Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-05 | Page 15 | Slow Withdrawal of U. S. Troops Contemplated

SLOW AL OF U. U S. S TROOPS CONTEMPLATED TED Formal Windup of Commission Commission Commission Commis- Commis sion Affairs Expected a Ct t J Daily Dally r r By Stuart Godwin 1 I. I N N. N S S. S Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Jan Gradual 5 Gradual withdrawal of at the American troops in Mexico 1 is confidently expected to be 10 bethe bethe the next step stet contemplated b by tho the administration in the Mexican situa situa- tion It will wUl be necessary to bring the troops out slowly army officers said ald for strategic reasons The he formal windup of the tho affairs atthe of at the tho Mexican American-Mexican Joint commission commission commission commis commis- sion is expected dally daily The administration Is convinced that General Carranza is altogether sincere and does not Intend to drag dragon on the negotiations further Once the troops are out and tho the whole substance of at General Carranza's Carranza's Carran Carrano zas za's objections to the protocol are arc re re- moved a a- a suggestion from him that the commission be re formed re-formed and its sessions cessions resumed for tor the discussion of ot other points of or difference between his government and the United States Is confidently expected It is doubtful doubtful doubt doubt- ful if it it will be bo accepted however The administration apparently has decided to take up the pending questions questions ques ques- with the Mexican do de facto gov gov- government government through diplomatic channels This is the main reason re-ason for sending Ambassador Fletcher to his post state department officials have c ad ad- witted mUted Despite reports that Yg Ygna Ygna- ia- ia do cio Bonillas member of at the Ule Joint commission commission com com- mission would be named to succeed Eliseo Arredondo as Mexican ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- designate in Washington it was learned tod today from reliable sources that It is General Carranza's present intention to name Luis Cabrera Cabrera Ca Ca- chairman of at the Mexican section section sec sec- tion Lion of ot the commission to fill flU the post for a time timo It is not Dot believed that be he will remain here Indefinitely how how- ever