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Show TROOPS TO stay, WILHCIRES Pershing will remain in Mexico Mex-ico UNTIL BRIGANDAGE IS BROUGHT TO END. Generals Scott and Funston Are Instructed In-structed Not to Pledge the Immediate Im-mediate Recall of Troops in Agreement With Mexicans. Washington. President Wilson nas not altered his purpose to keep American Amer-ican troops in the border region of Mexico until brigandage has come to an end. AfLer a brief conference at the White House on Monday Secretary Baker prepared further instructions for Generals Scott and Funston, nought by the officers as a result of their confefence with General Obregon, Obre-gon, Carranza's war minister. The message went forward Monday night. Its contents were not revealed, but' both Secretary Lansing and Secretary Baker said there had been no change in the administration's policy. It is -believed the American conferees confer-ees sought additional instructions because be-cause General Obregon dwelt upon the view of the de facto government that the American expedition should be withdrawn at once. As General Scott j had no power to discuss this matter, ! he presented .what the Mexican war minister had to say to Washington. Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassador ambas-sador designate, called on Secretary Lansing on Monday to renew his argu- , ment in favor of the early withdrawal. He followed closely the line taken by General Obregon in his exchange of views with Generals Scott and Fun- j eton. He was informed that the state department, would not take up any diplomatic discussion on this subject, as urged by General Carranza, until after the military conference at El Paso had been concluded. |
