Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-26

WILSON SENDS NOTE
Situation Between the United States
And Mexico Exceedingly Critical
at Present

Mexico City, June 26.-The for
eien Office made the positive declara-
tion today that work on the Mexican
reply to the American note has not
even been begun.
It is impossible, officials said, to
forecast when the reply will be ready
for delivery.
1t is generally believed it will not
)be sent to Washington for several
Ydays.
Washington, June 26.-Full re.
sponsibility for the attack on the
American troopers by Mexican fore
les at Carrizal has been assumed by
!the Carranza Government.
Demand for the immediate release
of the American troopers captured
lin the engagement has been made by
the American Government, with a
kurther demand for an early state
hent from Carranza as to the course
f action he has determined upon.
y These are the outstanding features
bf communications exchanged be-
lween the two governments within
he past 4S hours.
President Wilson called the rank
No ' members of the Congressional
Foreign. Affairs Committee to the
White House last night and informed
hem of communication sent to
General Carranza. He told them ne
would take no further action and
would not desire to address Con-
.ress before reply was received.
The text of the the note to the
Mexican de facto Government, trans
nitted to James Linn Rodgers, spec
al representative of the American
government in Mexico City, says:
"Mr. Arredondo on Saturday de-
vered to this Government the fol-
owing communication:
g" Il am directed by my. Govern
nent to inform Your Excellency,
18th reference to the Carrizal incl
lent, that the Chief. Executive,
trough the Mexican War Depart
(ent, gave orders to Gen. Jacinto
Treyino not to permit Ameri-
in forcessfrom Gen. Pershing's COL
mn to advance farther south, nor
move either east or west from the
pint where they are located, and to
ppose new incursions of American
,ldiers into Mexican territory.
hese orders were brought by Gen.
revino to the attention Of Gen.
ershing, who acknowledged the re-
ipt of the communication relative
lereto. On the 22d, instant, as
our Excellency knows, an Amerl-
N force moved eastward quite far
ON it's base, Notwithstanding the
bove orders, and was engaged by
exican troops at Carrizal, State OF
hihuahua AS result Of the en-
ohnter, several men on both sides
we're killed and wounded and II
mericaff soldiers were made pris-
ners'.
"You are hereby instructed to
and to the Minister of Foreign Re-
tions of the defacto Government
le; following:
I" 'The Government of the United
tates can put no; other construction
pom the communication handed te
le Secretary of State of the United
tates on the twenty-fourtb Of JUNE
Mr.. Arredondo, under instruction
your government, than that it /!
tended as formal avowal Of de
perately hostile action against th'
rceS of the United States now ii
exico. and for the purpose to at
ok them without provocation when
er they move from their presen
sition in pursuance of the object
which they were sent there, not
thstanding the fact that those OBJ
its not only involve no unfriendl
ention toward the Government an
bple of Mexico, but are, on tn
ntrary, intended only tol assis
BIT Government in protecting itse
b the territory and people Of II