The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
The II Psso Conference.

Iue FL FoSO OOOuetcOce.
The conference AZ ri Fnso between
the American Chief Of STAFF. General
SCorr. and the Mexican Minister of
War. General OREGON, both men of
sense and savOir fnire and both rep
resenting principals who want TO
avoid political intervention. is pro
ceeding satisfactorily. II may he as
sumed that General SCorT. whom 1t is
IN honor for General OREGON to
meet. was instructed to emphasize
the desire OF the United States Gov
eminent tn continue friendly rcln-
tions with the First Chief and his
military household. II may he as
silmed that General ORRtGoN. who is
subordinate To the civilian head Of the
inchoatc Mexican Government hut
really the nan Nh horseback. was en-
pectcd Ia make the best possible bar.
gain for the withdrawal Of the Amer
lean troops which penetrated Mexico
to take VILLA dead or alive. General
t'Vl NtIu >sVtiNtu III 'NhF'f' ~ u
understood each other. and il may hc
added that General bnEEGoN is iniclli-
gent enough to know that the Mexi-
can Constitutionalists cNnnot stand
against American regulars.
Roth these sensible and capable sol
dr'rs have the same object in view.
4 g%cntlemen's agreement ought not to
he difficult. However patriotic Cen
cral OREGON may be. whatever his
personal ambition. armed %in'crven-
tion by the United States is the last
thing he wants I" soc. As for Gen
ernl Scorr. he understands. rs an old
Indian fighter. thnt If NItI> IL not
dead he should by this time he secure
from capture. and hat there remains
only n dignlied and honorable extri-
cation from a dilemma that was not
fOrpsppn by the Administration. Gen
era, Dungeon must believe that u
further operations southwark by IA"
American expedition would hc futile.
and his one concern is to prevent II
repetition Of the Parral incident,
Now II Is evident that n demand
that the American troops he with
drawn forthwith would have pro.
ynked m embarrassing refusal. How
Ia LET them stay n while was General
ORRrGo>'s problem how To keep them
In Mexico until peace reignrd on The
border and they could he recalled
without exciting adverse comment in
the States was General SCorT's prob
lem. as much political as military.
The statement sent out from the
conference" on Tuesday night was n
model in It's way. and chiefly because
the first signature n OBRrGoN's-
NrGH LE>oX SCorr has grown gray
In delicate negotiations: 1--WE are
still comforting In "A spirit of mutuaI
goodwill, and hope TO nrriv" ut II s."
luton that will he satisfactory to
both of our Governments"
Later the solution took the form OF
an understanding that Casas Grandes
was to he the base of General PER
sHING's operations. which would b'
confined T. western Chihuahua. ant
that the American force would re-
main in Mexico for sixty days. Tt
facilitate the transportation Of ra
lions. and later Of troops back to the
States. the use Of the Mexican North
western Railroad was conceded. ]
this agreement Is officially confirmed
both OREGON and SCoTr will have
} distinguished themselves by arriving
! nj n working compromise n TIT
: Mexican complication will again have
passed n perilous stage. Their nigh
he II fly In the ointment In the fac
that IL VILLA Is sound and foot loos'
he might upset the arrangement b.
collecting p%artisans and raiding PR
SHINES communications. But VIII.
; borrow trouble?