The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-26
Gives Carranza Chance to
Avert Open HOstilities.
SENATOR STONE FOR FORCE
sNo Peace Along Border Until
We Compel It."
White House Scene of All Night
War Councils.


Iansing's note to the de facto gov
eminent reached Mexico City last
night and Special Agent Rodgers ar
ranged TO deliver it Immediately rms
was reported in a cablegram from Mr.;
Rodgers. sent last night and received
There was nothing in the message
TO indicate how the demand for re-
and for a declaration of policy by Car
rama was received or when reply
might be expected
Don't Dare Grant It
Washington. June 26.-General Cai
rama had one more chance To-Day TO
prevent an open break between the
United states and Mexico. Another
To+e sent him Yesterday by Secretary
Lansing demands that seventeen
American prisoners of the Carrlzal
battle now held at Chihuahua, De re-
leased and that the Mexican govern
rnent place itself on record immediate
" concerning its future intentions To-
11,ard the American forces now in Mex
ico- 80
The communications disclosed that
Carranza had admitted in a note re-
ceived by the state department assume
orders to General Trevlno 10 arlaI4
forces moving in any direction except
toward the border. In carrying out
tbese orders the attack at Carrizal oc-
Cured Consequently. the American
government now considers the DE Iacto
government responsible for the aIIdcA
and gives him the maj chdhoe ~
change his attitude.
President Holds Council
President Wilson arranged last night
for a possible joint session or the
house and senate later TINS week
which he may address after the Car
rama note is received Cn iIl. ii.rlI
Stone of the senate foreign relations
committee. Senator Lodge ranking
Republican member. and Chairman
Flood of the house committee on for
eign affairs conferred for more than an
hour with the president and after
their call Senator Stone said:
We will never have peace down
there until we have force enough to
compel it,
The presence of several army Of
ficers at the war department until
long after midnight last night gave
rise to some speculation 1t was said
afterwards. however. that they had
remained to study Captain Morey's re-
ports. These officers included Cen
eral Scott, chief of staff; General
Bliss. assistant chief of staff: Judge
Advocate General Crowder and Lieu
tenant Colonel Baker. assistant quar-
termaster general
Text of Note.
The text of the note to the Mexican
de facto government, as transmitted
sentative of the American governm ent
in Mexico City, says:
Mr.. Arredondo yesterday delivered
to this government the following COM
munication:
- am directed by my government
to inform your excellency, with refer
ence to the Carriza1 incident, that the
chief executive, through Mexican war
department, gave orders to Gen. Jacin-
to b Trevino, not to permit American
fr1crs COLI
to advance further south, nor TO
move either east or west from the
points where they are located, and
to oppose new incursiOns, of American
soldiers into Mexican territory. These
orders were brought by General Ire
vino to the attention of General PERISH
ing, who acknowledged the receipt of
the communication relative thereto.
On the twenty-second instant, as your
exceliency knows. an American force
moved eastward quite far from its
base, Notwithstanding the above or
ders, and was engaged by Mexican
troops at Carrizal. state of Chihua hua.
AS a result of the encounter several
men on both sides were killed and
wounded and seventeen American SOL
diers were made prisoners
Is Deliberate War Def.
You are hereby instructed to hand
to the minister of foreign relations of
the de facto government the following:
Inc government of the United
States can put no other construction
upon the communication handed to
the secretary of state of the United
States on the twenty-fourth of June
by Mr. Arredondo, under instruction
of your government, than that it is
intended as a formal avowal of DELHI
erately hostile action against the
forces of the United States now in
Mexico and of the purpose to attack
them without provocation whenever
they move from their present position
in pursuance of the objects for which
they were sent there. notwithsta nding
the fact that those objects not only in
volve no unfriendly intention towards
the government and people of Mexico,
but are. on the contrary, intended only
to assist that government in protecting
the United States against irresponsible
and inSurgent bands of rebel maraud-
erS-
~ am instructed. therefore. by my
government to demand the immediate
release of the prisoners taken in the
encounter at CarriZal, together with
any property of the United States TAX
en- with them. and to inform you that
the government of the United States
expects an early statement from your
government as to the course of action
il wishes the government of the Unit
ed States to understand it has deter
mined upon, and it also expects that
this statement be made through the
usual diplomatic channels. and not
through subordinate military com
manders-'
IFAkR RHEeH fANhF RE=uAER