South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-29
Deadlock Which Will Mark
Beginning of SCOTS Con-
ference With 0bregOn
May be Overcome.
CARRANZA GENERAL
RELEASES u. S. FODDER
Action Taken as indication of
Willingness to Make Some
ConCeSSiOnS-NatlVeS
Are Genial.
International News Service

International News Service
Ell PASO. Texas, April 29-All
indications pointed 10 deadloc
when the formal conference betwe
Gen Aware Obregon. Mexican mid
lister OF war. and Mai Gen. Hugh
scott chief-of-staff OF the UniteN
States was opened I'm Juarez today.
From the deadlock is expected 70
develop a compromise which viii be
acceptable 10 the governments OF
both Mexico and the United States.
Well-informed observers OF the
situation regard it as practically as
sured that the situation viii not de-
velop into a crisis that will lead 20 a
war between the two countries. The
conference is expected 10 last for
several days.
Todays session was expected 10 b->
given up TO setting forth OF the de-
mands of the two countries through
their soldier diplomats. These may
be summarized as follows.
United States-American troops
viii not be Withdrawn from Mexico
until such a time as bandit opera
tons have been completely termin-
ated and American lives on Amer
lean soil are safe from marauding
MeXiCans
Mexico - The American troops
must be Immediately Withdrawn be-
cause their continued presence in
Mexico threatens 10 lead TO a popu-
lar revolt that viii upset all the
work of pacifcation that the de
facto government Of Mexico has ac-
complished.
Compromise Possible.
on the face Of these demands the
countries appear 10 be- as far apart
as the two poles but the negotia-
ti0ns are expected 10 develop this.
Compromise troops viii
advance no further southwark in
Mexico but will remain fer 2 certain
time say go or 60 DAYS. while the
Mexican authorities continue 20 hunt
for Francisco Villa. The United
States troops viii cooperate in these
operations but viii avoid Mexican
towns and in every possible wav
keep from arousing antagonism
among the Mexican natives
one step taken 10y Obregon short
Iv after ne reached the border in
dicated that he was willing 20 come
half way or even further in the ne
gotations. Tie ordered the release az
chihuahua City Of American fodder
shipped over the Mexican Central
and held up 0y the local Mexican au-
thorities for two weeks This viii
be Of considerable help 10 the
American cavalry
STAY ina Railroad Gare
TIE conference in Juarez Is unique
i'm border annals. Gen. Obregon and
his star are making their head
quarters on the train In which they
Travelled from chihuahua city in rec
ord time. Gen. Scott and Gen. Fun
ston remained aboard the cars that
conveyed them from san Antonio 20
the border
From Gen. Obregon's private car
there runs q telegraph wire that
connects with Mexico CITY over
this 60 was announced the Mexican
war minister sent messages 70 Gen.
Carranza during the night
Consututionalist soldiers who wera
detailed 20 guard the Juarez customs
house. scene Of the conference. were
replaced TODAY bv members OF Cen.
Obregon s own bodyguard. savage
faced men who wore crimson bands
about their campaign hats 20 dis
tnguish them from the rab1le or
Mexican soldiers They guarded
every door and every window Lott
erers were ordered % 'vamos" and
TO do it "pronto." They did
Extra Guard Inside.
Ash extra guard was within the
building watching before the doors
behind which the couferes were 90
thresh out every angle Of the stu
alton
on the Mexican side or the Rio
Grande TODAY Americans were greet
ed with cordially, in marked con-
trast 70 the attitude in Juarez before
ObreEon arrived The aTexicans
fairly radiated geniality and opum-'
ism. apparently expecting that the
American government would imme-
diately yield 20 the demands voiced
10y the head Of the Mexican army.
There was less optimism in ri
Paso. but nevertheless there pre-
vailed among American Oficers ac-
companying Gen Scott the hope
that a satisfactory settlement OF the