Arizona republican., 1916-05-12
OFFICIALS NOT
 WORRIED AT END
 IF CONF FERENCE
While Scott Retires from the Border and Oregon Quits, Washington Feels Critical Situation Has not Been Produced
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May l1.-While no | official reports from General Scott had 1 arrived tonight that his conference | war minister. had failed to bring about 1 any agreement as to the border situa ton it was clear that administration officials after reading the news dis patches did not regard the failure as producing a critical situation in the relations between the United States and Mexican de factO government General Scott was expected to prepare n full report for President Wilson which would reach Washington in time for consideration at the cabinet meeting tomorrow
 Both state department officials and Eliseo Arredondo the Mexican am bassador designate, nave been pre- pared to resume the task of discussing the border situation at the point where the diplomatic questions were sus- pended when the military conference was arranged The ambassador called al the state department today to talk over the general situation with Secre- tary Lansing He is understood to have reiterated the arguments of Gen eral Carrauza in urging early with drawM of the American troops from Mexico
 MT. Arrendondo previously has said that the failure of Generals Scott and Obregon to reach an understanding in no way affected the diplomatic situa | tion. He has soughr to continue the discussion While that conference was ! in progress. but Secretary Lansing de- : clined to take up the matter suggested in the CaTauza note of April F until 2 the Fl Paso conferces had ended their | deliberations
 1 Administration officials have not been fully advised as to the discussions ! in Fl Paso and uuquestionably will need complete reports from Generals Scott and Funston in order to know how to deal with the suggestion that a definite date be set for withdrawal so t far President Wilson has. shown no indication of altering his original policy in sending the troops into Mexico. They were ordered to capture or dis perse the bandits who have harrasSed American towns along the border. The fact that unofficial reports came to- night of a new raid is considered proof
 positive that General Pershings tasl,
 has not been completed. There is every
 reason to believe his force will remain
 in Mexico until it has been completed either by AmeVcan or Carranza sol-
 diers. and that no amount of argument by General Carranza or his represent
 ssHf. fre hat sHs termination
 !. When the military conference wa! . arraigned the state department hac
 taken no steps toward preparing ai answer to Carranzas note suggestin. the witdrawal of troops II will be month tomorrow since that communi cation was received. Officials scene, , inclined not to make any haste in talk , ing up the question. although it wa , 1 officially stated that the Washingtol , government was willing to discuss tn f matter as the note suggested. MI | Arrendondo has not succeeded in en e | gazing secretary Lansing in an in < formal discussion in his several calls d 1 the department since he presented tn
 note. ps' ss
 It seemed likely tonight that thes
 diplomatic conversations again sug | getted in the formal statement of tn
 Fl Paso conferees. would not begin fo
 several days. A study of Geners \ Scotts reports undoubtedly will pre-
 cede them. In the meantime the ster taken to give greater protection to tn II border towns will be carried out an n if necessary additional guardsmen an q provisional regiments O. coast artiller y will be ordered to the line.
 Q The stumbling block at Fl Paso al t pears to have been the determinatio g of General Carranza to have an earl t date set by which all American trop r. would be withdrawn from Mexico. II every communication or publ
 utterance of the first chief he ht q dwelt on the necessity of getting u y troops off Mexican soil if unfortuna Il incidents, such as that at Parral a Df to be avoided.
 l. The only reply 10 General Obregor
 arguments that General Scott has be- d authorized to make so far as knov
 was that the troops would be witt ,- drawn as soon as the de facto goverl if ment had demonstrated it's ability .o protect the border from raids. .Ju ,, what physical facts would be requir - to constitute that demonstration is r
 known although it is apparent that {
 simple assurance of the Mexican off
 cials that they were able to hand