Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-01
Advance News On Carranza's Retort Sees Defiance Hurled At U. s Demands.
 Issue Thought Sidestepped
PROMPT ACTION IF
 REPLY UNAVOIDABLE
Wilson Prepared To Take Matter Before Congress Today If Note Bears Out Tone Forecast In News
(5y Review Leased wire.)

t6y Review Leased Wire-) WASHINGTON. June 5o.-
 While administration officials manifested impatience today over
 the delay of the carranzs govern
 ment in replying to the American demand for an explanation of it's purposes private advices from Mexico City indicated that a def
 ant answer was being prepared
 there.
 LANSING WANTS REPLY NOW.
 The state department has hsd no Mexican response will be sent. or how it would be transmitted Secretary Lansing called this fact to tbe atten- ton of Eliseo Afredondo Mexican 'inha isaior ies;Saai,. du.ine the Ga.. and indicated that he did not under stand the delay in view of the state ment of the American note of last Sunday that an early answer was ex- perted. Mir ArredondO who had call ed to "n1ounce formally the release of the Carrizal prisorers. said he had rot heard from his government on the subject
 Alfhou@N SDecial Agent Rodgers er Mexico City was informed two days r'a tHat ha n'isht eVnact tA b. handed the Mexican note that day he has made no nention nf it in later dis ratcHes. Some officials believed it nOssihle the communication would come through Nr Arrednndo snd that i's a~t"aI a"liverv would be conii- toned on the situation at the time he -"~~'ved it Ffforis at arrangir~ med ia'inn favored bv Carranza officials '"A n th" holief that the reply would To withheld at the last moment. if thare seemed any chance th~t the WasNireton povo-nmeut would listeR io such prOpcssls
 Break Thoudht Unavoidable.
 The private messages sent by
 persons ir a position to sreak
 wi'- some authority as to Gen
 c-sl Carrar,a's stti-ude. esrressed
 the conviction that a break be
 tween the two governments was
 unavoidable. There appeared to
 h~ compl>-~ soreemert among
 r1e~~bers of the Mexican cabinet,
 it was irdicsted. that orders 10
 
 'can troons moving in any direc
 ton. except toward the border.
 he reafhrred. Some Se facto of-
 ficiaIs wished to go further and
 couple with this statement in the
 Mexican reply a defant demand
 that American troors be with
 drawn immediately from Mexican
 soil.
 The unconciliatOry character Of s memorandum published in Mexico City specifically denying all the aile- gstions of the previous note in answer to Carranza's demand for withdrawal of troops appear to bear out this forecast.
 Promises to Clear Bandits.
 IntimatiOns have reached officials here. however. that the de tacto gov arnment may give strong assurances in it's note that border raids will b. prevented by strong patrol Of Mex ican troops if the United States will withdraw it's forces.
 It was said at the Mexican embassy tonight that 5O.000 Csrranza troops are now available for border patrol duty
 Another communication was sent ta the state department today by Mr- Arredondo protesting against the shooting Of a Mexican customs inspec- tor by American soldiers stationed at Ysleta Texas. reported by Mexican Consul Garcia at Fl Paso. According to Mir Garcia the soldiers fired across the Rio Grande st two customs off cers. without any provceaiion what ever"
 The body of the dead Mexican was by his companion after dark. it was said.
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