The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-06-29

shown 10 Have Been Direct Result
Of carrsnxa's Orders Relating tc
Movement Of Our Troops-Pres
ident Insists Upon Release Of Cap
tive AnercanE---SyhIteH House Con.
ference Diseloses That Situation Ia
Exceedingly Aeute-MiIitsry situa.
ton May Be influencing Admins.
tration's Diplomatic Course
WASHINGTON. Jane 20 A demand
for the immediate release OF the
troopers taken prisoner at Carrizal.
coupled with the stern notification
that the United States expects an
early statement Of the purpose OF the
Carranza government. was tele-
graphed to Mexico City by Secretary
Lansing,
The note discloses that the state
department had received a communi-
cation from the de facto government
stating that the Carrizal fight was the
direct result Of orders to attack Amer
ican soldiers moving otherwise than
toward the border personally issued
by General Carranza to General Tre-
vino and by the latter communicated
TO General Pershing.
In reply Lansing requires that the
de facto government transmit a def
mite statement as to the course OF
action 1t has determined upon
through the usual diplomatic chan
nels, and not through subordinate
military officers.
The Mexican communication IA
construed. Lansing states, "as a for
NAL avo"al cf deliberately hostile ac-
tion aeaint The forces Of the United
States nov N Mexico, and OF the pur-
pose 10 attack without provocation
whenever they move from their posi- |
ton, despi'e the friendly mission On
which they are ENGAGED and which |
is reafiirmed IN the American re-
1oinder
Demand Upon carranza
Carranza is required to place him !
sell on record formally, and the plain
intimation lies behind the restrained
Language OF Lansings communication
that force will be met with force
Apparently, however, the Washing
ION government is determined that the
de iacto government shall not eyade
responsibility before the world II
war Is forced upon the United States
The note and the military situation
OF the United States we're talked over
al the White House last night by the
president with Chairman Stone of the
senate foreign relations committee
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican
member. and Chairman Flood OF the u
mousse committee on foreign affairs. Z
representative Cooper, ranking mi
nor'ty member OF the house commit
zee was out Of the city. |
After the conference. which lasted II
more than an hour Stone said the II
situation was exceedingly acute . p
President Wilson had felt It neces- Is
'ary 10 acquaint congress with the
tate OF affairs and the action taken.
through the foreign affairs commit
ees' II was indicated that he might
esre to address a joint session OF
ne house and senate In day or two
ut would not take this final step un- !
u the Mexican government had been u
iVen an opportunity to reply. 10
War Virtually Here,
The president told those AT the con. l.
,rence OF the note from Carranza y,
soWing the attack on American N
oops at Carrizal and OF the reply n,
lat he had directed to be sent. Stone -,
as very emphatic afterwards in re- I'm
ird to the demand for release OF the
isoners.
We must have those men. he , :
Id solemnly The senator made no g.,
tort to hide his own belief that war ~,
rtually is here.
4 final report from Pershing was a.,
'cessary he said. In order tina, a -
ar knowledge Of what happened a, ~,
.rrizal should be at hand. ~
Bat u they are going to attack our NE
70 without cause, he said. there -,
only one thing 10 do We win -,
yer have peace down there until We ,no
force enough TO compel. 49,
There is reason TO believe that the 49,
liiary situation may be influencing so1,
administration diplomatic
lrse. AIS well as the desire TO make
clear 70 the world. and particu. \
" 10 the Latin American nations. Of
I the United States Is being her
ced into warllke measures hy the mia
Utility OF carranza. froi
The war department is making ais
ry effort 10 speed up mobilization r
The national guard A few com n
lies have been mustered in pal
'thers will take the oath today. In .g,,
y eight hours probably a substsn. v,r
force VII be en- route 10 the bor .gs