Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-26
MEXICO 70 YIELD
On WITHDRAWAL
COMMISSION AGREES TO POST.
PoNE CONSIDERATION OF
PERsHlNa's PRESENCE.
AMERICAN COMMISSION
FIRM IN ITS STAND
Certain That No Military Zone Will Be
Created-Carranza Not to Consent
to Cooperation Between American
and Mexican Forces = constabuIary
Plan May Be Accepted.

New LONDON, conn, sept. 90 III
representatives of General Carranza a
the New London conference have
agreed to the postponement of the con.
sideration of the withdrawal of Gen
eral Pershing's command until plar
has been adopted for the protection
of the American border.
While apparently this is not import
ant. it has bearing upon the work
of the joint commission which is full!
appreciated by those participating In
the negotiations. The Mexican com
mission came here with one purpose
only in view-the withdrawal of Amer
lean troops from Mexican SOIL
They have required again and again
TO this point, altho the discussion
which has taken place has related to
the entire internal situation in their
country.
Order General Pershing home. they
have said, and then an agreement can
be reached on. all other matters.
lnsistence of Americans.
The American commission has cour-
teously. but resolutely, refused to rec
ommend the retirement of the Per-
shing force. 1t has insisted that be-
fore our soldiers can be withdrawn
there must be approved by both gov
ernments feasible plan for the pro-
lection of Americans and their prop
erty both in MeXica and along the
border.
Discussion of half dozen plans has
taken place, but nothing has come of
it because of the tenacity with which
the Mexican commissioners have chung
TO the letter of their instructions from
General Carranza.
Two sessions of the joint commission
were held today. The discussion took
a wide range, covering such minor
points, SO far as the, United States is
concerned in the marriage and divorce
laws enforced by the Carranza govern
ment
However. the big thing conceded by
the Mexicans, as stated above, was
the expressed willingness to consitier
plans for the maintenance of peace and
order along the border, preliminary to
the withdrawal of General Pershing's
Exactly what plan will be deter
mined upon cannot be forecast, for the
simple reason that the commissioners
themselves do not know what 1t will be-
No Military Zone.
One thing only is certain. That is
a military zone will not be created in
northern Mexico wherein American
troops may pursue Villa and his ban
dts. 1t seems certain. also, that Cen
real Carranza will not agree to mill
tary cooperation between American
troops and his own forces.
There remains the question of the
of q constabulary. In this
General Snyman, who
fought with the Beers in South Africa
against the British, has arrived at New
Ostensibly he has come here
to ascertain what the commission in
tends to ds. so that he may return to
his fellow countrymen. who form big
colony In northwestern Mexico. and
advise them Of what they may ex-
pect.
1t has been proposed that with the
assent of the Carranza government
some able civilian Of military training
shall organize constabulary- and en-
ploy it in the suppression of banditry
and the establishment Of peace and or
der.
The Washington government I'M
would approve such a plan,
If the Carranza government would
agree to give the constabulary free
hand and to see that it had adequate
funds for the payment of the men. The
Carranza generals, however. who have
had control of territory and have prof.
tied thereby, naturally would register
emphatic protests against the service
of "mercenaries," and it is doubtful
that General Carranza, even If he so
desired. would deem it advisable to OPP
pose them.