Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-30
Mexicans Not to Back Up
on Demands that U. S.
Quit Country.
.CARRANZA CABINET
TAKES ACTION
Private Adviees From Mexico City Re-
veal Radicals In. control-May Ask
Immediate Withdrawal Of All Amsri-
can Forces ~ carranza's Reply Not
Yet Delivered TO United States Agent
Rodgers.

~
vices here today from reliable source
In Mexico City say that Carranza and
his advisers are determined to stand by
the orders to General Trevino to at
tack American troops in Mexico should
they move in any direction except to-
ward the border, and that no way is
seen to avoid a break with the United
States.
A faction Of the Mexican cabinet, It
was said, is urging an even moro de-
dant attitude and wanted to include in
the reply to the United States a request
for statement of policy and new de-
mand for the immediate withdrawal Of
all United States troops on Mexican
soil.
The adyices did not Indicate when the
reply from Carranza might come. The
last word on the subject to the state
department came in Q message from
( Nj. Rodgers. who said he expected the
note Was to be handed him "Wednesday
night
I Reply still AwaiAsd. !.
Word from Special Agent Rodgers at
Mexico City regarding Carranxa;s reply
to the American note, asking for q
statement Of policy. still was awaited
today by the state department.
Formal announcement Of the surren-
der Of the Carrizal prisoners was con-
yeyed to Secretary Lansing by Elise
Arredondo. the Mexican ambassador
designate. today. He talked with Mr.
lansing ten minutes. Later he said he
discussed the general situation, but had
no message from his government.
Mr. Arredondo also took up with
maltreatment of Mexicans on the
American side Of the border and asked
that action be taken to prevent any
more trouble.
Americans Elect TO Stay.
On going back to- the embassy he
gave out a message from Mexico City
saying that altho the state department
had wired Mr.. Rodgers to warn all
Americans to leave Mexico at once, or
the United States government would
not be responsible for the consequences,
actually less than 800 had left Mexico
City and not more than 200 the sur
rounding country.
The greater number Of Americans
in Mexico City," said the dispatch.
"have elected to stay, as they have
been in Mexico thruout all the trouble
in the last five years and not one who
/. has not gone out Of his way to invite
trouble has ever been molested, The
Mexican government has given guar
antees for the protection Of lives and
y property Of Americans in the state OF
Tabasco and GuanaJuato wherever
such Americans express q desire to
stay, and unquestionably 1t will do 80
In all other parts Of the republic"
- ois- the MESSAGE said:
"Since the beginning Of the inter-
national difficulties no disposition has
ever been shown here, at any time, to
molest any american on account OF
( his nationality. altho those who have
sought trouble usually have been ac-
Z Fcommodated.''
OFFICIAL reports to the State depart
+ ment have shown that only few hun
dred Americans are left in all Mexico
Cabinet Considers Situation.
When President Wilson met with his
cabinet today just before going to New
York the unfavorable private reports
had not reached him, and there were
no new developments in the crisis to
be considered Military preparations
are being rushed to completion, how
S ever but automatically there is moth
Ing to be done until Carranza's reply
comes or 1t becomes apparent that he
viii not respond within a reasonable
time.
Mr. Arredondo, the Mexican am
bassador designate. called on Mr.. Ian
sing today to communicate formally
the information that his government
has ordered the release OF the Ameri-
can troopers at Carrizal.
U. s. Policy UNCHANGED.
A brief talk followed during which
Mr.. Lansing made 1t plain that the
United States government expected ar
early answer to Its note forwarded tc
Mexico last Monday. The ambassador
was impressed with the fact that the
state department is getting impatient
At the delay. n
All members Of the cabinet agreed
after the meeting that the situation
and the policy Of the United States
were unchanged as a result OF recen,
developments.
The release Of the troopers has de-
iayed military action but not relieved
ktA asifioAl dinlomauc situation. Sew