Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-16
NO INTERVENTION IN
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
General Carranxa Will Be
Given Opportunity to
Handle Affairs Telegram
From Congressman Is
Made Public.

Washington Jan tS>=FAn-Amer4-
esNtSsSs. With which Washington has
been ringing fer several weeks, play
Cd no small part in ssSlnx President
Wilson's determination IL stand pat
against demands for intervention in
MextcS> despite terrific pressure fol-
lowing the slaughter % rs Americans
in CASN0ShGS> This became known
definitely tonight IN the wake Ne dis
closures IN a teeegrSsn by Representa-
tive Nsnt ee California;. 10 the super
SNten6ent NJ a Mexican sasne in which
Kent is largslN Interested
Approval by latlN>AmerSea,
Representative % latin American
countries. Il was admitted. author
ttatSVSlN have Indicated 10 the admin
tStratton their approval % the view
that CsrraNza Is ensttled TO the op~
portWnttN te handle the situation,
Keats telegram, addressed TO II, l..
Aellts> III eaSo, Texas superintendent
~ the ~ Cube rstee, G&snNt0Stc> dis
trlet os MeNsee> reSaS>
View IS ESnerallS held that murders
were part of a SASewd plot to involve
United States IN intervention 10 the
end % Gripping carvANsS> Cannot
predict what action viii be taken. but
matter Is being seriously considered,
Are Against lNter~entSsN,
situation seemingly delicate as l
am 0nogSteSallv informed that Pan
American friends do not favor our in.
terVeatag> Il this is correct. = most
important American understand
tNs may ee teep&r3Sse1 NN crude at
tenaptS ~ asSeredtt Wilson and Involve
United states in Mexican S00shhleS,
"rhss Is q time tor serious weighing
and roaintenanee ~ = sense os proper
tion In the face ee oWtraxeS that put
ttghtlnx men On the prod
A lengthN statement by Neat tonight,
said in part
AS one not adverse 10 the SCRAP l
feel a desire to set into this TOW, hut
when remember the murder Of
ChtNaRsea in NSomtNx. when l re-
me0Ner other crimes against these in
offensive people that were committed
in my own stSte> and when remem~
her what considered to be. and stu
consider to be, the tNStStaNle kSlotnS
of a lot ef Italians ~ the Masla in New
Orleans. and realsee how cur country
held hack ami placed these crimes on
the thrcShAela es the state Sna how
angry We were at the assumption os =
foreign government that our federal
government should take upon itself
the responsibility for these oWtrNxeS,
am compelled - reslise that howeV~
er horrible the effeaSN ot trreSpon~
Stole bandits in Mexico nsSy have Seen,
We. in our national eapsct,y can do no
more than cur administration is now
doing"
inquiry 70 Consul Edwards
There il lust one chance that the
United states win demand repArAttSn.
tnclWdtnx tndemnItS frNna the car
rama government for the murder et II
Americans near chihuahua u week axS>,
ThtS single chance hangs on the an
Swer ~ Consul Edwards al ~ naSo
makes 70 an inquiry tslcSr&phea him
this eVentng by the state department,
In efrest. the state departments query
TO Consul Edwards is ''ntd you ask
amy Carranaa officials 70 guarantee the
safety 0t Americans Who went into
Chthuahaa and Mas this guarantee
given IN recognized 0tetctSlS~
II the answer ts yes the CsrranaS
goVNrnment will be held Responsible,
Hut such an answer would mean, Nlr-
tWally. that Consul Edwards exceeded
his authority or ralS0nderStc01 in
StrueticnS which the aepArtmeNt sent
him Jan, 3, Just What these tNStr0e-
ttOnS were officials refused 10 SAY,
They did not deny specifically that 6Si~
wards MAS instructed to request guar
anteeS,
While the point thus brought Wp
mtght slightly eNeSrraSS this gcNern>
nteOt In pushing amy demands for rep
aratton. and delay settlement 0f any
controversy that might thereby result
il MAS stated that ANY demand that
might be Na6e will be pushed to =
successful conel0sion.~