Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-22
COMMISSION PLAN
ACCEPTABLE T0U.S.
Announcement Of Course to Be
Followed in Mexican Parleys
May Be Made To-Day.
GOSSIP AS TO MEMBERSHIP
Wilson Hopes to Extend Outline
of Subjects for Discussion as
Proposed by Carranza.
GOSSIP AS TO MEMBERSHIP

| WASHINGTON, July 2i-Ot.icial an
nouncemcnt of the course to be fol-
| lowed in seeking a peaceful solution
| of the Mexican border problems prob
ably will be made either tomorrow or
early next week.
| 1t appeared certain tonight that the
. Washington government was prepared
to accept the commission plan proposed
by General Carranza in his note of
July IL. made public yesterday in
Mexico City, hut there are indications
! that President Wilson would prefer a
more far-reaching discussion than this
communication.
/ Acting Secretary Folk conferred
again to-day with Eliseo Arredondo.
General Carranza's amba ssador. but
, the conferees had no announcement to
make. Apparently. acceptance OF the
commission plan is awaiting General
Carranza's reply TO amendments pro-
posed by the Washington government
10 his suggestion, the nature of which
/ has not been revealed.
| Mr.. Polk is keeping both President
! Wilson and Secretary Lansing. now
| absent on vacation, advised OF each
step taken.
The note of July II. as published in
Mexico City. would limit the proposed
commission to discussion of three spe-
cifc points: withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico: arrangements of a
reciprocal agreement. under which the
/ troops OF either government might
cross the border in pursuit of bandits
and investigation of the bandit raids
on American towns 10 determine what
/ force intervention.
EFFORT TO WIDEN SCOPE
J OF COMMISSIONS ACTIVITIES
! There have been intimations that
/ President Wilson hoped much greater
| results could be accomplished iowa rd
restoration of tranquility and stable
I government IN Mexico than this limited
( field would permit. For that reason
it was inferred that the present effort
of Mr.. Polk probably was directed to-
ward widening the scope of the COM
MISSIONS activities, and that General
Carranzas answer on this suggestion
must be received before a final decision
could he reached.
Gossip as to the probable American
membership of the commission indi-
Gated that men OF high position and
nationally would be elected 10 repre-
sent the United states. in order to
assure General Carranza that the best
thought OF the nation would he given
to the task
III some quarters il was reported
tonight that Chief Justice White.
Ma ajor-General Goethals and Frederick
Lehman. former Solicitor General. and
a member of the \ p c Mediation
Conference at Niagara Falls. had been
considered
The name of Justice Brandeis also
was mentioned
II is certain that Luis Cabrera. of the
Mexican Foreign Office. will head the
commission. Mentioned as his prob
able associates are men of great promi-
nence in Mexican economic life.
The Mexican outline of subjects 10
be discussed by the commissioners .:on-
tains no new proposal, except that the
origin OF the border raids oe investi-
gated.
SINISTER INFLUENCES
BELIEVED At WORl>
Secretary Lansing and other officials
have made no secret OF their belief
that sinister influences have been striv-
ing persistently to embroil the two
nations in war. President Wilson has
repeatedly referred TO these Influences
in public utterances. ani there is no
reason to believe that trt tniteG States
would not welcome an investigation OF
trc origin Of the border raids.
The elimination of suspicion on Gem
eral Carranza's part, through the ef-
forts of European and Latin American
diplomats in Mexico City. leaves the
way open. administration officials be-
lieve. To give material aid to the dc
facto government in meeting its trou-
blesome domestic problems.
State Department officials hon to
I avoid limiting the commssi toner's, in
order that every chance will be offered
for the evolution of Il constructive plan
of action to he shared by the two gov
ernments. and which will have the re
Mobilization of Mexico from the inside
a its object