The sun., 1916-09-05
$1OO,OO0,OOO LOAN
DESIRE OF MEXICANS
Secretary Lane Tells Com
missiOncrs Security Of BOr-
der Comes First.

The American and Mexican Joint
will cav at = o'clock this
for New London. Conn. aboard
the Presidential yacht Mayfower. Tie
place Of conference will he the Griswold
Hotel on the Thames River and the first
meeting Of the commission will take
place tomorrow morning. With Luis
Cabrera. Secretary OF the Treasury OF
Mexico and chairman OF the Mexican
section OF the commission. presiding.
These announcements were made
yesterday afternoon at the conclusion OF
a luncheon at the Hotel Biitmore at
which Robert Lansing. Secretary Of
State. was host to the joint commits
s%ioncrs. and In the course Of which he
warned them that they could not expect
TO accomplish anything VI they mot In
a spirit Of stispirion. doubt ana aloof-
ness. Franklin X. Lane. S. cretary OF
the Interiv and chairman Of the Amer
can section. spoke for his colleagues III
pleasantly welcoming the Mexican joint
commissioners sugr ,s'ing tina, there
must he some way fu. six men Of AFFAIRS
~ NV Wv s'tt' 'ifh fffh' " 'D''
Mexico and the United States. Elisco
Arredondo. the Mexican ambassador
Designate. replied TO Secretary Lansing
and Luis Cabrera spoke for his col
leagues.
" Main Problems.
Nothing va revealed at In" luncheon
or in the more informal conversations
which took place before and after that
dmiahe net as to what Will he
the particular and definite aims of the
commission.
Although the matter is not crystallized
In so many words IL Is recognized by
each side that the commission has two
main problems to solve. The hrst 10 to
smooth out the cmbarrtssiiIg aud danger-
Gus border situation. involving the
presence OF an American army in Mexico.
and 80 restore the credit OF the Wi,Suh
Administration Offering it another
diplomatic victory and tho second. all
important to the Mexican commissioners.
~ to ind ways and means of procuring
for the Carranza Government "A loan Of
such size-of AT least 800. o 1900. ac-
cordinH 10 ruinor.--as viii permit the
First Chef to r~"organize his chaotic
finances and give some color OF pros
peri.y To his Government.
Men familiar with the situation pre-
dict that an EFFORT Will be made To- trade
tho FIRST consideration for the seCond
that the Mexicans will agree To- soinc
plan by which the Wilson Administra-
ton may save its face providing the
" ilson Administration lunches banking
interests TO agree TO the necessary gil
gsntic loan.
Luncheon Avoids Business.
The inwardness of the commissions
business was necessarily not even limited
at during the luncheon. Courteous gen
eralities and optimism characterized that
function. There were present. In addt-
ton to Mr.. Lansing, the host. the three
American joint commissioners. Franklin
X. Lane. Judge George Gray and John
Il Mott the three Mexican Joint com
m!ss.oners. Luis Cabrera. Alberto j.
PAM. president Of the National Railways
of Mexico. and 1gnacio Boni!las. Minister
of Communications and Public Works
Ambassador Designate Arredondo. l.. ;.
Rowe, secretary TO the American COM
mission Juan r. Rojo, secretary to the
Mexican commission Henry p. Fletcher.
the American Amba ssador Designate 10
Mexico Juan r. Burns. Mexican Con-
sul-General at New York stephen Bon
sal. attache Of the state Department
and adviser to ia" American commits
sion, ana John Linn Rodgers irtsueht
Nileohs special agent 70 afr'mza'
Atter expressing very formally ms
pleasure IN greeting the MEXICAN COM
m~isslohets. secretary Lansing auueu
Il need nos as~ur" you that my Gov
'~rhlneht mas ne-n inspire" ~'hr"ushou'
me past thftr years WIN u Slh'et" ue-
sire g. arrange IN an HhIiEihIe way the
numerous Questions "h''h nave "r'sS'n ~
a result "' the 'N.l s'fue "hl'h mas
shaken the Mexican f~S'ru'i'c 10 us NerS
i"t'nuitlohS' W" nave watched IN"
progress OF me revolution WIN ANXIOUS
S"!iciudr' We nave 'Tled 10 ne falr IN
JudGment ana TO So" 'h'ngs IRON IN"
point oil view or those VINO control 'he
dtstlhlrS OF Mexico
IT ~ not my purpose 10 dwei' upon the
SUBJECTS when VIII ne considered by the
COMMISSION Inc immediate suhJ''t ana
me immediate" cause OF your meeting
mere to-da! IL the situation along IN" IN
'erha''ohal BOUNDARY h-l,"Nt that a
temporary solution coNId De l"ahlIy
round. but the Government or the nlted
states SEEKS a permanent, not " tenn
pfarA' settlement or the dlfhcuI'N, ana
teel assured that the Government OF
Mexico desires nothing less.