Arizona republican., 1916-04-30


 present peaceful relations with Wash ington, since to do so would be to de- stroy itself. As far as the Uniteo States was concerned, it was argued, it had consistently held to "bie brother" policy toward the country south of the Rio Grande and had re- peatedly announced itself against in tervention.
 Under these conditions, it was point ed out, both sides would find it to their advantage to concede a few points in the interest of an ultimate agreement that would meet in the main the interests of both parties.
 This agreement, it was believed, would provide for a joint policing of the bandit infested territory of Chi huahua with the American army sta toned some distance south of the Rio Grande, in position to act as buffer against the repetition of bandit at tacks on the border.
 While the instructions sent by Sec retary of War Newton D. Baker to Generals Scott and Funston have been zealously kept secret, it is known that the following genral conditions will be insisted on by the American represen. tatives:
 Open and effective cooperation of the Carranzistas with the Americans.
 An extension of the American line into Mexico at least as far south as Casas Grandes and probably farther.
 n tu.t., of the duty of policing a northern zone" consisting of the territory di- rectly south of the international boun- da-y.
 Policing of the remainder of the territory-a southern zone"-by the Carrarzistas
 Cooperation in the handling of sup rlies for the American troops.
 Granting of the use of the Mexi- can railroads to the expeditionary force.
 On the acceptance Of these condi- tions. it was believed that the Amer jeans would agree not to penetrate farther south than line to be agreed on, and that they would consent to withdraw just as soon as they should receive adequate assurances that the villsta and other bandit bands had been eradicatcd.
 For time today it apeared that ! the announced intention of both sides to the conference "to get right down to business was not going to be car ried out. The courtesy call' made [ to Fl Paso by General Obregon and his fellow officials this morning oc- cupied so much time that rumors ! spread that the conference itself had been begun. It was well after twelve | o'clock when the visit ended. and by the time everyone had finished his | lunch the middle of the afternoon had heen reached. It was not until after i three o'clock that the time for the 1 first session was set.
 The reception to the visiting Mexi- 1 cans developed into more of mili- 1 tary demonstration than a mere so- cial affair. When General Obregon's big touring car rolled off the inter national bridge his eye was greeted hy double lines of American soldiers planted along Santa Fe street almost | shoulder to shoulder, and standing at attention
 On South Fl Paso street anG alon; Stanton street, leading to the railway station where the private car occu- pied by Generals Scott and Funston was parked the same dispositions were made.
 Troops of cavalry were succeede ] fy troops of infantry and interspersed here and there, were machine gun de- tachments in marching equipment
 Each soldier wore two belts or cart ridges.
 The massed bands of the Sixth Six. teenth and Twentieth infantry regi. . ments were stationed at the Stanton
 street depot. As the visitors drew
 near these struck up Columbia" { guard of honor around the American Q generals car presented arms as tn. | MeXicans alighted and went inside The visiting party consisted of Gen , orai ObreGo1, General Jacinto Trevi mo- commander of the division of tn I northeast; General P. Elias Gale military governor of Sonora; Genera
 L1is Gutierrez, Carranza comnande f at Chihuahha; Governor Ignacio En
 riqueZ. civil governor of Chihuahua
 and Andres Garcia, Mexican consul i,
 kl Paso. They were escorted by Bri
 gadier General George Bell. Jr., com V mander of ihe Fl Paso base. Q Colonel Robert F. Lee Michie. Gen '. eral Scott's aide, and Captain Fitz e hugh Lee, aide to General Funston h erected the Mcxlcans as they boarde = the car. Inside. they were met D e Generals Scott and Funston. ,t Shortly after the arrival of the visi
 tors. General Bell, Colonel Michi, # Captain Lee and several of the other Il came outside the private car, leavin