The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-20
CABINET INDICATES NO lMMED!-
ATE ORDER FOR WITHDRAWAL
OF FORCE SEEKING VILLA
WILL BE ISSUED.
TERMS OF OFFICIAL NOTE
APPEAR MORE DIPLOMATIC
Texts Present Argument That U. S.
Soldiers Should Be Recalled as
They Had Been Sent on MIS-
understanding of De Facto
Government.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Upon Pres1-
dent Wilson rests the decision OF what
the effect of the attack on the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy shall be;
whether it shall have bearing on
consideration Of CarranZa's proposal
for the withdrawal of the troops, ard
finally whether Carranza's proposal
shall be accepted, rejected or negotiat-
ed.
Members of his official family in
dictated that it practically was GER
tain no immediate order for withdraw
al Of the expedition seeking Villa
would be issued.
The subject will be laid before the
cabinet at once.
Regrets Clash in ParraI.
The Carranza embassy issued the
following statement after the note
asking the withdrawal Of the U. S.
troops had been placed iu Secretary
Lansing's hands:
"Eliso Arredondo, ambassador
designate of the Mexican govern
ment in Washington, voicing SEN
Lli1lcHC0 VI AHl Sdl o11Ld Se11ICu a.
the department of state to eX-
press Mr.. CarranZa's sincere re-
greet for the occurrence in Parral
between American troops and the
people of the city, thus showing
that the lamentable incident was
the result of the mistake of the
American commander in entering
the city contrary to the instruc-
tons of his government. This can
readily be seen from the tele-
grams submitted by Mr.. Arredon-
do to the secretary of state"
Differences in Texts.
The official text Of the note signed
by Secretary Aguilar, made public
here shows various differences in lam
guage from the unofficial version. In
several instances terms of the trans
lation as given out by the state de-
partment is more diplomatic.
In substance, however, the texts are
that American troops should be with
drawn from Mexico as they had been
sent On a misunderstanding by the
state department of the defacto gov
eminent.
There is one marked difference. In
citing reasons for the proposal for the
withdrawal of the American troops
the official text shows this language:
* X and because this ex-
petition is not fulfilling it's object
and undoubtedly cannot do so, be-
cause the band headed by Villa
had already been DISPERSED"
The unofficial text says the expedi-
ton
Has fulfilled it's object in so
far as it will be able to do So
Protocol Does Not Apply.
The basis Of the suggestion that dis
cussion of withdrawal of the troops
be taken up, however, appears to rest
on note sent by Secretary Lansing
on April 8 transmitting counter
draft Of the terms of the protocol
covering reciprocal agreement for the
pursuit Of bandits by one country be-
yond the border of the other under
certain conditions. Attached to that
communication, the note says, was
statement by Secretary Lansing say
ing that the United States government
trusted the conditions Of the proposed
protocol would not apply to the pres
ent expedition, and thanking the de
facto government "for achieving, as
put by you, convention by means of
which the forces of the United States
are given permission to pursue Villa
and his party on Mexican territory"