The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-06-30
TreKino Directs That Tenth Reg
imenf Prisoners Be Taken to
Juarez and Released, Their
Announcements Being Restored
to Them-No Sign That This
Development Will Change the
Plans for National Guard.

Washington, June 2S.-An immedi-
ate break between the United States
and Mexico has been averted by COM
pliance with the American demand for
release of the % troopers captured
in the fight at Carrizal.
Whether war has been prevented
or merely postponed no one here
would attempt to say tonight. o.
ficial information as to the attitude
of Gen. Carranza was lacking. Until
his response to Secretary Lansing's
note dispatched Sunday, making two
peremptory and distinct demands is
received there will be no decision or.
whether President Wilson shall lay
the crisis before congress.
News of the release of the prison.
ers received early tonight in press dis
patches brought undisguised relief to
high officials. 1t was accepted as cor
rect although no announcement has
come through official sources.
Crisis Less Imminent.
While it generally is conceded that
this move lessons tension and makes
the crisis less imminent, no one con-
versant with the grave problem is los
ing sight of the fact that the all-im-
portant question of Carranza's atti-
tude towards the America nexpedition
across the border to protect the terri
tory and citizens of the United States
from bandit outrages remains unset
tied. If the de facto government
stands on the orders to Trevino to at
tack Pershing's men when they move
otherwise than towards the border the
situation actually is just what it was
before. except that there now is a
possibility of diplomatic negotiation
Z tthats did not exist while the ,Ameri-
cans were held prisoners at Ghihua-
hua.
The preparations of the United
States for war will go steadily for
ward. There will be no interruption
of the rush of National Guardsmen
to the border, and Gen. Funston will
continue disposing of his forces as
though he expected an immediate at
tack.
Indication of Change.
The fact that Carranza has COM
piled with one of the demands is ac-
cepted by the more optimistic officials
here as an indication that he is striv-
ing to prevent break. Even though
he again stSx,I attempt to throw all
blame for !. laCarrizal fight upon the
American officers and insis5 upon his
right forcibly to oppose any except
northward movements Of American
troops, it is thought possible that he
will state his position in sucn way
at so make further discussion neces-
Sary.
During any negotiation, however,
the United States will insist upon
freedom of movement of the troops
in Mexico, and any attempt to inter-
fere with them will be met by such
force as is necessary. This will ap-
ply, too, to any period of delay oc-
casioned by attempts to arrange med
iation or arbitration.
The possibility of Latin-American
offers of mediation in the crisis again
was widely discussed. Ignacio Cal
deron, minister from Bolivia, will call
upon Secretary Lansing tomorrow to
endeavor to ascertain whether ten
der of good Offices would be enter
tanned at this time.
Working on Carranza.
1t is known that powerful influences
have been brought ito bear on Car
rama in the pG1 Nv days to make
him at least turn over the American
prisoners. Prominent Mexicans in the
United States as well as American
bankers and business interests with
influence in Mexican affairs warned
the first chief that to hold the pris-
oners would mean war.
Secretary Baker waited at the war
department until late tonight for a re-
port from Gen. Funston on Gen.
Trevino's announcement that he had
sent the cavalrymen to Juarez to be
set free. He finally went home with
out the report.
President Wilson now expects to
fill an engagement which he almost
had decided to cancel, to address the
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World q convention at Philadelphia
tomorrow afternoon. He probably will
leave for Philadelphia at noon
The last word from Special Agent
Rodgers a tMexico City, a message
dated yesterday and received early
today, said he expected to be handed
the note today. He gave no intima-
ton of what might be its contents.