The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-13
Understood Withdrawal of Pershing's Troops Will
 Come at Once
TO SEND FLETCHER
 TO MEXICAN CAPITAL
These Two Moves Are Said to Be Definitely Settled Upon = No Further Conferences of Com
 mission Will Be Held

Washington, January 12.-The next moves to be made by the United States in dealing with the de facto government of Mexico have been decided upon by Presi- dent Wilson and will be announced after the meeting in New York Monday of the Mexican-American joint committee. With drawal of the Pershing expedition across the American border and the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico City are understood to be the first steps that will be taken.
 Secretary Lane and the other members of the American commission, pr. J. R. Mott and Judge George Gray will meet Carranza's representative in New York Monday in what is expected to be the final session of the joint commission. AL ready the American commissioners have informed the Mexicans that in view of Carranzas repeated refusal to ratify the protocol signed at Atlantic City after al- most three months deliberation, they re- gard further conferences as useless. Their attitude is approved by the Presi- dent.
 CARRANZA'S SUGGESTION
 Carranza suggested that his refusal to withdrawal of the American force need not prevent the commissioners from con- sidering the many other questions at issue between the two governments and it has been intimated to the American commits sioners that at least a part of the Mex ican commission will endeavor again at the meeting Monday to have the confer ences resumed.
 It was indicated today that the with drawal of the American troops would be carried out on conditions General Car ranza was asked to agree to, notwith- standing his failure to give the plan his sanction
 The negotiations looking to settlement of other question: gre resumed. through first questions to be argued by the Mexi- cans will be in regard to the embargo on arms and ammunition Carranza has pro- tested against the refusal to permit him to receive from the United States the means for fighting his enemies, but the position of the administration has been that supplies intended for his forces have of bandit forces.
 Careful study by the administratio tion of reports from Mexico has not convinced officials of the truth of assertions that there has been radical improvement in the military solution in northern Mexico
 CONDITIONS ARE BAD
 Conditions in other parts of the country also are far from satisfactory according
 official and unofficial information reaching the state department Manuel Palaez has continued to extend his field of operations along the east coast and Zapata is once more in possession of Cuernavaca, capital of Morelos, the state adjoining the federal district on the south between Mexico City and Vera Cruz, armed bands continue to make the oper- ation of trains problematical.
 In determining to withdraw Pershing, the administration is understood to have been influenced chiefly by the unanimous belief of army officials that the troops are in poor strategic position and would be of more service in protecting the bor- der If brought back to the American side to relieve national guardsmen now held there. Notice already has been given of the intention of the United States to send other expeditions into Mexico whenever the operations of lawless forces on that side make it necessary.