The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-13
SCOTT RECALLED
TO WASHINGTON
BY PRESIDENT
Unwritten Agreement Believed
to Have Been Decided
Upon.
CARRANZA UNWILLING
TO RISK PUBLIC WRATH
No Additional Guardsmen to Be
Called at Present Time,
Says Baker.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Upon re-
ceiving word today from Major Gen
eral Hugh l.. Scott that the border
conferences with General Obregon had
been closed without agreement, Sec
retary Baker announced that he had
directed General Scott to return to
Washington and General Funston to
return to his headquarters at San An
tonic, Texas.
General Scott's report, which was
an amplification of the official state
ment issued by the conferees at Ell
Paso last night, was transmitted to
kSecretary Lansing and also was con-
sidered at the cabinet meeting. Its
contents. were not disclosed, but there
were some indications of an unwritten
agreement having been formulated to
cover cooperative action along the
border for the present.
Secretary Baker said the conferees
had tried to reach a basis for a writ
ten agreement, but found it impossible
though all interchanges were Of the
most friendly character
1t was suggested that General Car
rama, faced by the political. situation
in Mexico, was unwilling to make any
written agreement to which his op-
ponents could point as indicating a
surrender of sovereign rights. Under
that theory General Obregon, it is un-
derstOod, has given assurances that
every possible means will be employed
by his government to aid in speedy
determination of the bandits. while
formal diplomatic discussion of the
withdrawal suggestion proceeds. 1t is
possible that neither side will endeav-
or to enforce the negotiations while
the disturbed condition along the bor-
der continues.
Before going to the cabinet meeting
Secretary Baker said no steps to send
additional national guardsmen or reg
ulars to the border were in immedi-
ate contemplation. 1t was made plain
however, that should General Funston
again find a border guard too thin
to protect American towns and
ranches, there would be no hesitation
in calling out more state troops. So
far. however, it was said, not even
preliminary steps in this direction
have been taken.
General Funston returns to San An
tonic with his original orders altered
in no way. He has full authority to
dispose his men either in Mexico or
along the border.
Ell PASO, May 12.-Acting no long
er as diplomatic agents General Hugh
l.. Scott, chief of staff of the United
States army and General Frederick
Funston, commanding the southern
department, expect to leave today or
tonight for their headquarters. Cen
eral Scott expects to go to Wash
ington without delay and General
Funston to San Antonio.
BY the transfer of the questions
they have been debating for two weeks
with General Obregon, Mexican min
lister Of war, to diplomatic channels,
General Scott and General Funston
now are concerned only with the mill
tary aspect OF the situation. General
Funston was in communication with
General Pershing and Col. Frederick
w .Sibley, commanding the forces near
Boquillas. today, but it was under
stood that neither the heavy column
in Chihuahua nor the small force
stretched across the border into Goa
hula would assume aggressive atti-
tudes at present.
Unless action is forced by the Mex
leans. the American army probably
win make no forward move while
negotiations between Washington and
Mexico City are being conducted. Ac-
tive preparations along the Arizona
New Mexico.Texas border will be
made. however, and General Funston
expects to strengthen all points that