Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-01
WAR CHIEFTAINS /
OF TWO NATIONS
meet IN JUAREz
Scott and Funston Understood to-
Have Told 0bregon and Aides
They Can't Discuss With /
drawal OF Army. /
AGREEMENT BELIEVED LIKELY
Joint Policing OF Bandit-Infested
Country Probably Chief
Condition.
U. $. INSISTS OUTLAWS GO

EL PAso Tex, April so.--Two
conflicting propositions developed
Immediately after the beginning In
the Mexican custom house In juarez
yesterday Of the conference TO do-
eide The future disposition or the
American eXpeditionary forces lnl
Mexico, They arc understood tenn.
porarlIy TO have increased the grav-
ity Of the negotiations. The confer-
ence began at o'clock and lasted
two hours.
The initial meeting was held be@
hind closed doors 10 The big, green-
tinted room which Francisco yilla|
used as his council chamber when|
he dominated northern Mexico and
4 Juarez was his headquarters Gen-|
erals Hugh 4. Scott and FredericK|
Funston represented the United
States. The Mexican eonferees wera|
! General Aware, Mexican minister of|
war, and General Jaeinto Treyino
military commander Of the north
east district OF Mexico.
Two Things Learned.
I The progress Of tie negotiations vas
moi dlsulged, bnt from an authorltatiya
source two things were learned.
First, that the Mexican fepreaentatyes
reiterated The Wish expressed in General
carranzas recent note 10 the Washing.
Ton government that the American troops
should bn Withdrawn from Mexican soil
al IN early date,
Second, that they we're Informed by
the American officials tnat the latter
were not empowered 70 discuss the wath-
drawal OF General perHhing'a columns
II II Understood the American repre-
sentatlYes told the Mexican conferesm
that II the de faeto government insisted
on nm American evacuation the confer
enee 50 far az the United states Ia
whole matter would revert To . dinlo.
matte discussion between Washington
and Mexico CITY
bandits Must he wiped Ont.
The Mexieana were further Informed
ftiiat the purpose OF the present confer.
enee 50 far aa the United States wees
concerned IA the development Of ape.
eifie plan for the cooperation Of th4
American and de facto armies In wpina
out the bandit groups that have spilled
so much blood along the border and havd
repeatedly taken American life In tha
interior Of Mexico.
la - I
the Mexican minister OF war prior TO ths
conference openly expressed a dIsincilnat
ton 70 discuss any other subject thar
withdrawal and that he carried this attt
tude into the initial meeting
After the primary issues had beer
broached, however. lie Ia reported to have
carried out the intention he announced
shortly after his arrival on Friday D &
meeting Generals Scott and Funstor
half way" in the negotiations.
Little Made Public.
The attitude OF secretlyeness maintained
by the officials taking part In the con
ference gave rise 10 all sorts Of spsaula
tions In III Paso tonight Mexican oft
eisls declared their intention Of aiowinf
the Americans 10 do all the talking. Th
latter refused all but the most lnconee
quentlal Information regarding develop
ments
In we'll informed quarters, however. III
opinion was freely expressed that th
present negotiations arc unlikely 10 leat
10 any definite disagreement II wa
pointed out that the earranza government
could not afford 10 taka any step tha
would endanger Is present peaceful rea
lions with Washington. "A far AZ III
United states was concerned, II wa 81
argued. IL had consistently held to nhl
brother policy toward the country sautl
of the Rln Grande ana had repeatedly an
nounced itself against Intervention
Under These conditions Il was pointe.
out both Sides would find II 10 their al
vantage TO eanceds few points tn IN
interest or an ultimate agreement tina
would mhet in the main tho interests
both parties
lalnt ratielng Of Country
This agreement IL wae believed WON
provide faf Joint policing Of the haF
AIN Infested territory af chihuahua wlt M
the American army stationed soma az
tanes south af lbs Rlu dtands iu n
ALTON q aet aH hHffrr against tho reps
thlen 50 bandit atgaeks pn the horde
While lhe natt1eilona seht hy Nss
t6n u Nakef sartNthH ~ war. IL giat
rJals seait and Eanaiou havn hae
EHelalst ktat eeergi a b kneRh thi
the faliawina HeneJai conditions sill
Insisted 00 ~ Ae Ametlfsm represents
teanthasd a vase rso eoluma ona