Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-21
CRAVE SITUATION
WITH MEXICO IS
NOT M|NIMIZED
At WASHINGTON
Promise to Apprehend ASSaiI-
ants of CorrelI Family Makes
Conditions No Less Tense,
It Is Said.
NO EXPLANATION OF
ATTACK ON SAILORS
REPRESENTATIVES to Carranza
Expected to Follow Report
From American Naval COM
mander,

tsV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEAsFp WIRE
Washington, July 20.--While the
state and navy departments today
awaited further Information in regard
to the attack and robbery of a boat
load of American sailors from the u.
S. S Cheyenne in the Temesi river
near Tampico, Mex, July 6. the MeXi-
can government through its embassy
here informed the state department
that it would "omit no efforts in the
prosecution and punishment of those
responsible" for the murder of John
w. Corrcll, an American citizen, and
the attack on his wife, in the TampiCo
district late last month.
The message from the Mexican gov
ernment. replying to representations
made by the United States immediate
ly after the attack on the Correll fam
lily was reported, did little to lessen
the gravity of the situation. Officials
made no attempt, after the message
relating to the Correll family was re-
Ceiyed, to minimize the seriousness
of the situation resulting from the as
sault on the sailors, who were dressed
in American uniforms and who We're
in an American launch at the mast
head Of which was an American flag.
Message From Mexico.
The message from the Mexican gov
ernment in the Correl case said:
The Mclean government will
omit no efforts II the prosecution and
punishment of those responsible for
a crime so odiOus, in the clearing up
of which it will exhaust all means at
its disposal"
In regard to the attack on the
American sailors, it is expected the
state department, after receipt Of fur
ther details, will ask the Carranza
government to apprchend and punish
the assailants. If unable to cary oct
this request, according to diplomatic
practice, the Carranza government
will next be asked to diSaV0w the at
tack.
Information Expected.
Additional information is expected
by both departments within u few
days, probably tomorrow. At the navy
department it was said there has been
nothing received to Indicate whether
the note of inquiry addressed by Sec
retary Daniels yesterday to Command
er Earl Peck Finnoy of the cruiser
Topeka at TampicO who reported the
attack, had been received by the Of
fiCer Some delay in the receipt of
an answer was anticipated because of
inability to communicate direct by
wireless with the Topcka--due to the
existence in the Gulf of Mexico of
what is known by radio experts as a
"static" c"--the secretary's message un-
1atLtn1I.- 10,
ted over land wires from Galveston to
Tampico, and telegraphic communi-
cation over Mexican wires is subject
to considerable delay
While Commander Finney undoubt-
edly has Investigated the affair thor
oughly, it was pointed out that in view
of the request for fuller report and
result of investigation. he might
deem it expedient to inquire further
before replying.
Point of Attack Near Tampico.
The point on the Temesi river
where the American sailors were at
tackled is only three miles in a direct
line from the outskirts of Tampico.
Officials estimate there are at least
1,2O0 Carranza troops in the Tamplco
district.
Ambassador Bonillas, on returning
recently to Washington from Mexico
City told of a conference he had with
General Dieguez. the Carranza mill
tary leader General Diguez told the
ambassador. according to the latter,
no rebels whatever remained in the
Tampico region.
The attack on the Correll family
occurred near Colonia, about thlrcv
miles from Tampico late in June His
assailants, reported to have number