Arizona republican., 1916-05-02
President Wilson Has Not Altered His Purpose to Keep American Force In Border Region Until Or der Has Been Restored
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May 1.-President Wilson has not altered his purpose to keep American troops in the border region of Mexico until brigandage has come to an end.
 After brief conference at the White House today, Secretary Baker pre- pared further instructions for Generals Scott and Funston, sought by the of ficers as a result of their conference with General Obregon, Carranzas war minister. The message went forward tonight. It's contents were not re- vealed but both Secretary Lansing and Secretary Baker said there had been no change in the administration policy.
 It is believed the American conferees sought additional instructions upon the view of the de facto government that the American expedition should be withdrawn at once. As General Scott had no power to discuss his matter he presented what the Mexi- can war minister had to say to Wash ington.
 Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassa dor designate, called on Secretary Lansing during the day to renew lis argument in favor of the early with drawal He followed closely the line taken by General Obregon in his e1- change of views with Generals Scott and Funston. He was informed that the state department would not take up any diplomatic discussion on this subject. as urged by General Carranza, until after the military conference at Fl Paso had been concluded 1 Later Mr Arredondo indicated the ] feeling of his government that the American expedition already had ac- complished it's real purpose-the elimination of Villa and his adherents and that longer occupation of Mexi- can territory by American troops was serving only to undermine the control of the de facto government over the general situation in Mexico.
 The ambassador acted under general instructions from his government in renewing his request for a reply to General Carranzas note suggesting that the time had come to take up the question of withdrawal. He had heard nothing directly or indirectly from the conference at Fl Paso and said his eff forts with the state department were independent of General Obregon's dis cussion with General Scott.
 The dispatch sent to General Scott tonight was supplemental to one sent yesterday. It was prepared by Secre. tary Baker after brief conference with the president and later talks witt, Secretary Lansing and Counselor Polk of the state department
 Although the message is a brief one it was impossible to get it into code until late in the day, preventing g continuance of the border conference before tomorrow.
 The reports of the conference aIt
 signed jointly by Generals Scott anf ' Funston. So far as is known, the, have contained no recommendations
 from the two officers, merely statils ' what had been said and asking fo 7 such information as they though
 necessary in order to pursue discus
 sions. Lacking explicit instructions
 1t is doubtful that General Scott woulC
 attempt to make any reply to Genera c Obregon's request for the withdrawa n of the troops. There is little doubt tha
 the additional instructions outline ,h
 administrations view in this regard $ ;t clearly that General Obregon will hay V no doubts as to what General Carran , will be told when a reply to his not is made.
 e In some quarters in touch with Mex V ican developments, it was said that tn
 president was handling the situatio n personally and had no question for de
 cision to lay before his cabinet tomor
 row. The flat statements of all ad
 ministration officials that there ha
 been no change of policy bore out thi
 idea.
 It was stated officially that no fol
 mal demand for withdrawal of tt
 troops had been made by any reprt
 sentative of the de facto governmen
 State department advices today sa.
 arrangements had been made transport American refugees at Mar , zanillo to the United States. TT r steamer Newport will sail from Maj od zanillo May 1, probably for San Diag V Cal. A score or more of American :, have been awaiting transportatiC o,, from that point.
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