The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-04
j. S. REFUSES TO
WITHDRAW ARMY
Scott Given Orders BY the War
Department. 49,.
ONLY ONE MORE CONFERENCE
Chief Of staff Ordered Not to Make
Any Terms With obrssOn condI.
ditIoned on Withdrawal Of
Troops From Mexico. -'-.

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Washington, May 1.-THE war de
partment sent a dispatch to Gen. Hugh
L. Scott, chief of staff, directing him
not to make any terms with Mexican
Minister OF War Obregnn conditioned
on the withdrawal of the American
troops from Mexico. The dispatch
was sent after a series OF conferences
OF high officials. Secretary Baker con
ferred with President Wilson at the
White House and with Secretary Ian
sing and Counselor Polk at the state
department. ...-...,
President Wilson has not changed
his purpose to keep American troops
in the border region OF Mexico until
brigandage has come to an end.
Envoy Sees Lansing.
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas-
sador-designate, called on Secretary
Lansing during the day to renew his
argument in favor of the early with
drawal. He was informed that the
state department would not take up
any diplomatic discussion of this sub
ject, as urged by General Carranza,
until after the military conference at
Ell Paso had concluded.
Later Mr.. Arredondo indicated the
feeling of his government that the
American expedition already has &C.
complished its real purpose-the elm
.ination of Villa and his adherents-
and that longer occupation of Next
con territoy by American troops was
serving only to undermine the control
of the de facto government over the
general situation in Mexico.
Sees Interior Motive.
There is an Increasing suspicion
among some of eur people that the
American troops are remaining in
Mexico for some other motive than to
pursue the bandits.' the ambassador
added.
The ambassador acted under gen
eral instructions from his government
in renewing his request for a reply
to General Carranza's note suggest
ing that the time. had come to take
up the question of withdrawal. He
said his efforts with the state de;
partment were Independent of Gen
eral Obregons discussion with Gen.
eral Scott, although with the same
object.
President Wilson has received an
appeal to intervene in the cases OF
the Mexicans recently convicted Of
murder in connection with the Villa
raid on Columbus, ~ NJ. He has tele-
graphed Governor Mcdonald. of New
Mexico requesting information about
the cases.
Only One More Conference.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 2.-Maj. Gen.
Fred Funston announced that only one
more conference would be held with
the Mexican representatives on the
questions now existing between this
country and Mexico. He said it would
be a brief one. Generals Scott and
Funston are awaiting instructions
from Washington before setting time
for the conference.
"uGH NGuSldl II ullDIOH was III
formed by newspaper men that sever
al correspondents were returning from
the front he replied: They are max
ing a mistake"
General Funston said the lines OF
the American forces in Mexico had
been contracted SO that there were
no more troops near Parral or Sa-
tevo.
Troop Order countermanded.
Columbus, N. NJ, May 2.-Orders
for, a regiment of infantry stationed at
Colonia Dublan to proceed south
have been countermanded, according
to reports from across the Mexican
border.
Funston Asks Re-Enforeements.
Ell Paso, Tex, May General
Funston renewed his recommends
lions to the war department for re-en-
forcements from the National Guard.
The number requested is not known,
but it is understood the forces in Tex
as, New Mexico and Arizona were
mentioned as being available for i'm
mediate duty. ~