The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-06-30
CARRANzA WON'T !.
. COMPLY WITH /. !.
DEMANDS, RE||'ll c. -.
Message From Capital Sc
First Chief" Dsfies Wilson.
q :
ASKS RELEASE OF MEXlcANS
Washington Expects to Receive Text
of Note Any Observation-Disclosures
Prepares Address to Con-
4 gress on Crisis.
ASKS RELEASE OF MEX!cANS

Galveston, Tex, June ga mes
sage from Mexico City states that the
Mexican reply to the American uiti-
matum has started for Washington
and that it is a complete defiance OF
the Washington government.
Demands Release of Mexicans.
Washington, June 2S.-Carranza's
reply to the American ultimatum de-
handing the release of the troopers
captured at Carrizal is counter-de
mand for the release of 80 MeXicans
arrested on the American side since
the battle, according to state depart
Ament officials.
In a separate note accompanying
his reply Caranza demands the lifting
of the embargo on arms. Both de-
mands, it is understood, will be fatty
refused by President Wilson, who is
already at work on his address to con-
gress asking for Il virtual declaration
of war. This, it is believed, will be de-
livered to joint session of congress
on Thursday.
Note Will Be Flat Refusal.
The official text of the Mexican gov-
ernment's mote is expected to reach
the state department at any moment.
In the meantime Eliseo Arredondo.
Mexican ambassador designate, has
received word from Mexico City that
his governments reply to the two
American notes will be q fiat refusal
of President Wilson's demands He
was advised that the note had been
started on its way to Washington, and
Informed several La.tin-American dipl0-
mats that he expected to receiN" i,
soon.
Mr. Arredondo's statement is ,.-.
ceptible of only one interpretation :
officials; this is that Carranza h., ~.
liberately chosen war.
President Wilson and the c:ll|t>G
discussed at length the conten'& ~
the presidents address to con 49,,
At the same time house Leaders e.
vinced that congressional >;InrltnT; +
a break with Mexico will be af.>'-1 ~:
them, framed q tentative draft i
resolution to accomplish this pu' .>,<.',
Latin-America has failed in it, e.;
forts to influence General Carranz"
take steps to pl@cate the Cn't i
States. It's ministers have rece, ~
word that instead, the reply OF f.'
rama to the ultimatum Of the Ulr
States is a direct challenge to i....'
government to 'do it's worst"
"Mob Spirit Prevails"
Don Ignacio Calderon, Bolivian min
lister and leader in the movement to
prevent open hostilities, admitted to
the International News Service that
the situation looks hopeless. He said
that he had received authentic infor-
nation that the Carranza reply is com
plete and that it is in no way respon-
sive to the American demand.
'The mob spirit seems to be in
f1uencing General Carranza and his
advisers" said the veteran diplomat.
"While I have no details of the note,
I am assured through Latin-Ameri-
can diplomatic sources that the reply,
instead of being cOnciliatory, will de-
clare that the United States is to
blame and will adopt a position which,
I fear, will leave no alternative to the
United States but to use force. We Of
the Latin-American diplomatic corps
are gravely disappointed"
It is understood that Secretary of
War Baker presented to the cabinet
all of the latest reports from Cen
erals Funston and Pershing, which
show the details of the present troop
dispositions and Che plans for placing
the National Guardsmen as they ar
rive at the border. In addition, all of
the reports from General Pershng
dealing with the Carrizal battle were
considered.
They showed concIusively, it is I'M
derstood that the allegations of the
Mexicans that the American troop
commander was the aggressOr are ab-
soiutely without foundation. These
reports have been published in the ac-
counts from the border.
Secretary Lansing reported that
practically all of the American refu-
gees have succeeded in getting out Of
| Mexico.
| Meanwhile some $4,000 National
! Guardsmen are on their way to the
+ border. Fully that number will go for
ward each day for the remainder of
this week They will fill the gaps -
Funston's line and replace the re-
Yars who already have been sele' '..:
to support and cooperate with f. -
ings expedition now on Mexica;; .,..