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BREAK WITH
MEXICO FORESEEN
Reply to Note Will Make a
Rupture Unavoidable.
CARRANzA CABINET IS FIRM
Would Reaffirm Orders to Attack U.
S. Troops-Other Officials Plan De-
mand for Evacuation.

Washington, July 1.-While admin
istration officials manifested impa-
thence over the delay of the Carranza
government in replying to the Amerl-
can demand for an explanation OF its
purposes, private adviceS from Mexico
City indicated a defiant answer was
being prepared there.
The state department has had no
direct information as to when the Mex
lean response will be sent or how it
would be transmitted. Secretary Ian.
sing called this fact to the attention
of Eiseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas-
sador designate, and indicated he did
not understand the delay in view OF
the assertion in the American note
of last Sunday that an early answer
was expected. Mr.. Arredondo, who had
called to announce formally the re
lease of the Carrizal prisoners, said
he had not heard from his government
on the subject.
Although Special Agent Rodgers, at
Mexico City, was informed two days
ago that he might expect to receive
the Mexican note that day, he has not
mentioned it in later dispatches. Some
officials believed it possible the com
munication would come through Are
dondo, and that its actual delivery
would be conditioned on the situation
at the time he received it. Efforts at
mediation, favored by Carranza Off
Gals, led to the belief the reply would
hn hi n11 of act
there seemed any chance that the
Washington government would listen
to such proposals.
Private messages, sent by persons
in a position to speak with some au
thority as to General Carranza's atti'
tude expressed the conviction that a
break between the two governments
was unavoidable. There appeared to
be complete agreement among mem
bers of the Mexican cabinet, 1t was
Indicated, that orders to General Ire.
vino to attack troops moving in any
direction except toward the border be
reafirmed Some de facto officials
wished to go farther and couple with
this passage in the Mexican reply a
uSHdut uSLuduu llldl ltdl II ooPS
be withdrawn Immediately from MeXi.
can soil.
The unconciliatory character Of a
memorandum published in Mexico
City, specifically denying all the allie
cations of the previous American note
in answer to Carranza's demand for
withdrawal Of the troops, appeared to
bear out this forecast limitations
have reached officials, however. that
the defacto government may give
strong assurances in its note that Dor,
der raids will be prevented by a
strong patrol of Mexican troops, if the
United States will withdraw it's forces,
It was said at the Mexican embassy
that $4,000 Carranza troops now are
available for border patrol duty.
Another communication was sent to
the state department by Arredondo,
protesting against the shooting of a
Mexican customs inspector by Ameri.
can soldiers stationed at Ysleta, Texas,
as reported by Mexican Consul Garcia,
at Ell Paso. According to Garcia, the
soldiers fired across the Rio Grande
at two customs officers without any
provocation whatever"
There is every reason to believe that
Mr.. Wilson will act promptly if the
Carranza government formally accepts
the construction placed upon its orders
to General Trevino in Secretary Ian
sings note and which 1t has been
asked either to affirm or withdraw.
Mr.. Lansing characterized the order an
act Of deliberate hostility