Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-16
Chief of Staff Confident That
Conference With 0bregon
viii Lead to Better Under
standing.
RUMORS OF UNWRITTEN
AGREEMENT CURRENT
FunSton's New Plan for Re-
distributing Border Guards
Leads to Belief in Existence
Of Pact.

tpy MORNING JoSskAl srscisl lHAsso wrssi
washington, May l5.--Both the
state department and General Carran-
"a are awaiting detailed reports Of
the recent III Paso military confer
ence before seeking an agreement as
10 the Mexican border situation
through diplomatic conversations.
General Scott, chief of staff OF the
army. returned today, optimistic over
the military situation and confident
that the meetings between himself
and General Funston on the one side.
and General Obregon, 9arran2a's
war minister, on the other, had ere
oted a better understanding between
the governments which might furn-
ish the basis for formal protocol.
The chief of staff was in need of rest,
however, and did not see Secretary
Lansing. He reported briefly to
Secretary Baker but the full discus
sion of his conversations with Gen
eral Obregon will come later.
Arredondo Wants Instructions.
Eliseo Arredondo the Mexican am
bassador Designate asked for instruc-
tions as to his course last week. but
General Obregon probably will not
reach Mexico City for several days
and the reply from General Carranza
Is not expected at the embassy unt
the war minister's report has beer
received.
War and state department advices
showed NJ Change today In the sitli-
alton in Mexico or along the border.
While press reports have told of sew
eral raids of % minor character at
various points In the last few days,
General Funston either has been un-
able to confirm these stories or has
thought them too unimportant 10
bring to the attention Of the war de
partment
Administration officials con-
tinue to express confidence that the
forces now under General Funston's
command will be able to protect the
border in such fashion that repeti-
tions Of the Glenn Springs raid will
be impossible unless there is a gem
eral anti-American outbreak beyond
the border in which Carranza troops
participate. There is nothing to in
dicate the likelihood of such an event.
On the contrary, all official advices
at hand indicate that Carranza forces
are being disposed to prevent rajdlng,
across The line BY irresponsible out
laws.
tllwritten Agreement Jlinted.
General Funston's new plan for CO.
ordinating the work of the border
guards was regarded in some quar-
tefs here as tending to confirm inti-
nations that an unwritten agreement
as 10 steps to be taken were reached
py the FL Paso conference. If the
pan includes an exchange of infor-
nation as to bandit activities between
responsible officers of the Carranya
.foops and the American commanders
was thought here considerable
progress could be made without the
uoops Of either government crossing
.ne INES No official would admit,
noWeVer, that a plan of action had
'eeh agreed upon by the conferees.
N'NClt DlObdOi9 Will 1SitNi
|" length with Secretary Baker tomor-
,oW and later with Secretary Lans-
,ns' No time had been set tonight,
ho"eVer, for these interviews There
no need for haste in the formula
uoh OF a protocol, it is felt by Off
,"s here. If General Pershing's force
not to engage in active operations
beyond The line.
No Mention of villa.
me war department has had no
ausiees mentioning Villas name FOR
many days. Some officers are in
s"nea to believe that he is either
sead or has slipped away into hiding
:" reeuperate from serious wounds.
- ~ the moment he has ceased to be a
,a.'of IN the border situation what
eef part he may play in the future.
,tas 10 the political situation in
eN'eo. officials do not seem to he
S's clear II is pointed out by Of