Arizona republican., 1916-05-09
NJ AGREEMENT
 |NCONF FERENCE
 ON THE BORDER
Generals Scott and Funston and General Obregon, Dis cuss Mexican Situation But Fail to Reach Any Definite Agreement
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Republican A. p. Leased Wirel | FL PkSO Tex. May 8.-Today's I conference between Generals Scott | and Funston and General Obrogon, | Mexican minister of war, and Juan 1 x. Amador. sub secretary of foreign | affairs ended late this afternoon with | out an agreement having been reached. l It was indicated. however. that it was to the effect an understanding regarding the status of the American troops in Mexico had not been aban- | doned and that another conference would be held.
 1 Todays netting took place in Gen eral Scott's private ear on the Ameri- can side. When or where the next meeting would De held was not dis closed
 | When General ObrePon returned to Jaurez in his touring ear, he was asked
 'Is the conference ended"'
 He smiled. shrugged his shoulders and replied
 "It is just beginning"
 A. J. McQuatters. president of the Alvarado Mining and Smelting com pany was again present at the meet ing of the American and Mexican rep Ircscntatives. Neither he nor any of the others would discuss what had taker rlace.
 In Fl Paso tonight the feeling grew tLat the situation had taten-on added gravity following the bandit raid in the Fig Bend district. It was reported
 of uay's conference had to do with the
 raid and ,he steps to be taken to disperse bandit groups in northern Goa hula New demands were presented 10 the Mexican representatives 1t was said. which would include the coopera- ton of the Mexican and American
 trocps in districts not hitherto touch cd in the negotiations.
 Whatever the reply Of the Mexican
 minister of war il was evident that , he wished to gain more time. The
 conference began at 4;55 D. m. and
 eneed ln just an hour and fifteen
 minutes Tonight more telegraphic
 conversations between General Obre-
 eon ard General Carranza a. the , provisional capital took place. The ccnfetees could be seen through
 the windows of General Scotts pri- Nate car throughout the meeting. Gen eral Obregon shrugged his shoulders t now and then and shook his head D General Scott and Funston were de
 termined and at times spake animat- edly.
 ,' II vas sub secretary Amador. who - following the conference. announced v. that no decision had been reached ant :, that another meeting probably would
 be held. General Obregon got in hi
 machine without comment. ., Much interest was taken tonight il
 word reaching here from Marathol
 legarding 2 story told bv a minister a name unknown. who reached ther' " from an automobile tour through tn n district raided last Friday night.
 According to the story told by thi lman, the dead body of one of the ban cits was found near Glenn Springs.
 No further report came to Genera n Funston here from the raided distric
 in the Big Bend country The onl
 news of the day was the arrival (
 two troops of cavalry from Foi to Clarke and two from Fl Paso at Mara ,n tnon where they started southward o D. q 955 mile march.
 es General Funston refused to indica l4 l whether q second eXpeditionary for' - is to go into Mexico near Roquilla - He said that circumstances made I impossible for him to speak.
 Considerable significance was pia'
 ed in his reply to a question askt
 him.
 He was asked if a report frol . Washington that troops may have a Il ready crossed over was true II He replied that he believed they ha 0 not yet" gone over.
 's This afternoons conference came
 the end of day of rumors and spe'
 nations which reached their apex ,ol the report that split in relations b ed tveer the United States and MeXi
 ,yas about to occur because Gener e. Obreeon was unable to command tl he support of various Mexican genera on for the tentative agreement. ,s- Another story which went tl
 rounds to the effect that at the SuI ry day meeting in the immigration st ,os Ition inc American conferees had no in | flied the Mexican minister q w
 that the United States had near -, the limit of it's patience and insist M on a speedy understanding. Accor % ing to this story General Obregon V , told that the American governme e, wonld consent to no further eonce ',t sions and the proposed protocol Wou
 have to be signed as drawn up ip- The participants in the conferen ls- refused absolutely to discuss wh the ,,----- ,-,,.o, bar (Continued on Page F1Ve)