The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean., 1916-06-29
IMMEDIATE BREAK WITH UNITED
STATES AVERTED-HIS AT1I
TUDE TOWARD TROOPS MAY
DECIDE ISSUE.
IF DE FACTO GOVERNMENT
STANDS BY TREVINO ORDER
+. SITUATION REMAINS SAME

Washington, June 2S.-An in,med-
late break between the United Ststes
and the de facto government of Mex
leo has been averted by co.a, lance
with the American demand for tbs e
lease of the twenty-three tr mpers
captured in the fight at Car.;zal.
Whether state of war has been
prevented or merely postponed no one
here would attempt to say tonight.
Official information as to the atti-
tude of General Carranza was lacking
Until his response to Secretary Ian.
sings note, dispatched Sunday, ma.e
ing two pre-emptory> and distinct de-
mands, is received, there vii! be nc
decision as to whether President Viii.
son shall lay the crisis before Con,
gress. a
News of the release of the pr,sone,s
received early tonight in press dis.
patches, brought undissuised reIef tt
high officials.
Moreover, it was assumed that t..r.
ranza, impressed with the yFgeu !, /,
the situation, has ordered the captur
ed cavalrymen started fqf the h.r,e,
without waiting for his announcement
OF the action to reach Washington.
While it is generally conceded tl,a
this move lessened the tension ant
makes the crisis less imminent, no on,
conversant with the grave problems i:
losing sight of the fact that the al
important question of Carranza's at
titude toward the American expedl.:: !:
across the border to protect tine tc:
ritory and citizens of the Ua.+e,
/ Stated States from bandit OUTLAY raid
ers remains unsettled.
If the de facto government acts up
on the order of General Trevino to at
tack General Pershing's men whe1
they move otherwise than toward tn.
border, the situation actually is JUS
what it was before, except that nov
there is possibility of diplomatic ne
gotiations that did not exist while tn,
Americans were held prisoners at Chi
huahua.
The preparations of the Unite,
States for war will go steadily on
There will be no interruption of tn,
rush of National Guardsmen to tn
border, and General Funston will con
tinue disposing of the forces under hi
command as though he expected an i'm
mediate attack from the Mexicans.
The fact that Carranza has com
piled with one of the demands is ex
pected by the more optimistic official
here as an indication that he is striv
ing to prevent break. Even though
he again should attempt to throw tn,
blame for the Carrizal clash upon tn,
American officers and insist upon hi
rights to forcibly oppose any excep
northward movement of the Ameri
can troops, it is thought that possibl,
he will state his position in such
way as to make further concession.
necessary. -.
During any negotiations, however
the United States will insist upon tn,
the freedom of movement of troops il
Mexico, and any attempt to interfer,
with them will be met with such force
as is necessary.
It is known that powerful influence!
have been brought to bear on Carran.
"a in the past few days to make hin
at least turn over the American pris
oners. p
They all sent him the same warning
that the United States government
meant business, and that to hold the
prisoners would mean war.
Secretary Baker waited at the wal