The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-25
RIGHT RETAINED
!. TO SEND TROOPS
AcROSSBOROER
American Expedition in Mexico
Will Be Withdrawn
AGREEMENT ON PROTOCOL
Carranza Government Must First I'm.
proce Conditions in Northern
Mexico.

Atlantic City, Nov. 25.--A protocol
providing for the conditional with
drawal of the American troops now
in Chihuahua. Mex, and for the mill
tary control OF the border, but with
the supplemental stipulation that
United States troops shall be sent in
to Mexico in pursuit of bandits at any
time the American government deems
IL necessary, was signed yesterday by
the members of the Mexican-Ameri-
can Joint commission. One of the Of
fetal copies was taken by Alberto j.
PAM of the Mexican commission, who
left there last night for New York,
whence he will start Monday for
Quereataro, where he will submit it to
Gen Venustiana Carranza for his APP
provaL The other copy viii be de-
livered TO the American government
by Secretary of the Interior Franklin
X. Lane, chairman of the American
commission, who left Atlantic City
Yesterday for Washington.
If the protocol is ratified by the
two governments the commission will
convene again on December to re
sumo the discussion of other questions
affecting the two countries, especial
" those related to the protection of
the life and property of Americans
and other foreigners in Mexico. If
ratification by either government is
withheld the work of the conference
will be declared at an end.
Where the adjourned sessions of
the commission will be held was not
determined when the conference was
finished That question was left to
Secretary OF State Lansing and EN-
hassador Designate Arredondo. Fol-
lowing is paraphrase OF the agree
ment TO which the last signature was
affixed at 349 O'clock yesterday aft
ernoon:
First, The American troops now in
Chihauhau. commanded by Gen. John
]. Pershing, shall be withdrawn within
40 days from the approval of the pro
tocol by the respective governments,
provided that within that time the con
ditions in that part of Mexico have not
become such as to endanger the Ameri
can border. In such even the time
shall be extended
Second. The Mexican army shall
patrol the Mexican side of the border
and the American army the American
side, but this shall not preclude CO.
operation between the two forces to
preserve peace upon the border
Third. It shall be left to the com
manding officers OF the armies Cn the
border of both nations to enter into
such arrangements for cooperation in
operations against bandits whenever
IL is possible.
The right OF the American govern
ment to send troops across the border
in pursuit of bandits was no incor-
porated in the protocol but was made
the subject of a supplemental memo
randum. The Mexicans had contend
ed earnestly against signing any
agreement in which they appeared to
sanction what they termed the viola
tion OF their national territory. 1t
was the agreement Of the Americans
finally to content themselves with
stating the attitude of the United
States in separate memorandum
that induced the Mexicans to sign the
agreement.
The clause providing for the with
drawal of Gen Pershing's force states
that should the bandits in Chihuahua
appear near the border in such force
as to prove a menace the American
troops, acting independently or in
conjunction with the Mexican forces.
may dispense them. In such case, the
time for their withdrawal shall be ex-
tended to such time as made neces-
sary by the developments.