Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14
Secretary Lansing Makes 1t
Clear That No Blame Is
Shown 10 Attach to Govern
ment Of Cananza.
TIME ENOUGH NOT
GIVEN TO FIRST CHIEF
Northern Mexico in Control Of
de Facto Government Less
Than Month, Says Arredoo-
do, Country Unsafe,
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Washington. Jan. During IN,
day secretary Lansing made It oleal
that the United States would eNpccl
from the d. feet0 government cyi.
drncc that the murdefers ~ Amcri.
cans near chihuahua would be pun.
ish"d and that II proper steps wcr,
not taken an issue might arise be-
tween the United States and The Car.
rama administration This statement
was considered significant Of the de-
termination Of the United states "a
enforce protection OF its citizens IN
Mexico The secretary added another
warning a. Americans IN Mexico TO
leave districts 'whcre there Is revo-
lutionary trouble
MI Facts Must Bc known.
AZ 10 the responsibility Of the Car
rama government. Secretary Lansing
declared nothing would be determined
until all facts were a, hand. These.
Il was agreed during thc conference
with the president today. should be
gathered from every reliable source,
Secretary Lansing explained thai
his conference with tho president had
90 do almost solely with the problem
confronting the state department In
the matter ~ gaining accurate infor-
nation There are no American con.
auls IN the immediate naaghborhood %
the point where the massacre occur.
rcd and the secretary indicated there
even was n possibility that all Amcrl-
can consuls might be Withdrawn from
the states " Durango Chihuahua and
sonora until complete order is re-.
stored
Il was decided NJ the conference
that Information regardng the MUIR.
liable source. Including officials OF the
dc facto government
Carranxa Not To- Blame.
Secretary Lansing made Il clear that
there was nothing 10 Indicate that the
serran1a authorities had not done
everything within their power To 0p.
prehend the bandits and that 80 far
all the stops taken appeared 10 be sat
isfactory
The United states he said. will ex-
poet that the bandits be punished and
forthcoming Upon the Developments
depend the nature 81 the action the
United States viii require There II
aaid Ia ho 10 proof that General Nllla
actually made threats against all
Americans although some infofma-
tlon 10 that effect has reached the de.
pertinent
little Information Vet.
4. FOR the responsibility Of Carranzl
for the tragedy, the secretary feels
that question Of facts remains 10
he established The state department
must know under what circumstances
the Americans went into the district
~ walch they lost their lives aud what
conditions surrounded their shaving
The department has no information
regarding aerailcd troop tram which
y reported III press dispatches a. hay.
caused the engineer ~ the train car.
fsing the Americans 90 come to
stop giving the bandits an oppoftpn.
iiY 10 enter the coaches
Secretary Lansing lrt it be known
that h. considers there h. certain
analoss between lhc situation prevail.
ina in certain parts of MeNico and thai
which prevailed ia certain pafts Of thu
west during tAe earl, history of tn,
Emitted States Il war also pointed out
that there we're many instances where
the citizens uf one country had lost
their lives ia another during the
course 81 an nsurrection ~ 81 mob
outbreaks Whleh the uuthoYiues were
unable Go control ana thar repatriation
wac not made except as an at ut
grace %, tn government which boz
normal times should have been re
ApunAhlr
Warnings Had Been Issued
in regard 10 the warning reiterated
hy m. secretary 1t was said that tho
state dcFai lment would not point ont
II this time what parts of Mexico were
sonsidettd safe and what parts were
considered unsafe ID was the antici-
patton % Just whit happened in chi.
huahua. u vas said that prompted
the renewed warning issued shortly
after The recognition ~ earrangs.
Seerciaf, Lansina conaidcrs that the
carranEa authorities should hayu
warned Americans go stay aut ot the
ANAf't'''H fftftf p tft'f hNAHN tHf.Af.st NftAr
aerous
Air ArfudanaH's Aatrmfnf that
Americans had been warmed % Keep
ont of dangerous districts. vas mad,
IN the corridors 81 The state depart.
nent az the conclusion at his CON.
ference with SECRETARY Lansing IA,
said b. had received no direct mos.
sases from Genefal Cafranza and that
shat Information hc had reearding
the muTdeFers had been furnished
him By the state department aud o.
the Carranza consul 81 ~ raso An
d~eas 9 Garcia
Permission MOI "a Passport
= have net the least doubt he
said later. that the carranza forces
viii not resi- untll they have captured
end punished ia. ass@ssins Each |
American killed was given permission
80 60 through the lines but that per-
mission should not be considered as a
passport The carranza authorities
have not wanted americans 10 return