The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-06
Unless Defiant Note Is Received
Today Congress Will Adjourn
Over July a, Thus De-
laying Action.
CAPITAL Is PESSlMISTIC
Memorandum Regarded as the
Forerunner Of Attitude Car
rama Will Adopt-Both
Armies Preparing.

washington, July 3.-Unless General
rarranza's reply to the last American
note arrives here today and Is defiant,
a. priyate advices from Mexico City
have indicated. II is considered prob
able that President Wilson will have to
wait at least until next wednesday be-
fore placing the Mexican situation be-
fore congress-, as both houses planned
70 adjourn today over the Fourth.
II was plain that administration Of
Acials were impatient at the failure to
receive any word of when the Next
ran note might be expected, since the
demand for prompt reply went to
Mexico last Sunday.
Strong assurances may be given in
the Mexican reply, 1t Is believed by Of
fcials here, of the de facto govern
ment's ability to protect the border
AGAINST further raids. The Mexican
embassy stated so troops would be
available for this service If the Ameri>
can force is withdrawn.
Waiting on carranza.
DEVELOPMENTS In the Mexican crisis
were at a standstill, while the United
states government waited tmpattently
CarranZa's reply. Messages received at
the state department from Special
NO mention of the Mexican answer. Mr..
Rodgers so far has been unable to fore
cast the action of General CarranZa
and the only limitations reaching here
have been through diplomatic and pri-
yate dispatches. These have indicated
that the de facto government was pre-
paring to stand by its attitude Of hos
tility toward United States troops
across the border.
The memorandum given out by the
de facto government in Mexico City
Yesterday has only tended to tighten
tension in official circles. While II Is
regarded more as an effort to refute
the charges made by Secretary Lam
sing in his review Of the Mexican stu
Of the American government officials
here read in it the trend Of thought
that seems to dominate the minds OF
Carranza and his advisers.
Shows Trend Of Thought.
The memorandum is regarded as
bearing out private advices from
Mexico City that Carranza's attitude
would be unconciliatory to the end. The
opinion Is frequently expressed, how
ever, that CarranZa Is delaying his re-
ply until the last moment in the hope
Of bringing about mediation with the
American government. His reply may
der from bandit raids. 1t is claimed he
will attempt to show that there are
5000 de facto troops available for po-
Icing northern Mexico.
Nevertheless Washington views the
Mexican situation with pessimism.
Carranza's power to make good his
promises Is questioned There Is little
disposition to rush matters from this
end, however, inasmuch as each days
delay puts the United States army in
better shape for eventualities.
President Wilson returned from New
York shortly before 8 o'clock this
morning. He went directly to the
White House.
Upon his return from New York,
President Wilson went over all the ad-
vices at hand, but learned virtually
nothing he did not know when he left
yesterday. After today If it should be-
come necessary for him to address
congress he would wait until Wednes-
day, as both houses had arranged to
adjourn over the Fourth of July.
Reports to the war department dur
ing the day continued to show salts
factory progress in the military prepa-
rations for any eventualities on or be-
yond the border.
A total of 2.036 men were sworn in
this week as against 1,105 last week.
The preceding average enlistment
was in the neighborhood of 700.
During the 100 days of recruiting
under the authority granted by con-
gress to increase the regular army i'm
mediately after the Columbus raid, a
total Of 1854 men have been accepted
out of 59,406 applicants for enlistment.