Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-01

ly implied the consent of the Mexican government without further formali- ties.
 ! ''The government of the United States explained also that it's atti- tude was taken in view of the neces sity for rapid action and acknowl- edged it's willingness to receive any suggestions of the Mexican govern ment relative to a formal agreement
 for the crossing of the international line by forces of either country.
 Reviews Conference.
 Both governments then hastened
 to define terms of an agreement, two
 projects of the Mexican government
 and tw ocounter projects of the Wash
 ington government being exchanged. In discussing the project the Mexi- can government insisted strongly that
 the operation of troops in a foreign country must be limited as to the number of troops the class of arms
 and the territory occupied.
 |. The American government refused 70 agree on these points but in the ast note presented to this govern 1ent agreed to accept in part these imitation, nevertheless insisting that hey be not applied to the Columbus expedition. This attitude of the American government caused the Mexican government to send a note under date of April 12. suspending negotiations over any agreement, in view of the fact that the American government demanded that the Co., lumbus case should be excluded and |requested the retirement of the Amer ican troops as they were in Mexico under no agreement and as further reason because the Villa bandits had been dispersed and reduced to impo- |tency.
 meanwhile. the American govern nent did not answer the note of April l2, nor withdraw the troops and it vas found convenient by other coun- ries that convention of military as pect of the situation and ascertain if by this road it were possible to arrive 1t a satisfactory solution which on MeXico's part consisted in the retire nent of the American troops from its it's territory.
 gro this effect" the military of icers conferred at Juarez and El Paso on the part of the American gov |ernment, Generals Scott and Funston md on the part of Mexico the secre- ary of war and the navy, General Oregon, who held series of confer snces in spirit of frank cordiality. " The note states that the conference ollected data on the frontier situa ion and prepared memorandum fol heir respective governments in wnici ieneral Scott directed that the dis Josal of the Villa bandits be com 1 )leted and therefore the American government had decided to begin withdrawal of it's troops under tho promise that the Mexican governmen Tould endeaIor to. maintain an eflec ice guard against new incursion.
 The de facto government, says tho lote, could not approve the agreemen because it contained a stipulation tha the withdrawal could be suspended should another incursion serve t. :hange the belief of the Washington government in the ability of the Mex can government to protect the iron fer" This change was unsatisfac .ory. the note adds, because evacua ion of its territory was a question lffecting the sovereignty of Mexico which should at no time be subjected 0 the discretion of the American gov 'rnment, and for the further reason hat it might lend a certain color )f legality" to the indefinite stay oi American troops in Mexico in the went of another raid.
 Order Resistance.
 The raid on Glenn Springs and 3oquillas is then recalled as having occurred during the border confer
 ence. Fearing new expedition the le facto government, says, General
 Oregon was instructed to notify the United States that the crossing oi
 American soldiers on this new account
 would not be permitted and that
 orders had been given to all Mexican
 Jommanders on the frontier to pre-
 Jent it."