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Show WILSON IS WILLING TO UMITPDRSUIT COMPLIANCE WITH CARRANZA'S REQUEST PREDICTED AS RESULT RE-SULT OF CONFERENCE. Government Willing to Give Assur. ancea That Troops Will be With- Drawn. When Carranza Can Deal With Bandits. Washington. President Wilson has decided to inform General Carranza, In responso to his request for withdrawal with-drawal of tho American troops from Mexico, that tho United States will negotiate for an agreement along theso lines: Tho United States government Is willing to agreo to fix a limit on tho dlstanco Amorlcan troops now In pursuit pur-suit of Villa shall proceed lnto Mexico, Mex-ico, and to mako that limit 'not much further south than tho troops already have proceeded. Tho United States government Is willing to give assurances that tho Amorlcan troops will bo withdrawn within "a reasonablo tlmo," or ns soon as It Is definitely established that Villa Vil-la has reached a point -whero ho can bo dcnlt -with bettor by tho Carranza forces. Theso points, It became known Saturday Sat-urday night, were discussed fully at a cabinet meeting. The president's advisers ad-visers aro said to havo. agreed on such a courso, in tho belief that it would mako stronger tho chances of catching Villa. A roply to General Carranza Is said to bo virtually completed, com-pleted, and Is expected to go forward in a very short time. Meantimo tho pursuit of Villa by tho American troops will continue. Secretary Baker sharply outlined this In a formal statement. |