Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-13
Ambassador Fletcher Is Ex-
pected to Go to Mexico City
Soon to Represent United
States Interests,
MEXlCANS ANXIOUS TO
HAVE EMBARGO RAISED
Conditions Over Southern Re-
public Far From ReaSSur-
ingi Conferences Formally
to End Monday.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The next
moves to be made by the United States
in dealing with the dc facto govern
ment of Mexico have been decided
upon by President Wilson and Will be
announced after the meeting in New
York Monday, of the MeXican-Ameri-
can joint commission. Withdrawal OF
the Pershing expedition across the
American border and sending of Am
bassador Fletcher to Mexico City, are
understood to be the first steps that
will be taken.
Secretary Lane and the other mem
bers of the American commission, DR..
y. r. Mott and Judge George Gray,
will meet Carranzas representatives
in New York Monday in what is ex-
pected to be the final session of the
joint commission. Already the Amer
lean commissioners have informed the
Mexicans that in view of Carranzas 8
repeated refusal to ratify the protocol
signed at Atlantic City after almost
three months deliberation, they re-
gard further conferences as useless
Their attitude is approved by the
president
Mcxicans Want More Talk.
Carranza suggested that his refusal
to ratify the agreement entered into
for the withdrawal of the American
forces need not prevent the commits
sioners from considering the many
other questions at issue between the
two governments, and it has been in
timated to the American commission
ers that at least a part of the Mexican
commission will cndeavor again at the
meeting Monday to have the confer
ences resumed
1t was Indicated today that the
withdrawal of the American troops
would be carried out on conditions
General Carranza was asked to agree
to, Notwithstanding his failure to give
the plan his sanction.
When negotiations looking to a set
tlement of other questions are re-
sumed through regular diplomatic
channels or otherwise, one of the first
questions to be urged by the Mexicans
Will be in regard to the embargo on
arms and ammunition. Carfanza has
protested against the refusal to per-
init him to receive from the United
States the means of fighting his enc
mics, but thd position of the adminis-
tration has been that supplies intend
ed for his forces have found their way
too easily into the hands of the BAN
dit forces.
Little Improvement
Careful study by the administration
Of reports from Mexico has not con-
vinced officials of the truth of asser-
tions that there has been radical i'm
provement in the military situation in
northern Mexico.
Conditions in other parts Of the
country also are far from satisfactory,
according to official and unofficial in
formation reaching the state depart
ment. Manuel Palace 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. Be-
tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz,
armed bands continue to make the
operations of trains problematical.
In determining to withdraw Per-
shing, the administration is under
stood to have been influenced chiefly
by the unanimous belief of army Off
cials that the troops are in a poor
position and would be of
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.
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