The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-30


The administration believes that
there is chance yet for peace, al,
though u will not hear of proposals
from the Central and South American
republics looking toward mediation. II
CarranZa surrenders the prisoners and
repudiates the action Of General Comes
and General Trevino, the break between
he two countries may be deferred
Washington is waiting for the Car.
rama answer to the last note. At n
late hour last night there was no init.
nation as to it's nature or as to the
time II might be expected here. if at
all. The state department officials de.
Nied, all knowledge Of 1t. but persisted
in the statement that they. expected
t within. the merit sffw hours
? Mexican officials here, aIso declared
hat they have had no intimatiOn from
the City of Mexico regarding the reply
Of the de factO government, and the
unofficial wires from that city were
silent regarding it, although speeua.
tion and rumOr were active
Nations Strength Gathering
In the meantime the administration
is taking advantage of the delay TO
gather the Nation 3 strength as rapidly
as possible. East, West, North and
'ourn ARE joining in the scramble to
get the mihtiamen reasonably ready
and shipped to the border to take the
place of the regulars now on duty
there, and free the latter for emergenc,
les should such arise.
General Funston haR requested thnt
the Pennsylvania and District of Co
In la
earliest possible moment, and it was
stated last night that these comma nds
may leave here this morning, to be
rushed to Texas border points with all
possible speed
Reports Of fresh clnshes between the
Nrxirun and American troops in Chi
unhun reached here from Mexico last
night. but were not confirmed by Amer,
can sources.
Will" the present plans NAV be
| superseded by others, called for by un.
expected developments in the Mexican
| situation it is declared certain that the
Presidnt will not consider the offers of
mediation or arbitration. His stand is
that there is nothing which the United
states IAN arbitrate and that the eff
forts of mrdiators would be entirely out
| # place at pro sent.
| Mediation Not Acceptable
| This vas made very plain to the
| south and Central American nations
Yesterday by the announcement that
| Mr.. Polk, counsellor for the state de.
| partmcnt, had absolutely refused to dis
'uss III" matter of mediation with
Charles Douglas, former counsel for the
Carrauna government in this city. Mr..
Douglas called at the state department
yesterday morning, with a suggestion
that the whole Mexican question be
left t" mediation. He added that he
was authorized to say that General
Carran2a is willing to agree TO media,
tIoh and leave the military status quo
unchanged pending the negotiations
Mr. POLK is said to have Informed the
| Carrnnhn representative that the GOV.
rrnmrut - not prepared to even discuss
the rG"p 'SnIs he made, as it regards
mediation as outside the bounds of
possibility.
President Waits Till Thursday
Such being the attitude of the GOV
eminent and in view of the drvplup
ments south Of the border, where Gen
erol Irr\Ino ~ reported to have re-
rciNcd rrintorrrmrnts and to he di,
trhuumg his troops in such mumnrI
as to seriously menace the American
lines If communication, between Coluuu
! Duhlau and the border bases, it Was
the general impression here Yesterday
| that III" break cannot be deferred h,,
N"nd t"m"rI"w. Indeed in many quar-
t"rS It VAS set for today, but last night
anne tt" announcement that Mr. Wi
| ON vii not make move until Thur,
i"N hoping TINT the Curruryn un~urI
t" his latest note will hive been %,
rrINrd 10y that time, releasing the
twenty tine" American prisoners in the