The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-03

| OF the citizen First Chief Of the COM
stitutionalist army, entrusted WIKI the
! executive power of the Mexican nAs
/ ton.
! Article /. The government of the
| United States agrees to begin the
| withdrawal of the American troops
! from Mexican soil as soon as practice
able, such withdrawal subject to tho
| further terms Of this agreement, to b
completed not later than ......s
that is to say forty (40) days after
the approval of this agreement by
/ both governments.
Article II. The American COM
| mander shall determine the manner
| In which the withdrawal shall be eff
| fected, so as to ensure the safety OF
| the territory effected by the withs
drawal.
Article Ill The territory evacuat-
ed by the American troops shall be
! occupied and adequately protected by
the Constitutionalist forces, and such
evacuation shall take place when the
Constitutionalist forces have taken
position south of the American forces
so as to make effective such occupa-
ton and protection. The Mexican
commissioners shall determine the
plan for the occupation and protec-
ton of the territory evacuated by the
American forces.
Article ~. The American and
Mexican commanders shall deal separ-
ately, or wherever possible, In friend
~ cooperation, with any obstacles
which may arise tending to delay the
withdrawal. In case there are fur.
ther activities of the forces inimica1
TO the Constitutionalist government
which threaten the safety of the in-
ternational border along the northern
section of Chihuahua the withdrawal
OF American forces shall not be de-
iayed beyond the period strictly neces-
safy To overcome such activities.
Article V. The withdrawal OF
American troops shall be effected by
marching to Column bus, or by using the
Mexican Northwestern Railroad to Ell
Paso. or by both routes, as may be
deemed most convenient or expedicnt
by the American commander.
Article VI. Each of the govern
, ments. parties to this agreement.
shall guard it's side OF the tnterna-
'iot1ut- hotfr1tiary7- This, however. does
not preclude such cooperation the
part OF military commanders of both
countries as may be practicable.
Article VII. This agreement shall
take effect Immediately upon approval
by both governments. Notification of
approval shall be communicated by
each government To the other. .,----------
The protocol was signed by both
American and Mexican commissions
ers
Henry =. Fletcher. ambassador
designate 10 Mexico. called at the
White House late today and spent
nearly an hour in conference with
President Wilson. He declined to
commit himself as to whether his cali
was preliminary to trip to his
nominal post, but admitted that he
was mot going Immediately"
Representative Kahn. of California.
senior minority member of the House
Committee on Military Affairs. today
introduced three separate resolutions
calling upon the Attorney-Generai
and the Secretaries of War and
Treasury 10 furnish the House with
all information concerning the Illegal
expectation of arms into Mexico. All
three resolutions also ask for full
data concerning importations into the
United States OF money and property
stolen or contiscated by Mexican fac.
tons.