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Show CONFERENCE IS ON AT BORDER Generals Scott and Funston Meet Mexican Minister of War at El Paso. CORDIAL GREETINGS Obregon Hopeful That Satisfactory Satis-factory Results Will Follow Threshing Out of Problems. Prob-lems. EI Paso, Texas, April 29. General Alvaro Obregon, minister of war of the do facto government, with the chief military commanders of northern north-ern Mexico, made a return call of courtesy this morning upon Major-Generals Major-Generals Scott and Funston. preliminary prelimin-ary to the first conference between the American and Mexican military officials that is largely to determine the future course of the military arm of the United StateB that has thrust itself Into Mexican territory in pur-'suit pur-'suit of Franciscos Vl'la and his bandits ban-dits In either the greci room of the famous Aduana Fronteriza or customs I house in Juarez, Mexico, or at some J agreed place in El Paso, the conferees were In readiness to submit their proposals pro-posals and counter-proposals at their first session and It was Minister of War Obregon who, with plenary powers pow-ers from First Chief Carranza sounded a hopeful note with the expression that "We should reach a satisfactory termination of these negotiations that will meet with the approval of our people." Proposals to Be Made. Minister of War Obregon, with Generate Gen-erate Trevlno, Gutierrez, Calles, Ga-vira Ga-vira and Santos with his olvlllan assistants as-sistants will submit the proposition that the de facto government is now ready to take over tho pursuit of the Villistas, and protect the border and, therefore, the "United States soldiers In Mexico should be recalled, while Generals Scott and Funston will counter, coun-ter, It is understood, with the proposition propo-sition that American troops be disposed dis-posed in certain spheres of Northern Chihuahua there to remain until tho Carranza government has shown by deed as well as word, that there is no longer a Vllllsta menace to the American bordor states. Major-General Scott Bald that, not until he had conferred with Genoral Obregon during the cnll of tho Mexican Mexi-can officials tills morning would it be definitely known whether the first conference would be held in Juarez or El Paso. The general added that tho conference confer-ence might not be hold today, but Sunday or Mondny, U. S. Cavalry Escorts Obregon, Genoral Obregon and his party Journeyed from Juarez this morning to El Paso. At tho International bridge they wcro met by a troop of American cavalry which oscorted them through thronged streets, guarded guard-ed with infantry, to the railroad station sta-tion where on General Scott's private car ' the Mexican officials were welcomed. wel-comed. The return call was of some length and the plans for the first conference con-ference were discussed. There is no disposition on the part of any of the conferees to believe that there will be any extended negotiations, negotia-tions, which, it is thought, will be concluded early next week. The American military representatives will be In close and constant touch with Washington and It is there that El Paso believes the first news will be made known of the outcome of the conference. General Pelias Calles, military governor gov-ernor of Sonora, and General JFrancls-co JFrancls-co Sorrano, chief of staff of General Obregon, reached Juarez today. General Gen-eral Calles was accompanied by jjfxl-can jjfxl-can Consul Lelevier of Douglas, aVri-zona. |
