El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-29
5 MEN
ARE COMING OUT.
Assignments Announced for
Troops of Mexican Ex-
peditionary Force.
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t0OnUmueu from pdSe ehcJ
miles from the border. where they had
been concentrating during the past Few
weeks. The last American soldier Is
expected 10 recross the border in about
The belief Is strong here that villa.
who is credited with at least 5000 wen
armed men and who is now said to be
al least four times as strong as when
the American troops went across the
border, will make desperate efIort
TO take the territory
Militia TO Go Home.
Two other phases of the Mexican
problem on which interest centers now
are the disposition OF more than $4,000
militia stIil en- the border and the
sending OF ambassador Fletcher TO MS
post al Mexico City Officials say no
decision has been reached on either OF
these questions. but that both are de-
pendent On the turn OF events IN
Mexico
The delay in sending ambassador
Fletcher is due to the administrations
hesitancy to accord that degree Of
recognition to the Carranza govern
ment. which is felt not only to have
been none too friendly but also TO De
seriously endangered by villa. Zapata
and other bandit activities. as well as
bv the extremely weak economic con-
ditions in the country
Explaining the Withdrawal.
A combination of reasons rs given
unofficially for the decision to with
draw Pershing's command. First was
the impracticability OF actually cap
turing villa" as the object of the ex-
petition was explained TO be in
white house statement issued at the
time the expedition was sent in Then,
with the border apparently safe. the
troops has become more and more
pressing.
Moreover. Pershings present loca-
ton was recognized as a source OF
T@~ra. L - Il
possible attacks on his long flanks and
also in the eventuality of a larger ex-
petition being sent into Mexico
To Clear the Path.
Probably more decisive than all these
reasons. however. was the belief that
the situation would never be solved
one way or another so long as Perish
ing STAYED. and that IL would be best
from the stricken country. in order TO
remove any American or anti-Ameri-
can issue In other words. there is n
to leave Mexico TO work /
out its own salvation without inter I
ference and even TO give Carranza a
diplomatic victory in the hope that in
some way stable government may
arise there.
With the last American soldier out
of Mexico. the Mexican problem can be
viewed in n new light From now on
IL will not be possible for Carranza 10 /
meet American demands with counter ]
for the Withdrawal of the /
troops
Withdrawal Order ISSUED.
It was formally announced Saturday ;
that The withdrawal order .
had been sent TO Gen. Pershing and IT
was stated he would be allowed to ex-
srcise his own discretion, in conjunc-
Jon with Cen Funston, in effecting
he Withdrawal
1t was also stated that the return Of
sen Pershiug's expedition would lib
crate all, or almost all, of the national
guard now on border patrol TO be re-
turned home for mastering out.
II was announced in hig circles of
he government that CarranZa would
be allowed 10 work out his own destiny
,ut that II was to be understood that
American troops would not hesitate
again 10 enter Mexican territory for
he pursuit Of bandits whenever the
situation seemed to demand il.
Gen Pershing will leave behind him I
Is little of value as possible. Army
heiters viii be destroyed.