The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-04
OBRECON IS TOLD
AMERICAN TROOPS
WON'T WITHDRAW
Final Word Sent From Wash
inuton Is That Soldiers will
Stay Until Carranza Can
Show Ability.
MEXlCANS ARE lNSlSTENT
War Minister Urges Prompt Re
moval Of Pershing's Forces
Answer Is Strengthen
ing of U. S. Lines.
MEXICANs ARE INSISTENT

Washington, May Additional in
structions sent to Generals Scott ana
Funston today by Secretary Baker aft
ter a conference with President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing, are understood
to make plain that whatever is agreed
upon at the conference with General
Obregon, General C~arranza's minister
of war, must not be based OF any i'm
mediate recall of General Pershing's
forces.
General Scott probably will point out
to the Carranza war minister that the
defacto government is threatened by
factional enemies within its own Dor
derS, who would welcome an oppor-
tunity to rise against it. If the United
States We're compelled to &C into Mexl-
co in considerable force to make certain
the security Of its own borders against
bandit raids that opportunity might be
prevented. The American officers had
asked for ampliication of instructions
received last night from Secretary
Baker. Officials have described the
conferences up to this time as beng
purely of a preliminary character n
for the purpose Of exchanging views.
No demands have been presented by
either side.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 2,-Maj. Gen.
Frederick A. Funston announced
shortly before noon today that only one
more conference would be held with
the Mexican representatives on the
military questions now existing be
tween this country and Mexico. He
said it would be a brief one. Generals
Scott and Funston are awaiting q re-
ply from Washington before calling a
time for the conference.
Washington, d. c., May 1.-After an
exchange Of messages between General
Scott and the war department on his
conference Saturday with General OBJ
RECON, Mexican minister of war, Off
Gals said today the negotiations up to
date have been "~s2tisfactory.' While
General Obregon has urged tina the
American troops be withdrawn, Presi-
lent Wilson, they said, has no inten-
ton of granting the request at present
and is hopeful that an agreement will
be reached for cooperation between
American and Mexican troops in the
pursuit of Villa and other bandits. Cen
eral Scott has been instructed to con
tlnue 10 press for such an agreement.
Definite final proposals nave not yet
been reported in the border conferences,
1t was authoritatively stated at the war
department.
y long code dispatch from General
Scott arrived today. Secretary Baker Of
the war department expected to send
supplementary adviceS to General Scott
to reach him if possible before, his sec
ond conference with General Oregon.
While it was officially admitted that
General Obregon had suggested
withdrawal from Mexico. of the United
States expedition, Officials said these
oVertures had not been in the form OF
a demand. and that no pererntory or
unalterable position had been taken by
either side. General Scott, it was ex-
planned, had made counter suggestions
10 General Obregon proposing coopera-
1--WE military measures.
Mexican Ambassador Arrendondo
VIII confer with Secretary Lansing this
afternoon.
Secretary Baker upon receipt this
morning of the dispatch from Generals
scott and Funston, conferred with
President Wilson and Councillor Polk.
or the state department then forwarded
additional instructions to General
Z, Scott
Secretary Bake said he was quite
certain another conference between
General Obregon and Generals Scott
ana Funston would be held, but the
time had not been set. General Scott,
he said, had had no communication
from General Obregon since their con
Terence Saturday.
IL is now known that General OBJ
$50 SufSeSteQ lhe WltfldraW wal OF the
american eXDedition within q reason
able time" and that the Mexicon rail-
ways would be placed at General
pershing's disposal to expedite the re-
tlrement. He did not, however. sug-
gest any time limit. nor was there any
thlng IN what he said to indicate an
unfriendly spirit.
Secretary Lansing said there had
peen no change in the administrations
polcy as to the pursuit of bandits. His
appointment with Elizeo Arredondo,
the Mexican ambassador later today
was asked by the ambassador who die
not disclose its purpose.
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