Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-01-13
WITHDRAWAL. Of
TROOPS SEEMS
DECIDED UPON
Republican A. p. Leased wirel


WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The next
moves 10 be made by the United
States in dealing with the de facto
government of Mexico have hecn de-
cided upon by President Wilson and
Will be announced after the meeting
in New York Monday Of the Mexican
American Joint commission. With
drawul OF the Pershme expedition
across the American border ana send
ing OF Ambassador Fletcher TO Mexico
City are understood to ne the flrst
steps that Will be taken.
secretary Lane and tie other mem
bers Of the American commission. Dr.
j. Il. Mott and Judge George Gray,
win meet Carranza's representatives
in New York Monday on what IS ex
pected to be the final session OF :he
Joint commission. Already the Amer
lean commissioners have informed the
Mexicans that IN view Of Carranza 3
repeated refusal to ratify the protocol
signed at Atlantic City after almOs.
three months celebration. they regard
further conferences as useless. Theit
attitude is approved ~ the president
CarTanza suggested that his refusal
for the Withdrawal Of the American
forces need not prevent the commits
sioncrs from considering the many
other aues tons at issue between th,
two governments, and IL has been in
timated 10 the American commission
ers that al least q part Of the Mex
Jean comm ssion viii ,ndeavor again
at the meeting Monday TO have the
conferences resumed
was indicated TODAY that the
withdrawal Of the American troops
would be carried out on conditions
General Carranza was asked 10 agree
10. notwith standing his failure TO give
the plan his sanction.
Wien negotiations looking 10 set.
dement, of other questions are re
,aumed through regular diplomatic
channels or otherwise. enc Of the first
nuestions TO 10 discussed by the Mex
leans viii be in regard To the emhsrga
OF arms and ammunition CaTrauze
has protested against tho refusal e
nermit him - receive fr1m the United
Stat.s the means af fighting his enc
mies. bur the position of the admin
istration las heen thar supplies in
tended FOR his forces have found then
way too easily into the hands o.
bandit-y.
tGTFfHf tfHfk HN the sA4ffllitlrift Aiiti
of reports from MeNlce has not con-
rinced officials of Inc truth of ass
sertions that there has heen radical
Improvement IN the military sitaatiof
Va northern Mexico.
Cunlitlf1z in other parts of ths
country also are far from satisfactory
acc0r iinr to official and unofficial ln
formstiou reaching the state tenari
ment Manuel palaeZ has continued
tn extend his field OF operations along
ifs east caqet ano /1rd'1 IS enc
more !u n1ssession ~ cuernevaca
~acitn of Nerel0s the state ldioinino
tnc ~ 'oraf District ON The south. Re
twcon Neyiao and Vera cruz armc'
bonds continue to make the opera
tious ~ .fains urof iAmntieal
~ d-tcrni air~ to withdraw Per
shiug. tho administration Is unler
sfocd 10 have been Influenced chief
ht thc unnrunous belief ~ army uf
Ficer- that the froops are ir Doc'
e+rntc rctie fssftion anf wn7id he o.
-,...-a 4e,vlce. ir r~cfoctirg the border
= hra.,pht baei 20 the American side
=. relieve raiianal guardsWen nov
bold there No.tce alrea|- fa~ heer
-Iuan ~ the intention of he United
Gtatcs to send athe- expeditions ini
ue~i-o .,henever fhe o''srafiors %
f7,,1eee forces on ihat side make il
necessary.