Arizona republican., 1919-08-15
POLICY CHANGE
 BELOW BORDER
 |5 THREATENED
Carranza Warned That Rad ical Changes May Result Unless Outrages Against Americans Cease5O, 900 Troops on Border Ready for Action-Naval Forces Sufficient
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 WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-The first definite move toward the long expected change in policy in dealing with Mexico was disclosed today.
 Carranza has been warned that if the murders and outrages of Americans continue. tie United States may be forced to adopt radical change in it's policy with regard to Mexico"
 With the announcement from the state department, however, came no authoritative Identification of how far the American government is preparing to go to enforce what lacks only the diplomatic technicalities of an ultima tum.
 s Follows Many Outraees
 The government announced it's ac- ton by publishing an exchange Of notes with Mexico City and prefaeed it's official statement with the explana- ton that the diplomatic representa- lions referred to had been taken fin view of the long series of murders and outrages, of American citizens in Mex ico. eliminating in the murder. of Peter Catron in San Luis Potosi last month and the perpetration of other acts in disregard of American lives and prop erty'
 The communication to Mexico is eouched in probably the strongest language used in any from this gov ernment since the exchanges preceding the Vera Cruz occupation. All official Washington began at once looking be- hind the official text seeking some req son for an impending change of policy for which there has been demand in and out of congress. Pressure from foreign governments and pressure in congress which is preparing an in- eestigation Of the whole Mexican situa- Con were among those most, commonly discussed.
 No Outward Causes
 Outwardly there was no reason ap- paren. except the long and growing list of ontrages on Americans.
 While the state department was making public the two notes, the sen ate foreign relations subcommittee. headed by Senator Fall of New Mexico, was holding 2 meeting at which pre- liminary plans were made for a full investigation of the Mexican situation. The subcommittee discussed a num- Der of subjects connected with the proposed investigation generally but reached no final decision.
 Senator Fall. after the meeting said that the new turn in events would have no effect on the committees plan and that the committee would cooperate in every possible way with the state department if the department desired.
 5o,0oo Troops On Border
 Latest war department lists of troops assigned show approximately 50.8e0 regular troops are either on the border or 9 few hours travel from the border Besides, auartermasteT, aviation and other auxiliary units. the lists show ten regiments of infantry, seven sof cavalry and three of artillery Major General Joseph T. Dickman, former commander of the fourth army corps of the A. E. F.. recently assumed com mand of the southern department which has charge of operations on the border
 Naval forces in Mexican waters in- clude the monitor Cheyenne and the cruiser Topeka off the east .coast and the cruiser Cleveland at the canal zone and the cruisers Chicago and Denver along the Pacific coast of Central