fior