Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-29
TreUino Takes Step That
Is Likely to Postpone War

They all sent him the same Warming
| that the United States government
| meant business and that to hold tho
| prisoners would mean war
Secretary Baker waited at the war
department until late tonight for
report from General Funston on Cen
eral Trevinos announcement that he
thad sent the cavalrymen To Juarez to
be set free. He finally went home
without the report President Wilson
land Secretary Lansing also retired
without hearing of the news except
through newspaper correspc ndents.
The president now expects to fill an
engagement which he almost had de-
clded to cancel. to address the Asso-
ciated Advertising clubs of the World,
In convention at Philadelphia tomor-
row afternoon,
Rodgers Latest Word.
The latest word from Special Agent
Rodgers at Mexico City, message
dated yesterday and received early to-
day said he expected to be handed
the note tonight. He gave no intima-
ton OF what might be it's eontents.
Secretary Lansing had not studied
today the trio Of communications sub
mitted to the department within the
last twenty-four hours by Eliseo Ar
redondo, Mexican ambassador-d -desig
mate. They protested against the al
legged action of a large column of Gen
eral Pershings men toward Mexican
citizens, against the arrest Of other
MeXlcans in the United states and
against the general embargo. effected
without proclamation stopping yirtu-
ally all shipments in Mexico.
The protests are being treated as
routine matters in the state depart
ment. Two of them relating TO all
legged improper treatment of Mexican
citizens, require reports either from
army officers or from federal elvil
authorities in California and Arizona
before any answer can be made
Reply TO Embargo Protest
The protest dealing with the em-
barge situation probably could be
quickly disposed Of In its note last
sunday, the Washington government
informed General Carranza that il
construed as deliberately hostile his
orders to General Trevino to limit by
force. the operations OF General
Pershing's men formal repudia-
tion of this attitude has been request
ed Of the Ne facto government If any
reply was made to Mr. Arredondo
pending the receipt of some reply to
the demand, undoubtedly 1t would be
pointed out that the United States gov
ernment is not disposed to furnish
supplies TO a potential enemy
Mr. Arredondo said tonight he
would call attention Of the state de-
partment to report Just received
from the Mexican consul at El Paso
that II Mexican boy accompanied by
his father on train bound from
Douglas, Ariz., to El paso, had been
beaten into insenslbility yesterday by
two American soldiers and two civili-
ans who boarded the train ut Haehita,
m NJ. The consul reported the boy
nad a toy pistol which excited sus-
picion. The ambassador also let 1t he
known that he had asked his govern
ment for information concerning a re-
port that American troops had crossed
the border pursuing bandits near Ha-
chita yesterday
Want Pcrshing's Version
There Wes - dearth OF border ad-
vices al he war department today.
Nothing was received relating to any
incident in Mexico which might be
the basis for charges contained in
Mr.. Arredondo's note that American
troops had mlstreated a large ~ =
her Of Mexican citizens. The note
Will be submitted to General Funston
50 that report from General Persh-
ing may he obtained
The department was almost swamp
ed. however by the accommodating de- |
tailed WORK OF getting 100, 900 national |
guardsmen equipped ana TO the bor-
der IN the shortest possible time Re- |
ports 10 the quartermaster general !
showed that the railroads were meet |
ing the unusual strain upon their IA |
cilities in highly satisfactory manner. |
Troop, supply and stock trains are |
rushing southwark over every availa- |
ble line. New trains are starting I
every hour. A flood of railroad equip |
ment Is converging on the border dis
ttlbution points. Traffic experts Of all |
lines involved are totlins night and I
day with army officials to see that no
delay occurs.
Civilians Cooperate.
From manufacturers also every co-
operation Is being received, army Of
fcials report. Secretary Baker made
public today a statement from his sup
ply division chiefs that every need of
tho national guard as to clothing.
equipage ana food was being met It
contained also the significant state
ment that arrangements made would
care for the situation In that regard
20 matter how many troops might be
called out.
No CHARGE LODGED
AGAINST DETAINED MEXICAN
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