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Show War Minister Obregon Unable to Make a Move Without Consent of First Chief; Generals Gen-erals Scott and Fun-ston Fun-ston Await the Outcome Out-come With Impatience. 1 MEXICANS MUST . MAKE AGREEMENT Troops Are Not to Be Withdrawn Until the De Facto Government Proves That It Is Able to Cope With the Situation, Sit-uation, According to Washington Advices. EL PASO, Texas, May 10. Negotiations Negotia-tions over American troop dispositions in Mexico made no progress today. General Obregon awaited word from General Carranza as to the course he is j now to pursue and when instructions did not come a conference which had been proposed for this morning was postponed until tomorrow. Failing in tbeir efforts to have a definite date of withdrawal, it was said tonight, the Mexican government may next try to have part of the American Amer-ican troops taken out at once, leaving the remainder to co-operate with the forces of the de facto government iu the pursuit of the Yillista groups. View of Mexicans. The report, which could not be confirmed, con-firmed, had it that the Mexicans believe be-lieve that the size of General Pershing's army is out of all proportion to its mission the extermination of a few hundred bandits and that a much smaller force would answer the purpose. A partial withdrawal, it is argued, would have a good political effect in Mexico. If this plan were rejected, it was indicated tonight, the Mexicans were likely to decide further attempts to alter the position of the United States useless, and it was believed they would then agree to tho proposals of the American government. May End Today. In an authoritative quarter tonight the belief was expressed that tomorrow's tomor-row's meeting would ,be the last of the conferences and that General Obregon would endorse the tentative agreement with perhaps a few minor changes. Asked whether tomorrow's meeting would be final, General Obregon said: "I don't know; there might be other meetings." In the absence of new proposals, the situation as it now stands is as follows: Generals .Scott and Funston are unalterably un-alterably opposed to any change in tho tentative agreement which sets a date for American withdrawal from Mexico. Americans Immovable. However, the American conferees are ' listening to all proposals the Mexican minister of war may make while waiting wait-ing for him to realize that the Intentions I of the American government are immovable. immov-able. I In the meantime. General Obregon's proposal for a joint troop patrol of the border is not given serious consideration. ; although it was reported to Washington. I The American conferees doubt If the i de facto government can muster sufli- i clent forces to form a patrol of the sort outlined and at l he tame time c;irry on ' its campaign against the Zapatistas and 1 the Villlstas. i At yesterday's conference General Scott requested General Obregon to put In writ-: writ-: ing his view of the action that should be taken In the present dilemma. Last ; niuht, until a very late hour, tiie Mexican Mexi-can conferee was In telc.rsiphle communication com-munication with the first ehief. This interchange in-terchange was resumed tills morning and rontiniH'd throughout the day. It 1b believed be-lieved that the result of this wire conversation conver-sation will be the written proposals re-quesi.d re-quesi.d by Genera! Scott While tiie situation Is Ftill regarded a.i serious here, one clreumManrw points to (Continued on Page Five.) mum DELAYS WORK OF CONFEREES (Continued from Page One.) an easing of the tension evident. Although Al-though General Funslon is urgently needed need-ed at Fort Sam Houston, Han Antonio, to direct the mobilization and disposition of tlie ID, 000 additional troops ordered to the border, General Scott advised that he remain here to take part in the conference. confer-ence. II was pointed out that tlie American Ameri-can chief of staff hardly would keep his fellow conferee away from his headquarters headquar-ters if the situation imperatively demanded demand-ed any important military preparations. In the meantime, however, the American Ameri-can military chiefs are understood to have taken additional steps to guard against eventualities. General Pershing is aid to have received orders to materially ma-terially lessen his line of communication and to draw in all scattered detachments. Colonia Dublan is reported to be. the objective ob-jective of the northward retiring" columns. Time to Prepare. It has been suggested In some quarters that tlie delay in the present negotiations negotia-tions Is not a bad thing, since it will permit completion of the new army and I militia movements before any break if lone comee occurs. Army men point out. i I however, this is hardly an advantage, i 'since tlie Mexicans have the same oppor-i tunlty to perfect their plans. A. J. McQuatters. mining" man, who attended three of the conferences, but was barred from yesterday's meeting on the objection of the Mexicans, drove over to Juarez today and held a long discussion discus-sion with General Obregon. Friendly relations re-lations appear to have been resumed by the two men. McQuatters rame out of the general's private car smiling". McQuattern owns large mining properties proper-ties In the state of Chihuahua. |