The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-25
Believed Amicable Adjustment
Of Questions Arising From
Pursuit of Villa VIII Result
LAST ARMY AIR CRAFT
WITH TROOPS SMASHED
Other Flying Machines Are on
Way-Villista Leader Twice
Killed Is Now in jail at Chi
huahua

Washington, April 24.-Ar-
engagements were completed by
the state Department and the
Carranza government today for
border conference between Major
General Hugh l.. Scott, chief of
the army staff, and Gen. Aware
Obregon, Carranza's secretary of
war.
Eiiseo Arredondo, Carranza's
ambassador designate I'm wash
ington, said that at this confer
cuce il would be decided whether
the American troops should
evacuafe or whether some CO.
operative plan of continuing the
Villa pursuit Is possible.
The Scott-Obregon conference
will nc held at FL Paso or JuarSx,
Mr.. Arredondo said. He under
stood General Obregon already
had left Mexico City. General
Scott will he instructed to meet
him at any border point that may
be selected.
The conference was arranged
by the State Department When
informed by Arredondo that Car
rama had accepted the proposal.
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tary Baker. The latter then sent
Geographic. Instructions TO Gen.
eral Scott to await further orders
regarding the conference.
Army officers showed a noticeable
lack of enthusiasm when informed OF
the State Departments plan. They
were inclined TO the belief that II wa
the forerunner of a movement for the
withdrawal of troops.
Some officers believed 1t was a plan
to shift~responsibility to the army for
the withdrawal
To Arrange for Cooperation.
General. Scott, they said, will have
specific instructions before entering
the conference. He will endeavor TO
arrange a plan of cooperative action
between the two governments. Fall
Ing in this there will be nothing left
for him to do but to recommend with
drawal.
While any movement for withdra wal
OF troops would be ordered at the di-
rection of the White House and State
Department army officers pointed out
that failure of the Scott conference. or
any recommendation made by General
Scott, would shift responsibility for
the evacuation.
1t is known that army officers on
duty in Washington vigorously oppose
withdrawal OF. the -roops without cap
turing villa. They object to any plan
that would put the army in the light
of appearing to desire withdrawal.
Ambassador designate Arrendondo
called at the State Department to ask
Secretary Lansing when he might ex-
pect a reply to the Carranza note con-
corning withdrawal OF troops from
Mexico. Secretary Lansing informed
him that there would he no reply until
negotiations were completed for a
conference between Obregon and
Scott, which was being arranged by
James l.. Rogers special agent at
Carranzas capital
Carranza Ii Agreeable.
Upon returning to the embassy, Mr..
received telegram from
General Carra MA consenting to the
border conference. He returned to
the State Department to advise Mr..
State and War Department officials
regard the development of today. in
view of the fighting between Ameri-
can troops and Carranzistas. as prac-
tically an armistice. Interpreted In
the light OF todays developments. q
new significance is given to Secretary
Bakers statement that there will be a
''redisposition'' OF troops in Mexico
and a period OF "recuperation."
This redisposition Is now being per-
fected. From what leaked out at the
War Department 1t is shown that tho
advance forces under Colonel w. C.
Brown and Tajor Frank Tompkins
are being withdrawn from the south
toward General Pershing's lead.
quarters The troops north OF Perish
ing's base are being sent south to n
point OF concentration. which may be-
near the important city Of Chihuahua.
This is the largest city and territory
which would have to be protected X
there were a break between General.
Scott and General Obregon. Scouts
are to be kept ahead and at the rear
OF the army at all times
Failure of the diplomatic neE0tia-
lions for cooperation between tina
American and Carranxa forces In this
villa hunt ana the active cppoaition
of Earranya forces in the Parral dis
trict prompted the Scott 0brcgun
1t was hoped the chief military Of.
icera might succeed where diplomacy
has failed In arraneing . cO-operative
troop movement
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