Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-29

Enforcement f's ! NJ ] Pershing's ex
nedition has lA,s,, COZ tInuous for tn,
last ii hours thofe are now said t.
Be ns&re thl IS@pa United States
troops insidl ~sS& strung clOsel,
along the lin -e,i nications from
Rumbus g. ttonio, Mexico
The ehffsnza i nj ,arrisoning Chi
hualua and Sonora states is said t
number close to 10000.
EL PkS. April as.--An indications
pointed to deadlock when the forma
eonference between General Aware obre
SOP Mexican Minister of War, and Majo
General Hugh t. Scott. chief of th,
United states Army staff. was opened It
guares today. From the deadlock is ex
pected to develop compromise. which
will be acceptable to the governments oi
Goth Mexico and the United States.
Nwell-informed observers of the situa.
tion regard II as virtually assured that
the situation will not develop into a
crisis that will lead to war between
the two countries. The conference is ex.
pectsd to last for several days
CONFLICTING DEMANDS.
Today's session was to be given up tc
settling OF demands of the two countries
by their soldier diplomats. These may
be summarized as follows
United States-American troops
Will not be withdrawn from Mexico
until such time as bandit operations
have been terminated and American
lives on American soil are safe from
narauding Mexicans.
Mexico-The American troops must
Immediately he withdrawn because
their continued presence In Mexico
threatens to lead to a popular revolt
that will upset all the work Of pacf-
cation that the de facto government
OF Mexico has accomplished.
On the fate of these demands the coun-
tries appear to he as far apart as the two
poles but the. negotiations are expected
to develop this:
ompromise-American troops will
advance no farther southwark in
Mexico. but will remain for a certain
time, say thirty or sixty days, while
the Mexican authorities continue the
hunt for Francisco Villa. The United
States troops will cooperate in these
operations but will avoid Mexican
towns and in every possible way keep
from arousing antagonism among the
Mexican natives.
oBREGoN FRIENDLY.
One step taken by Obregon shortly
after he reached the border indicated that
he was willing to come half way or even
Farther in the negotiations. He ordered
the release at Chihuahua City of Ameri-
can fodder shipped over the Mexican Cen
trail and. held up by the local Mexican
OFFICIALS for two weeks. This viii be of
Cnncf1afa hta haIn m he
airy
The conference i'm Juarea is unique I'm
border annals. General Obregon and his
staff are making their headquarters on
the train in which they Travelled from
Chihuahua City, General Scott and Gem
eral Funston remained aboard the cars
that conveyed them from San Antonio
TO the border
From General Obregon's private car
there runs a telegraph wire that connects
with Mexico City. over this, ii was
announced, the Mexican War Minister
sent messages to General Carranza dur
ing the night.
Constitutionalist soldiers. who were de-
tailed to guard the Juarez Custom House,
the scene of the conference, were re-
placed today by members of General
Obregon's own bodyguard, savage-faced
men, who wore crimson bands about their
campaign hats to distinguish them from
the rabble of Mexican soldery They
guarded every door and every window.
ANIMosITY vANIsHEs.
An extra guard was within the build
which the conferees were TO thresh out
every angle OF the situation. .
On the Mexican side of the Rio Grande
today Americans were greeted with
cordiality in marked contrast to the at
titude in Juarez before Obregon arrived
The Mexicans fairly radiated geniality
the American Governh1Eht would imme-
diately yield to the demands as voiced by
the Mexican army.
There was less optimism in FL Paso.
hut nevertheless there prevailed among
the American officers accompanying Gen
eral Scott the hope that a satisfactory set
tiement of the situation might be
reached.
CALL ON oBREGoN.
Generals Scott and Funston paid obre-
Eon a formal call in Juarez last night.
They crossed the international bridge at
3 O'Clock Consul Garcia and Vice Con-
sui Soriano accompanied the American
leaders. General GaVira COM
mandant at Juarez, met the party on the
Mexican side A bugle corps announced
their arrival. Mexican troops lined the
streets to the customs house General
~
TIE steps OF the customs house and led
them 10 Obregehs room. Scott, Funston
And OhFegon eonversed for nearly an hour
No intimation OF the subjects discussed
was made, except the announcement that
0bregOB had consented to return the call
ID Fl Paso today. A military guard will
meet him. II is probable that a military
review at Fort Bliss will be held in Obre-
son's honor.
WILLING TO COOPERATE.
ehregen has expressed confidence that
re United States would see the justice
81 the Mexican demands for a speedy
zIfhdrawal OF the expeditionary forces.
I1s a ready 10 promise any degree of CO.
1HzIFtlon 70 that end.
He helleses Il viii be impossible for the
eerranza Government 70 restore order
Haile the presence Of the United States
|Heaps In Mexico offer Viliista agents
sround for arousing the Mexican poems
szainst the -sringoes."
SCOTT -OBREGON PARLEYS
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