Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-26
Carranza's War Minister
Will Learn What U. s.
Expects from Him.
WITHDRAWAL u. S.
TROOPS UNLIKELY
american Troops Remain in Mexico
Until villa Captured or Band Dis.
ppr~ed, and Ohrpgon Must Release
Supplies for Pershing.

Washington, April 25.-Th, state
, and war department. acting jointly,
| today prepared instructions for Maj
Gen scott, chief of staff. governing
lis forthcoming conference with Cen
eral Oregon. The instructions to
General Scott. according to officials
close in touch with the Mexican situa-
ton, provide:
First, that he is to insist to General
OZregon on the right of the United
Stat s troops to remain in Mexico to
carry out the purposes of the punt
tive expedition, namely to capture
Villa or dispense his band.
Second, that to facilitate this cam.
paign, the use Of the Mexican rail-
roads is essential.
Third, that General Obregon must
give instruction to release commits
sary supplies to the American army
seized by Carran2a authorities at Chi
huahua. 1t is held to be immaterial
that these supplies were not con-
signed to the American commander
direct. l0.E=-.
Fourth, that it. is the purpose of
the government to withdraw the
punitive expedition only when either
the United States or the de facto gov
eminent has captured Villa or effectu-
ally dispersed his following.
General Scott and General Funston
are to convey the opinion of the
government that assurances OF inten-
ton will not be sufficient but that
only the capture of Villa or rout of
his band will satisfy this government.
The logical result of the refusal
of Obre gon, who represents the mill
tary power of Mexico, to accept the
Amedican demand would be to keep
the United States army indefinitely in
Mexico, officials said. They added.
however, that ! the determination Of
this question rests solely with the
president. -5I
General Dbregon has been said to
hold autocratic power over the army
terms tofCarranza. 1t was considered
significant that Obregon has mobi-
LIKED a'force Of 100000 troops in Du-
range and Chihuahua.
Official reports received in Wash
ington indicate that the Diaz revolu-
ton il assuming menacing proper.
tons THE state department is ham
pered in getting actual news of the
Diaz revolution. 1t has only one rep
resentative, vice consul at Oaxaca,
the center of the Diaz operations, and
he has difficulty in communicating
with Washington because of wire cut
ting. 80
General Funston advised the war
department that two batallions of the
Seventeenth infantry have been sent
into Mexico at Columbus.
General Funston reports also the
killing of an American soldier by
Mexican at Lajolla two weeks ago.
Whether the troopers death occurred
in a clash with Villa bandits, or was
caused by a Carranza sniper. was not
reported.
San Antonio, April 25.-Maj Gen
Scott, chief OF staff of the United
States army, was informed by Secre-
tary of War Baker today that he
would receive full instructions tomor-
row for the conference with General
Obregon. Maj.-Gen. Funston will ac-
company General Scott. The two gen.
erals claim they have not BEEN defi-
nitely informed where the conference
is to be held, nor when they are to
leave San Antonio. The conference
IS expected to extend over several
days.