New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-14
rarranza Wins Chief
Dpmand from Border
Commission
ppOPOSAL GOES
BEFORE WILSON
First Chief, for His Part,
VIII Provide Mill
tary Patrol
By n. ". FRANCIS


Atlantic City. Nov. 10 once more
IA, Unele sam dofed his hat TO Mex
i, Once again has Nenustiano Car
.,ns dogged diplomacy triumphed
aver the United States.
Tor eleven weeks the representatives
= n, inhevible First Chief in the
v,,iesn.Anerican joint commission
,,r, refused 20 discuss officially any
"a. Of the Mexican problem except
,., rslsting TO the presence Of United
S,,.s forces below the Rio Grsnde.
you must agree 70 withdraw your
troops before we talk Of other mat
,~r they have in effect repeatedly
oN the American commissioners.
Tbsy have then proceeded 10 enlarge
r,oHeislly upon the willingness of the
Z, fseto government 10 cooperate with
,bs United States in the resumption
under adequate protection to life and
property Of American industry in Mex
co-but this after the United States
troops had been recalled.
Move our way and well move
yours" has been their frequently re-
i.snted proposal TO the Americans. but
sways has II been presented with the
yroviso. "But you move first"
Americans Agree at Last
To-day the Americans agreed 20 do
So To prevent the complete collapse
Of the conference they made proposal
involving. first, the withdrawal of the
Pershing column from Mexico, and SUBJ
seouently protection Of American rights
n and on the border of Mexico by Con-
rituiisnalist forces, and 8 less re-
strieiive attitude on the part Of the
De fscto government toward legitimate
foreign industry there.
Luis Cabrera. chairman OF the Mexi-
can section, who has been specially in
s.stent in his demand that the United
States troops be recalled, accepted the
American proposal this morning on be-
half Of his government. The agree
ment will not be made public until it
has been approved by the governments
Of the United States and Mexico.
Washington still has the power to veto
the new plan
The greatest secrecy is observed re-
gafding the details Of the understand
ing, which, as soon as it is phrased TO
the satisfaction Of both sides, will be
submitted to President Wilson and to
FIRST Chief Csrranza. This, 1t is
thought, will have been accomplished
by the end Of this week, and then the
commission is expected TO adjourn un-
Ill its work is ratified. The body will
sfterward reconvene, either in Atlantic
City or elsewhere, 20 consider further
steps toward the rehabilitation Of
Mexico
Conditions of Agreement
Unofficial, but authoritative, inform
ants declare the agreement reached to-
cay is a conditional one, and provides
for the withdrawal Of the American
troops from Mexico within a stated
period IL further provides for certain
military action by Carranza within
that perioo, 1t is said. and on the
ability Of the de facto government to
carry out its part OF the plan hinges
the entire agreement.
The mediators came 20 terms in their
morning session. and in the afternoon
Mr. Cabrera departed for Philadelphia
to confer with Rafael Nieto, sub-Sec-
rs.sry Of the Mexican Department Of
Finance.
The progress made to-day, the Mexi-
cans believe, will greatly enhance the
possibility Of further loan by Ameri-
tan bankers 70 the de facto government
The loan question was the subject o.
Nr Cabrera's conference with Mr..
Neio. who arrived from Mexico yester-
day, bringing word Of certain modin-
cations in official taxation DEGREES re-
gently issued by Carrsnza.
Before leaving here Mr.. Cabrera an
bounced that enforcement OF the de.
cree providing for the conhscation OF
al operating Mexican mines nad
been postponed until January a next
The decree was 10 go into eneet TO-
morrow.