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Show ABICANS TB STAY IN MEXICO General Obregon to Be Told Border Towns Are Not Free From Raids. Washington, April 28. On the eve of the conference at Juarez between General Obregon, Carranza's war-minister, and Generals Scott and Funston, representing the United States, it became be-came known here tonight that the American officers have been instructed to attempt to work out In detail military mili-tary plans for the co-operation of the Mexican and American, troops in the dispersing of bandit bands, including a division of another Mexico into spheres of activity for the two forces. Generally speaking, the aim of. Generals Gen-erals Scott and Funston will be to secure se-cure the consent of General Obregon to the employment of the American troops in the territory immediately south of the border, and to the organization orga-nization of the Mexican forces along definite lines in order that all of north-ern north-ern Mexico may foe scoured thoroughly for Villa and other outlaws. Co-operation Necessary. General Obregon will be told that the United States Is not yet satisfied that American border towns will be free from raids similar to that on Columbus Co-lumbus if the American troops are withdrawn. He will be assured, however, how-ever, that the troops will be withdrawn with-drawn Just aa soon as there are reasonable rea-sonable grounds for such a belief. He will be told that the"sooner the Mexican Mexi-can troops give complete co-operation, the sooner our troops will accomplish this object- Tho Mexican question, including the instructions to Generals Scott and Funston, were gone over fully at today's to-day's cabinet meeting, the firHt held since it was determined to send General Gen-eral Scott to the border to see General Obregon. Will Report Promptly. Press reports that General Obregon intended to ure the Immediate withdrawal with-drawal of the American forces from Mexican territory brought no comment from officials acquainted with the instructions in-structions from General Scott. Whatever What-ever the Mexican general has to say on this subejet will be reported promptly by General Scott for the information in-formation of the state department. Secretary Baker has consistently re plied to Inquiries that all questions of policy were under Secretary Lansing's jurisdiction, the war department and its officers having to do only with military questions directly connected with the protection of the border and the pursuit of Villa. Officials here have noed tho statement state-ment in border dispatches that General Gen-eral Obregon would assert that 40,000 Carranza troops now were employed In policing territory south of "the border, thus insuring protection of American border towns from Mexican raiders, it is generally understood, however, that this will not be regarded as tho convincing demonstration desired de-sired by the Washington government. no |