The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-03
oppFGoy GRANTS PERMISSION
rvprpITJON TO USE MEXICO
NORTHWESTERN RY.
4 LONG SESSION
o,.o,,o, and Scott We're I'm Confer
epce From Noon Yesterday Until
Nidnight-Carranza CO.
operation Promised.

FL pASO, IeNaS, Way .AHe
,uerican punitive expedition will
.omain in Mexico without interfer-
suce nv the Carranza troops accord
mo IN an agreement reached early
,Oday by Chief of Staff Scott and
General Obregon, Mexican war
minister. after conference lasting
nearly twelve hours.
Obregon has granted permission
far the expedition to have full use
Of the Mexico and Northwestern
railway in transporting men and
Npplies. and promised to cooperate
as fully as possible" with General
Pershing's forces, it was stated by re-
liable authority.
In return for this concession Gem
aal Scott is unofficialIy reported
10 have set sixty days as the limit
for the presence of the American
hoops In Chihuahua.
SCOTS concessions, If any wero
made, are not definitely known, but
i is believed the war department
will give out the program agreed
upon in short time.
The agreement was reached short
y before midnight after conferences
beginning at noon yesterday at the
Del Norte hotel. The conclusions
reached in the conference are not to
become effective, according to the
understanding, until they are ratified
By the respective governments of the
Wnierees.
Though Obrgon was clothed with
aeater authority than Scott he will
- submit his report to CarranZa, while
scott's part of the agreement will be
Sbject to ratification by the au-
horites at Washington.
Beth Scott and ObregOn were
smiling when they emerged from the
enference chamber at the conclu-
non of the meeting, indicating a
favorable outcome of the session. In
statement issued earlier in the
eening they declared that 'the
@gOtationS now i'm progress Will
Rohably result to the entire satis-
action of all concerned"
funston was eliminated from this
eetng. His absence was obvious,
h'ush 70 official intimation was
'Heh as to why he was not present.
1ns'oh Stfoiied about the lobby
ue hotel until the waning hours
u'e meeting and his absence from
@ Nlefence was pointed to as an
"'''a'ion that the negotiations have
F"ooed of any military aspect.
'''S'oh' IL is persistently reported,
's'''l with Ohregon during the first
e"'efehee in Juarez over the war
'''ers contenrion for the expetii-
"a> withdrawal and of Carranza's 5
u'A 70 control the situation.
"hen he lett the conference Scott
!" immediately from the hotel TO
~''ase ear standing on "a siding
@'u dispatched IA long message
"@s'''agton. using a private wire
HI ear.
whether there will he Additional
= + MT definitely known.
h Naf iCs.'erS are expectd TO
hesr iar sonac line. scott
~ that Ma~hinrsua'S s.*i-
"'old decide whether another
"'eih De- necessary. Obre-
silent pa this point.
~, ''h- that the conference
90 amicable adjustment
rirlg ia the evening when
'aale uat of the conference
p" ialk with sdoifo de la
"FfHtly appointed civil
-onora. The pair re-
'fmer of the hotel Lobby
ahisperesl conversation
Hiihnfe>. When obregun
' Ire Conference chamber
''4''a dictated n .ae~>ase q
~ging.
rrats,a j. that tine NJ.