Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-16
GOVERNMENT
WILL NEGOTIATE
WITH CARRANzA
Administration Is Prepared to
Abandon Pursuit Upon Ger
tain Conditions.
MEANWHILE, STATUS
REMAINS SAME
No Official Reports Have Been
Received of the Parral
Fracas.

Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson has decided to inform Gen
eral CarranZa in response to his re-
quest for withdrawal of the American
troops from Mexico that the United
States will negotiate for an agree
ment along these lines
"The United States government is
willing to agree to fix a limit on the
distance the American troops now in
pursuit Of Villa shall proceed into
Mexico, and to make that limit not
much farther south than the troops
already have proceeded"
Within Reasonable Time.
The United States government is
willing to give assurances that the
American troops will be withdrawn
within a reasonable time" or as
soon as it is definitely established
that Villa has reached point where
he can be dealt with better BY the
CarranZa forces.
Cabinet Considers Matter.
The points, it became known to
night, We're discussed fully at yes
terday's cabinet meeting. The presi
dents advisers are said to have
agreed on such a course in the be
lief thatat would make stronger the
chances of capturing Villa. The re
pig pt0 General CarranZa is said to be
virtually completed and is expected tC
go forward in a very short time.
Meantime, the pursuit of Villa by
the American troops will continue
Secretary Baker sharply outlined this
today in a formal statement.
"The status Of the expedition into
Mexico is as it was at the beginning
in cordial cooperation with the dc
facto government of Mexico" he
said. "That cooperation continues
and the expedition continues. There
has been no chage in the orders and
noe is i contemplation.
Need Carranza Troops.
Secretary Baker and other officials
laid stress on the fact that co-Opera
ton of the Carranza troops was re-
garded as an important element and
the negotiations for an agreement
conducted with the idea that such
an agreement would strengthen Car
rama at home, and at thes same time
make the task of capturing Villa
easier. u &EE
An unconf1rmed report today of q
second attack on the Americans neal
Parral caused uneasiness in some
quarters. Secretary Baker shares the
hope that failure to receive an Of
fetal report thus far indicates that
them American commander considered
the incident to be without any broaC
significance.
Reports Exaggerated.
81 still hope" Secretary Baker said
that reports of the Parral incident
are exaggerated; that it will prove
to have been local and accidental
and that there will be no further con
sequences of any kinds
There are indications that the Am
erican note will contend that the
present expedition is necessarily out
side any such proposal as that sug
gested by General Carranza, since il
had for it's purpose the crushing o.
an organized and numerous force o.
bandits, not the pursuit and punish
ment of marauding band of cattle
thieves.
1t is possible also that the Ameri
can reply will lay stress on the faci
that General Carranza himself has
ascribed to Villa no other purpose ir
his border operation than to precipi
tate clash between the United
States and the de facto government