The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-01-05
Fate Of Future Negotiations With
Mexlco's De Faoto Government
Over Pending Disputes Now In
Hands Of President Wilson
FRESH INSULTS BY BANDITS
AGGRAvATE THE SITUATION
villista Outlaws Drive Spike
Through Heart Of American
Eagle Above the United States
Consulate In City Of ParraI
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirelsss)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wireless)
Wy ASHINGTON, January 4---Aftef
| w months of fruitless negotiations
| the American members of the
| joint commission, called to arrange a
settlement of the border troubles and
! other difficulties with Mexico, reported
to President Wilson yesterday that
they and the conferees from the de
facto government were hopelessly dead.
locked ',s iii @H
The fate of further negotiations with
Mexico is now up to President Wilson,
and IL is believed that q radical change
of policy will soon be adopted by the
administration.
Fresh Complications ~ -. .,
| Meanwhile fresh complications in the
situation south of the border were re.
ported in dispatches Yesterday. includ.
ing story of a deliberate insult of
the American flag and American prop.
erty by followers Of Pancho Villa.
Other dispatches reported the ship
ment of munitions from japan to Mex
leo and the arrest of Carranza repre-.
sentative in New York on charges Of
violating the embargo against shipment
of arms and ammunition to Mexico
The details of the deadlock in the
joint Mexican American commission
were reported TO President Wilson yes
terday by franklin X. Lane, secretary
of interior, one of the members of the
commission After the conference, the
announcement was made that the Am
erican members had reported a hope
less deadlock to President Wilson. ~.
Suggests Abandonment .'r' ~.....
The report advised the President
that further attempts to reach an adj
justment of Mexican affairs by nego
tiations in the present commission were
considered useless by the American
member. 3. ~
The commissioners, in their report,
asked President Wilson to decide for
them whether or not he wished them
TO continue their conferences with the
Mexican representatives President
Wilson declines to discuss the situation.
II is believed, however, from reports
in administration circles, that radical
changes in the methods Of dealing with
Mexican affairs win shortly be adopted
by the President. One feature of the
change involves the American troops
in Mexico and it is understood that
President Wilson is considering the
withdrawal of the forces under Gen.
eral Pershing now on Mexican soil.
In the midst of this situation yester-
day came a despatch from FL Paso tell
ing of renewed insults by Villa 3 band
its against the flag of the United
States.
Insult American Consulate
According to a story of a refugee
just arrived in FL Paso, when Villa u
men captured Parral on November 8,
| one gang marched up to the American
consulate and drove railroad spike
through the heart of the eagle depict
ed on the American shield on the door
of the consulate.
The bandits then tore down the fidR
| from the roof of the consulate and
ripped the banner into ribbons in
display of their scorn of the United
States. ...- .'.'..-
A despatch from Toxic yesterday
stated that the presence of Colonel Car.
pho and two other representatives of
the Carranza government in japan is
reported to be for the purpose of pur-
chasing ammunition. The report was
circulated following the departure oe
the Japanese steamer Kotchira for Sa,
lima Cruz yesterday carrying, according
to unconfirmed rumors, cargo Of $500
| rifles and other munitions.
Dispatches from New York state
that Juan Burns, Oarranza consul.
general there, was arrested on three In
dictments returned by the federal
grand jury charging him with shipping
munitions to Vera Cruz, in violation Of
the embargo against such shipments.
Official announcement was given out
in Queretaro yesterday that General
Hernandez had defeated the Villistas
at La Junta and captured l40 men and
some ammunition. ..' ..- -.