Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-07-07
MILITIA MAY BE
ORDERED HOME
Carranza's Note Ends All Talk of
War With Mexico.
PRESIDENT is GIVEN COPY
First Chief" Promises to Employ All
Means Possible to Prevent New In
cidents That viii compI-
cate Situation.

Washington, July 6.-At the meet
ing Of the cabinet Friday the reply TO
the note of First Chief Carranza will
be framed Ii will indicate that the
United States is willing to withdraw
troops from Mexico under the belief
that General Trevina now is able TO
protect American interests, but will
demand that CarranZa proceed to hold
elections and carry out the purposes
of his recognition by the American gov
eminent
The United States will assent to the
principle of mediation in the difficult
ties between the two countries and will
accept the alternative of dealing direct
with Mexico.
May Recall Militia.
1t was learned that the war depart
ment is considering the recall of the
National Guard from the border. 1t
was discovered that under the present
circumstances the militia is not sub
ject to foreign service as the president
has not drafted it in. Neither the state
dCPdl AOA A4lC Wal LllClAl 10
able to answer inquiries from officers
as TO the status of the guard.
Washington, July 6.-General Car
ranZa's reply to the American note of
June 20, and the ultimatum of June
Is, has ended for the time being all
war talk in Washington. High admin
istration officials, after hastily scan
ming the document delivered TO the
state department, say that it seems
TO open up way for Il speedy adjust
ment of all differences between this
government and the de faeto govern
ment of Mexico.
ModeI of Brevity.
The note, Il model of brevity, signed
by Foreign Minister Aguilar. breathes
Cancellation in its every paragraph.
And, while again insisting that the
presence of American troops ON Mexi-
can Soil-which is characterized as
trespass on the sovereignty of Mex
ico-is the immediate cause of the
conflicts between the governments.
General Carranza for the first time
ItSAk1DL0tAJ Ns'h9hAAlNo ReAAt Va t4iN OAcAA(
by admitting that the insecurity of
the frontier gives the United States
just cause for complaint against his
government. BY doing so, officials
said, he ties the hands of the admins
tration so far as any aggressive mill
tary measures in Mexico proper are
concerned, and opens the way to a
MI IN arIo ~ all
in dispute.
Proof of Sincerity.
Both at the White House and at
the state department it was said that
the fact that the note was not respon-
sive TO the demand of the United States
that Carranza define his intentions to-
wards the American expedition now
in Mexico and say whether General
Trevino, in ordering the attack on
the Tenth cavalry troopers at Car
rial, did so in response to orders
from Mexico City, will not cause any
complications. Carranza's statement
that the release of the CarrizaI pris-
oners was proof of sincerity" like
ly will be accepted as covering this
point in view of the general friendly
tone of the communication.
A copy of the note was sent to
President Wilson at the White House
as soon as it had been translated.
There 1t was said that no official an
nouncement would be forthcoming I'M
til after the president had had oppor-
tunity Ito digest it," No effort was
made. however, to conceal the opti-
mism among officials there or their be-
lief that the crisis with Mexico has
passed.
Indicating his belief that the differ
ences between the two countries now
can be adjusted, Secretary Lansing an
nounced that he would start for his
home at Waterfowl, N Y, for a
months vacation. He will leave the
department in tn hands of Counselor
Frank Polk who becomes acting SEC