Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-12
Long Paryng Between Scott and Oregon Fails Settle Differences Carranza Refuses to Approve American Occupation, Insists Withdrawal, And Forces Obregon Into Deadlock with Americ an Conferees.
LONG DISTANCE DIPLOMACY
 NOW TO HANDLE THE TROUBLE
Disagreement Does Not Mean Rupture in Opinion of Scott American Expedition to Sta However and First Clash With Defaeo Forces will rive America Into War, in the
 Opinion of Officers.

Army men here refused to com ment on these occurrences except 70 state that they were likely to be re- peated at intervals.
 Csrranzs Insists ! With the negotiations here ended. and the discussion reverting to Wash | ington under the direct control of ! President Wilson and Secretary Lan- sing. more became known tonight of : the developments of the fortnight: just passed.
 Always For Withdrawal [ IL is now stated positively that the Mexican government, so far as that part of it represented by General Carranza is concerned. has not for one instant admitted the considera- tion of any other subject than with drawal. The discussions began with the cOnferees at cross purposes. Gen ersl Obregon having come to the hss- der with the intention of showing the Americans that they should immedi .sfeiy withdraw from Mexican soil, while the Americans arrived eupop cred only to treat of the disposition Of their troops in the chase after Vil- Ia bandits.
 Al the very first conference Gener- al Obregon was informed by General
 Scott and Funston that he need have
 no hope that the American troops would be taken out until the govern ment of the United States was thor oughly convinced that the mission it had begun had been driven to sue cessful conclusion.
 ! The only object of the conference. General Obregon was told. was the gaining of the active cooperation of the Carranzistas. the United States not caring who wiped out the trouble some bandit groups so long as the act was accomplished.
 Obregon Agreed
 Upon finding the American confer ees infexible. General Obreeon yield ed at the second conference. the memorable twelve hour meeting in a local hotek st which he and General Scott reached tentative agreement. and recommended to General Ooregon i tha; the cooperative plan presented { ty the American government te en- d1rsed
 carranza Objects : At this point in the negotiations the . hitch came. General Carrsnza Is un- | derStoOd 10 have insisted that in lieu [ of immediate withdrawal a definite date must at least be set for the north ward retirement of the American col umns
 The first chief is said to have declzr ! fs.I tI,,e h., a situation in which written words would show the Mexican government , as having consented to the presence Of American soldiers on Mexican soil. Aoreerent Hopeless From the information available. it is believed that General OhregOu first tried to convince his chief of The inn possibility of his demands. Failing. he switched his own position in the natter Conference after conference was dragged through until at today's meeting. the hopelessness of arriving al an agreement was realized.
 Reflects On obreson This result having been attained. | il was pointed out tonight. General Carranza has won political victory over his minister of war. forced the negotiations into diplomatic channels and brought the whole question of withdrawal back to the suggestions contained in his note to Washington month ago.
 Is Carranzs Rival Persons intimate with Mexican af fairs assert tonight that politics play ed a prominent par; in the conferenc- es. and have it that General Obregon has become General Carranza's chiei political rival
 Tn delegating the minister of war O represent the defacto government at a conference dealing with military af- fairs. the first chief did the logical thing but it is asserted here. he also placed upon General Ohregon a bur den that could hardly be considered welcome
 IL the conferee reached an agree nent with the Americans he would suffer in the eyes of all good Mexicans If he caused A disagreement he would be guilty of plunsins his country. all ready devastated by the inroads of re peated revolutions. into war
 Ohreson came north. it wss stated with plsnary powers. After he had
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