El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-09
GENERALS WILL
CONFER AGAIN
Arrangements Made For a
Fifth Meeting; May Elm
mate McQUatters.

Continued from page H.
discussion Of the tentative agreement
viii be taken up.
Juan n Amador, subsecretary Of for
eign relations, called upon Gen Scott
shortly before noon Tuesday and had
a conference alone with Gen. Scott in
mis- private car At the same time con-
/ ference was being held in Gen. Obre-
CONS car between Carrauza consul An
dres Garcia. Gen. Gavira and other car
: rama officers
To Eliminate McQuatters.
1t was reported at noon that an ef-
fort was being made to have A. j. Nc
/ Quatters eliminated from the next con
ference.
Z At the conclusion of the conference
between Gen Scott and Amador. during
which the two men talked earnestly. in
was announced that nothing would be
given out at that time regarding the
conference.
Funston Refuses to Talk.
Gen. Frederick Funston was asked
Tuesday morning:
4 as there any truth in the report that
, Gen Obregon has demanded The inn
mediate withdrawal of the American
troops or that hostilities would be-
gin2"
q cannot talk upon that matter"
was the reply What occurs at the
conference is supposedly secretfve."
ObreEOn Denies.
Gen. Oregon, when seen I'm Juarez
early Tuesday morning and asked re-
gaTding the truth Of the report that he
had demanded the withdrawal of the
American troops, said: IF 7 took the
trouble to deny all such matters
would have time for nothing else Thev
are merely carnations of the yellow
press"
Gen. Oregon Indicated that
conference might he held this
afternoon, II Gen. scott Indicated
"A desire for one.
Obregon StII At Jusrez.
Early Tuesday morning a rumor he
came current in FL Paso that Gen. ]
ODreEon's train-which was under 4
steam Monday evening-had gone F
south during the night and that most 4
OF the Juarez garrison had accompanied .
him upon a second train. A visit to
Juarez at o'clock developed the fact 2
that the order for the cancellation of O.
the train service on Monday evening
still obtained and Gen. ObregOn was
IN readiness for another conference.
To members of his staff and friends
he stated before retiring Monday nfght
that he regarded the outcome OF Mon {
DAYS conference as satisfactory and in I
lact was more optimistic than at anv /
'lme during his STAY i'm Juarez The
general arose early Tuesday and
n ,..s5-L'l5 sIed with his staff and then
proceeded TO his office car where he
began receiving the special visitors of
the day.
Amador in Conference. Il
The presence OF Juan n Amador
,uD-secretarv Of foreign relations IN
he Carranza cabinet. at the confer
'nce Monday evening. was considered
significant as Amador is known TO he
strong Carranza partisan and his
y esoIce az me conference is believed Z
% lnulcate that Gen Carranza wished
/ representative in the conference iD
edition to Gen. Oregon Amador aid
nuch or the talking at the conference ,
monday evening although Cen Obre-
ION would frequently break into the /
discussion, with staccato sentences
'unctuate the point under discussior
Gen. scott silent.
- ~ ~, 10Y dld 'ess talking than any (
u the conIerees. listening attentfvelv z
u everything that was said and adj
ancing statements rfter csrcf,,I 5oftL ]
rauon' but not participating in The {
yea yea discussions which were known !
% nave arisen frequently during the Y
,1.. Oll ~ IN addition TO Gen Scott
zen oDregon end Amador Cen Fun-
ton, A. J. McQuatters and p co1.a- 2
lso present were i
with Amador. a
7 siI, oregon ACCOMPANIED by Juan I
=. AInauor drove TO Gen. SCOTS a. G
l CLOCK from his car in Juarez Te G
vas met by Lieut. Col Robert T - "
llchle ana escorted to the cafe narIor e
ar where Gen. Scott. Cen Fnnsto, f
M A. ). McQuatters were yvafflro- {
Ien- Obregon entered the car first y
ma seated himself on the north ST.
7 the parlor car with Amador seated Z
longslde of him and Cen scott and n
.en, tunston facing them McOuafters {
ltuh% where he could interpret To- r
otn the American and Mexican Cow n
fals- b. Golsan, who has been acfi1- u
5 secretary for the conferences vas h
lso present. ""s p
The conference lasted more than ~, G
our during which the generals cou1d
e seen reading flimsy COMES Of no il
sntauVe agreement Gen. Obreeo7 ri
7emed even more emphatic in ne fl
-atements than he has ever bee7 ga a
was seen to pound the small table O
eside him a number Of times ans o1co
e arose and waved his one arm, -
tedly. Immediately after this cen
unston ordered fruit lemonades from -
he diner and after these were drrnI, =
re generals conferred a short tiro
nj the conference broke IN
As Gen Oregon emerged from r..
IT Amador followed close behind hin,
Not Final.
was the conference final2" Amador
as asked.
No it was not final" he answered
was an agreement signedg''
No: there was no agreement signed