The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-11
Wants New Treaty Promptly
Negotiated Fixing Each
Country's Rights
PRESIDENTS PATIENCE
AT BREAKING POINT
Believes He Has Now Exhaust.
ed Every Means Short Of
Intervention, Which Is Now
Being Discussed

Carranza mas submitted two prop
ositions to the United States with
the object of ayerting war be-
tween the two countries.
In the event neither L. accept
ed by this government, he pro-
poses arbitration Of the differ.
cnces.
General Carranza's proposals
are:
FIRST, that a definite time be
fixed by the -Ea4ted States for
the withdrawal OF the punitive
expedition from Mexico. a
second, that n new treaty be-
tween the United States and Mex.
leo. defining the rights of each I'm
the territory of the other, be ne
gotiated Immediately.
The proposal of arbitration Is
based on the treaty OF Guadalupe,
ratified in 1913.
The administration's position,
however, in view of the latest de-
velopments in the Mexican situa-
ton. is that General Carranxa
must either cooperate with the
American forces In Mexico or
this country will intervene.
Array officers understand that Gen.
eral Funston is preparing another
punitive expedition to cross the bor-
der regardless Of the negotiations be-
tween Generals SEQ and Obregon.
Amba ssador- designate Arredondo
called at the State Department. where
he was informed this government
would take no further action until IL
learns the result of the Scott Oregon
conference.
Cause of Hitch.
Disagreement over the withdrawal
of the United States troops from
Mexico is the cause of the hitch in
the negotiations before General Scott
and General Obregon. The opinion II
that General Obregon entered into
the conference at Juarez after Gen.
eral Carranza had been informed that
the United States was willing to sign
an agreement agreeing to withdrawal
of the American troops within a rea-
sonable time General Carranza Il
was declared in a high quarter today.
will not recede from his demand that
a definite time be set for the evacua-
ton of Mexican territory. He will
agree. it was said. to the retention by
this government Of soldiers in Mexico
in an area defined and near the border
for the accomplishment OF q specified
object. but he can see no reason why
they should occupy the heart OF Chi
huahua and even further into the
country.
Blame This Country.
In Mexican circles here the blame
for the impasse at Juarez is placed
on the United States. 1t is claimed
that this country is ignoring Mexican
and this leads to the belief
that the United States looks toward
intervention.
Should Intervention be decided upon
by President Wilson. declared prom
inent Mexican today. ut WILL be by an
act of aggression on the part of the
United States. my country will not
have that opprobrium upon IT,"
II is TO avoid such a contingency
that General Carranza as Mexirds
last refuge, demands arbitration II the
differences between the two govern
ments cannot be composed peacefully.
Article 81 of the treaty of 1s4S fol-
lows: IF unhapptly any Disagree
ment should hereafter arise between
the governments of the two republics.
whether with respect to the interpre-
tation of any stipulation in this treaty.
or with respect to any other particu-
larry concerning the political or COM
mercial relations of the two nations.
the said government, In the name of
the nations, do promise each other.
that they will endeavor. In the most
sincere and earnest manner. to settls
the differences SO arising. and to pre-
serve the state of peace and friend
ship, in which the two countries are
now placing themselves; using, for
this end, mutual representations and
pacific negotiations.
And II. by those means they should
not be able to come to an agreement.
resort shall not. on this account. be
had to reprisals. aggression or hostii-
ity of any kind, by the one republic
against the other until the govern.
ment of that which deems itself age
grieved. shall have maturely consider
ed. in the pursuit of peace and good
neighborship. whether 1t would not be
better that such differences should DO
settled by the arbitration of commits
sioners appointed on each side. or by
that of friendly nation.
And should such. course be pro-
posed by either party. II shall be
acceded to by the other. unless deem
ed by it altogether incompatible with
the nature of the difference, or the
circumstances of the case"
An official OF the administration to-
night said that II Ii for the de fact0
government itself to determine wheth-
er thu United States shAl Intervene.
II General CarrAn1a agrees through
General DbreYon to cO-opefnta With
the United StAtcs troops In ersdt-
eating outlawry. and proves his srtak