Arizona republican., 1916-09-14
 CONFERS WITH
 GENERAL BLISS
Republican A. p. Leased Wlrel


 NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept. l3- Suggestions as to what methods shall be employed to establish peace on the Mexican border were submitted today to Major General Tasker H. Bliss, |. s. A.. by the American members of the American Mexican joint commission. The officers opinions were sought on subjects ranging from the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico to the possibility of creating an interna- tional police to guard the border. No conclusion. however. was reached, and the commissioners will continue their conferences with General Bliss tomorrow. The joint commission to- day dealt wholly with questions raised by taxation decrees issued by General Carranza which affect Amer ican controlled mining properties in Mexico. An exhaustive study of the situation was begun. The Mexican commissioners explained in detail the purposes of the decrees, insisting that they were designed to promote the mining industry not to drive out American capitol and confiscate its holdings.
 In their conference with General Bliss. the American commissioners tock under consideration the advis- ability of proposing such a system of border patrol that a part of the Mexican troops now engaged in this duty would he released for the pur- suit of bandits at a distance from tho line. They considered, also, the attitude of Americans living along the border, as reported by General Bliss and obtained from that officer estimates as to the number of sol diers necessary to put into effect any of the plans suggested.
 Discussing the wider aspects of the commissions work Secretary Lane said tonight it was probably unique in the history of international bodies, in that it was going into all that concerned the life of a nation-its economic problems. its political strug- gles, and every phase of government.
 It was possible, he said, that no conclusions would be reached as to many of the things discussed. He added, however, that the Mexicans would have knowledge of the views held in the United States as a result of the deliberations while the Amer ican commissioners were gleaning a wide knowledge Of conditions below the border.
 Even the international responsi- bilities of Mexico were being talked over. Mir Lane said and 1t was neces- sary that all these things should be considered in order that an endur- inG government should be set up in the distressed republic.
 Complaints of American mining in terests in Mexico led to the present investigation. In explaining the de- crees complained of the Mexican commissioner pointed out that one of the aims of the government was to prevent speculative and unpro- duotiVe monopoliZation of mining lards The Carranza government 1t was said. virtually has reversed the system in operation during the Diaz regime
 Under the Diaz plan the rate of | taxation on mining claims diminished ! in direct ratio to the number of claims, whereas under the CarranZa 1 plan the purpose is to encourage the stalking of a relatively small num- her of claims which actually will be ! operated and to discourage the hold l ing of large tracts of mining land simply for speculative purposes. Another series of complaints had | to do with the attempt of the Car ranZa government to compel mer- chants and corporations to accept paper currency at a rate far in excess of it's current value. The attention iof the Mexican commissioners was i directed to instances in which mili- i tary commanders had, through de- | erees. threatened with death any per- son who refused to accept paper cur | rency at itS par value, and for a sim | liar offense also had threatened mer- chants with the confiscation of their property. The Mexican commission CTS pointed out that in so vast a 1 ocr.,y it was humanly impossible i guard against all possible abuses i u; they laid emphasis on the fact
 @7t while such extreme decrees had
 cen issued by subordinate military
 omi anders. the national government l as instantly urged moderation on
 2" sfo.o governments. and that they
 had no record of single instance in which any of these extreme penal ties had hnnfl inflicted --. -A