Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-26
mote TO CARRANZA
/. MAY PROVE LAST
DIPLOMATIC A!I!.!IC MOVE
Explanation of First Chiefs
Actions and Intentions
Also Asked.
EVERY INDICATION
OF H0STlLITIES SOON
Mexican Situation Will Be Placed
Before Joint Session
of Congress.
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
There rs Feverish Activity in All
Departments. to Get National
Guard TO Border.
AT WHITE HOUSE
There Is Fcverish Activity in All
Departments. to Get National
Guard TO Border.

WASHINGTON. June 25.--A demand
for the immediate release of the
American troopers taken prisoner at
Carrizal. coupled with stern notia-
cation that the United States expects
an early statement OF the purposes of
the Carranza government were tele-
sraphed to Mexico City by Secretary
Lansing.
The note discloses that the State De-
part,rent yesterday received commu-
nication from the de facto government
stating that the Carrizal fight was the
direct result Of orders to attack Amer
lean soldiers moving otherwise than
toward tho border, personally issued
by General CarranZa to General Tre-
vino and by the latter communicated to
General Pershing.
III reply. Secretary Lansing requires
that the de facto government transmit
a definite statement 'as TO the course
OF action it has determined upon"
through the usual diplomatic chan
neis, and not through subordinate mil
itary officers"
The Mexican communication is con-
strued, Secretary Lansing states. "as
a formal avowal Of delibera tely hostile
action against the forces OF the United
states now in Mexico, and of the pur-
pose to attack without provocation
whenever they move from their present
position" despite the friendly mission
on which they are engaged. and which
lis reaffirmed IN the American re-
ioinder.
HEalfiRED TO PLACE
HIMSELF ON RECORD
General Carranza is required to place
himself on record formally, and the
plain intimation lies behind the re-
strained language OF Mr.. Lansing's
communication that force will be met
with force. Apparently. however, tho
Washington government Is determined
that the de facto government shall not
cvadc responsibility before the world.
if war is forced upon the United
States.
The note and the military situation
OF the United States were talked over
at the White House tonight by the
President with Chairman Stone, OF the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
Senator Lodge. ranking Republican
member. and Chairman Flood. OF the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Representative Cooper. ranking mi
nority member OF the House committee
was out OF town.
After the conference. which In stei
more than an hour, Senator Stone said
the situation was exceedingly acute
hTe President had felt II necessary
to acquaint Congress with the state
OF affairs. and with the action taken.
through the Foreign Affairs Committee.
1t was indicated that he might desire
to address a joint session OF the House
and Senate in day or two, but would
not take this final step until the Mex
lean government had been given an op-
portunity to reply.
STONE EMPHATIC
IN DEMAND FOR RELEASE
The President told those at the con-
ference tonight Of the note from Cen
eral Carranza avowing tho attack on
the American troops ut Carrizal, and
the reply that he had directed be sent
Senator stone was very emphatic after
wards III regard 70 the demand for re-
lease Of the prisoners.
we must have those men," he said
soiemnl$. The Senator made no effort
To hide his own belief that war vir-
tual!S is here. y nnal report from
General Pershing was necessary. he
said, In order that n clear knowledge
Of what had happened at Carrlsal
should be At hand.
l'ut II they are going TO attack our
men without cause he said, there Is
only one thing to do. We will never
have peace down there until we use
force enough to compel it,"
There is reason to believe that the
military situation may he influencing
the ndmNistrations diplomatic course.
as we'll as the desire TO make Il c!aa.
10 the world and particularly 10 the
Latin American nations that the United
states is being forced into warlike
measures hy the hostility OF General
CnrranZa.
The War Department. is making eff
fort To speed up mobilization OF tho
National Guard y few companies
have been mustered in. others Will
take the oath tomorrow In forty
eight hours probably substantial
force will be en- route 10 the border to
back up General Funstons line. II
NAV he four or i've days, howsver. te-
.ore War Department officials would
feel safe In withdrawing regulars from
the border patrol to form the cutting
edge of whatever torce they may huri