Arizona republican., 1916-05-17
General Scott Says Carranza and His Advisers Have Better Idea of Purposes of United States Than Before
SITUATION IS
 NOW LESS ACUTE
Obregon Entered Confer ence With Apprehension But Departed Satisfied Expedition Was for Pur- pose As First Stated
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 WASHINGTON, May 16.-An opti- mistic view of the Mexican border sit uation was laid before President Will son and his cabinet today by Secre- tary Baker. after long conference with Majcr General Scott chief of staff. General Carranza and his ad- visers now understood the motives of the Washington government more fully than ever before, as result of the conference at Fl Paso between Cen eral Scott and General Funston and General Obregon, MT. Baker was able to tell the cabinet, and tension along the international line has greatly re- laxet'.
 >iereral Scott believes that the whola situation is less acute than it has been at ary time since the raid on Colum- bus x. NJ,
 General Obregon, it is learned, en tered the conference with much appre- hension, as to the real purpose of Gen. eral Pershing's swift march deep into Mexico in pursuit of Villa and his raiders. In Mexico, he said, it seemed as though a great force armed with cannon and all the impedimenta of war could not be moving merely in pursuit of one bandit cheftain and his handful of followers. Undoubtedly, Obregon reflected fears felt in Mex ico City that the expedition was in | reality a step toward intervention by the United States
 1 The American conferees were able ! to convince the Mexican war minis i ter, and through him General Car i ranza. that President Wilson's an
 nouncement of the purpose of the ex petition told the whole story; that it's mission was only as described, to pur- 1 sue or capture the bandits and return across the line. The striking accom- | plishmert of Generals Scott and Fun ston lay in the fact that they succeed ed iI doing this without making any 1 pledges as to when American troops | would be recalled.
 The change in General Obregon' s
 ;ses he made at the conclusion of the
 conferences, promises approved bN i General Carrarza, and which he is now
 carrying out with promptitude ano
 vigor. according to official reports
 from army officers and consular off
 cials in Mexico. It is these pledges
 which are interpreted as forming al
 unwritten agreement. They include
 the following:
 That 10000 picked troops under Gen
 eral Trevino, the ablest of the Car l T police tie territory around Parral where there are no American troops. : That an effective patrol be throwl
 about the Mexican side of the Bi,
 Bend region of the Texas border t
 head off the Glenn Springs and Bo quillas raiders; that every effort b made to liberate J. Deemer the Amer
 ican stCrekeeper, captured and car
 ried away by the bandits, and
 That no troops will be moved fror
 the forces in Sonora state throug ] Pulpita pass to operate in the rear (
 General Pershing's force.
 . While General Scott. for his par
 made no promises as to withdrawa f and very clearly stated to Geners
 Oregon that United States troop h would stay in Mexico until Carranz .s forces had fully demonstrated the |. ability to handle the bandit situation o assurances were given that America " troops would not operate in par ;o where CarranZa forces were activ If This will be done to avoid the poss Ii bility of clashes. and for the san .o reason no attempt to cooperate u