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WAS GTON DECIDES TO - ~
u HIS SCHEME OF SET
ELEMENT.
Probable That Pershins's Forces
Will be Withdrawn from Mcxico--
No Arrangement Made for Future
Text of Protocol Formulated by
Commission is Made Public.

ranza's reply failing to comply with
their demand that the protocol pro-
vidng for withdrawal of the Ameri-
can troops from Mexico be ratified.
there wer Indications that efforts to
enter into an agreement with the &C
facto government through the com
mission would be abandoned. For the
first time an official admission was
made that Ca,ranZa had refused to
sign the protocol. The commission
ers said they expected 20 draft sheir
response to CarranZa tomorrow.
The failure of the commission to
give to MeXica n-American relations O.
brighter aspect was offset somewhat
by official intilnations that Henry p.
Fletcher confirmed as ambassador to
Mexico almost a year ago, was about
TO start for his post Where American
interests now are represented by a
| clerk. The report that Gen. Persh-
ing's expedition soon would be with
drawn regardless of Carranza's atti-
tude also gained fresh impetus and it
was understood he administration had
this move under very serious consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Fletcher conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson after today's cabinet
meeting and later referred inqulrers
rs to whether he would go to Mexico
to President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing. No statement was forth
coming from the White House or the
State department.
Secretary Baksg said aloS aplpas &ok
iaaaaAA Ainx eitS1 Nsk ~
had been considered. It is known.
however. that army officers are press
ing strongly for their recall. con-
tending that in their present position
they can not do effective work toward
protecting the border; that they are i'm
a bad strategic position and should
be brought out and distributed along
the border with plans perfected for
sending force across the line at some
more desirable point if the occasion
should arise in the future.
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas-
sador, announced today that he had
been summoned to Mexico to confer
with Gen. Carranza regarding the re.
lationS of the two nations. This was
construed in some quarters as indicat-
ing a determination by Carranza 10
withdraw his diplomatic representa-
tive. Mr.. Arrendondo stated, how
ever, that he expected to resume his
duties within a few weeks and the
fact that the United States was con-
templating sending it's ambassador to
Mexico City lent weight TO the theory
that If Mr.. Arredondo was not con-
tinued in his position here another
envoy would be sent by Carranza..
The text Of the protocol signed at
Atlantic City was made public by the
American commissioners tonight for
the first time.
Following is the text of the proto-
col:
'PrOtocol of agreement, ad referen-
dunn, withdrawal Of American troops
from Mexican territory and protection
boundary.
Signed at Atlantic City, N. J., No
vember "a, 1916.
MemOrandum Of an agreement
signed this Oath day of November,
1916, by Franklin X. Lane, George
Gray and John r. Mott, special COM
mlssioners of the president of the
| United States of America, and Luis
Cabrera, Ignacia Bonillas and Alberto
j. PAM. special commissioners of the
citizen first chief OF the constitutional
ist army, entrusted with the executive
power Of the Mexican nation.
Article ]. The government of the
United States agrees to bgin the with
! drawal Of American troops from MeXi-
can soil as soon as practicable, such
withdrawal subject to the further
terms of this agreement, to be COM
pleted not later than - -; that
Is to say 40 days after the approval
OF this agreement by both govern
ments
ArticIe ,. The American com
mandcr shall determine the manner
in which the withdrawal shall be eff
fected, so as to insure the safety Of
the territory affected by the with
draWal.
Article ). The territory evacuated
by the American troops shall be oc-
cupied and adequately protected bv |
the constitutionalist forces and such |