Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-05-11


WASHINGTON, May 1O-Furt
developments in the Mexican situa
tfon still awaited tonight definite
outcome OF the FL Paso conference
between Generals Scott, Funston and
Obregon. Officials of both the war
and state departments appeared con.
fident that an agreement satisfactory
to both sides asie.. negotiated, al
though they living Ca. % predict how
much more til ice of the q required
Eliseo Arredoas an appr, ambas-
sador designate, ,ad made the .,sellor
Polk at the state = Montana yarte in
the day. Both he ;'len of estee1 lid
the visit had no sign. $
merely general di, IN was ap-
situation Mr.. Arrendo uncil Dr. b'
ditional advices from thisrood and d.
to present and Mr.. Polk officers. tt
Lin no news as to the cont also
III faso. snts:
Secretary Baker received erp
from General Scott on the Ion ,d' p
cussion with General Obregon /, 81
night. 1t stated that while the A y,
can officer had talked over sugt
tion of cooperative border patrol, i i,
proposition was not presented form: 7,
ly as substitute for the protoc
worked out previously. General Scot,
did not transmit details Of the new
discussion but indicated that he ex.
pected General Obregon to submit his
new plan later.
Officials here thought it unlikely
President Wilson would accept any
agreement which looked to the with.
drawal from Mexico of the American
troops, even with promises that q
COMPLETE paccroi u tie Mexican side
would be established by the de facto
government. There was nothing to
indicate that the president was in.
clined to change his decision that Gen
eral Pershing's forces will remain in
Mexico until the de facto government
has demonstrated beyond question its
ability to control the situation there
No official has been willing to discuss
Just what such a demonstration must
be: but it is certain that mere as
sertion by General Carranza or Gen
eral Obregon will not be sufficient.
The course of General Obregon at
FL Paso has been puzzling. Admini
stration officials have had reason tc
believe that General Carranza has Civ
ell his assent to the agreement as
originally framed except in minor de
tails. The plan was suggested IN
part at least by General Ohregon him
self when the conferees first met; YET
Obregon has refused thus far to ex.
change ratifications with Genera
Scott
In some quarters it was thought the
Mexican war minister might be seek
ing political benefit from the tactics
he has adopted. There is no officia
information tending to support this
view, although intimations of friction
between Carranaza and his war minis
ter have been published frequently
1t is not believed hero that politica
manipulation of this sort. if it does
not exist will be prolonged to ths
point of causing a break with thu
United States. A feeling Of optimism
as to the final result of the conference
is based largely upon this view ant
also upon the fact that General Scot
has given no indication that III
thought an agreement could not b.
reached. Secretary Baker said the de
lay probably was due to the difficult,
of reviewing incidental points in find
ing a common ground on which thu
conferees could agree.
Some of the additional troops or
dered to the border yesterday wer'
presumed to be enroute tonight. Thu
war department had received TO di
rect reports from the various regula
commanders. although many routine
messages dealing with the movement
came up today. Mobilization of tn
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas ma
tional guard troops was proceeding
under state authority until the force
could be formally mustered into tn
federal service
Probably 5000 additional regular
for border work could be drawn from
the coast artillery posts should tn
need arise. There were $4,000 me-
of the corps in continental Unite'
States at the time of the last report
NO PROGRESS MADE.
Ell PASO. Tex, May 10.-Nagotia
tions over American troop disposition
in Mexico made no progress today.
General Obregon awaited word frol
General Carranza as to the course h
is now to pursue and when instruc
tions did not come conferenc
which had been proposed for thi
morning was postponed until romo