The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
IS GOOD INDICATION

The fact that Carranza has compiled with one of the demands is accepted by the more optimistic officials here as an indication that he is striving to pre- vent a break Even though he again should attempt to throw all blame for the Carrizal fight upon the American officers and insist upon his right to forcibly oppose any except northward movements of American troops, it is thought possible that he will state his position in such way as to make fur ther discussion necessary.
 During any negotiations, however, the United States will insist upon freedom of movement of the troops in Mexico and any attempt to interfere with them will be met by such force as is neces- sary. This will apply, too, to any pe- riod of delay occasioned by attempts to arrange mediation or arbitration
 The possibility of Latin-American off, fers of mediation in the crisis again was widely discussed. Ignacio Calderon, min Ister from Bolivia, will call upon Sec retary Lansing tomorrow to discuss the subject. He will endeavor to ascertain whether tender of good offices would be entertained at this time. The min ister said after his conference with Sec retary Lansing on Monday that he un- derstood the United States to be unwill- ing even to discuss mediation or ar UllTdLlOH Wnlle the captured Amer1Can troopers remained in custody,
 GREAT INFLUENCES AT WORK
 It is known that powerful influences have been brought to bear on Carranza in the past few days to make him at least turn over the American prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the United States as well as American bankers and busi- ness interests with influence in Mexican affairs have flooded the first chief with messages. They all sent him the same warning-that the United States govern ment meant business and that to hold the prisoners would mean war. Secretary Baker waited at the war de- partment until late tonight for report from General Funston on General Ire who's announcement that he had sent the cavalrymen to Juarez to be set free. He finally went home without the re- port. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing also retired without hearing of the news except through newspaper cor respondents.
 The President now expects to fill an engagement which he almost had decided to cancel, to address the Associated Ad- vertising Clubs of the World in conven- titon at Philadelphia tomorrow after noon.
 l Unless the note from Carranza should arrive early tomorrow is of such a na- ture as to change his plans he will leave for Philadelphia at noon | The last word from Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City, message dated | yesterday and received early today, said l he expected to be handed the note to- | day. He gave no intimation of what might be it's contents.
 | Secretary Lansing had not studied today l the trio of communications submitted to
 the department with the last "A hours by Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designate. They protest against the alleged actions of a large column of General Pershing's men toward Mexican citizens, | against the arrest of other Mexicans in the United States and against the gen. l eral embargo. effected without procla- | nation, stopping virtually all shipments l to Mexico.
 The protests are being treated as rou- 1 tine matters. Two of them. relating to alleged improper treatment of Mexican
 citizens. require reports either from army 1 officers or from federal civil authorities l in California and Arizona before any an- swer could be made.
 I A protest dealing with the embargo sit uation probably could be quickly disposed l of. In it's note last Sunday the Wash l ington government informed General Car ranza that it construed as deliberately hostile his orders to General Trevino to
 
 Pershings men. formal repudiation of this attitude has been required of the de facto government. If any reply were
 made to MT. Arredondo pending the re- ceipt of some reply to that demand, un- doubtedly 1t would be pointed out that the l United States government is not dis
 posed to furnish supplies to potential enemy.
 l MT. Arredondo said tonight he would
 call attention of the state department to 1 a report just received from the Mexican consul at Ell Paso that a Mexican boy, accompanied by his father, on a train | from Douglas, A,iz to Fl Paso, had been
 beaten into insensibility yesterday by two American soldiers and two civilians who
 boarded the train at Hachita The con sul reported that the boy had toy pis- | tol which excited suspicion. The ann bassador also let it be known that he had asked his government for informa- ' ton oopcarntug ronort that AraorfrHn