Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-16
Bliss Says Country Would
Fall With Removal of
Pershing's Forces.
BORDER PATROL
MEANS PROBLEMS
70 Dispose Small Forces of
Picked Men in Noun
tain Country.

AYEW LONDON. Conn, Sept. 10
~ A suggestion that the Mexican
GOV ernment create constabuiafy TOT
border duty similar to the rurales OF
the Diaz regime was made today our
ing brief session OF the American
Mexican Joint commission concluding
the second week OF Its deliberations
Apparently the plan for joint police
force previously discussed was apah-
aoned as impracticaDle aiter the com
nisSioners had conferred with NAL
Con. Tasker H. Bliss. assistant chlel
Of staff OF the United States army
The three Mexican commissioners
left for New York to join in the cele-
hrutlon there tomorrow OF the Mexi-
can national holiday arranged by
consular officials. DR.. John r. Mott
of the American commission Is absent
on personal business, but his assist
ants. Secretary Lane and Judge Gray
are devoting their time to a study or
tclcgraphic reports from the bordeI
and the interior OF Mexico, transmitted
by the state and war departments.
General Bliss, It was learned, made
to the ioint commission today dis
passionate statement Of the situation
he believed would follow General
Pcrshing's withdrawal from Mexico
before a properly constituted CON
stabulary is created to relieve his
troops. II Is understood he pointed
out problems In the way of an effor!
70 create border police under dual
authority.
Must See Responsibility.
There IL reason to believe the Amer
ican commissioners have sought to I'M
prcss their Mexican conterees with the
view that Mexico must recogpize
responsibility Tor the depredations het
nationals may commit on the border
If good relations are to be unimpaircd
The whole question of creatlonG Il
nonmllitary police force to put down
bandits In their hill retreats Is based
on this footing and II II believed the
suggestion that the Carranza govern
ment undertake this task for itseli
as an international Obligation came
from the Mexican commissioners.
The theory is that force OF care
fully selected mounted police could be
disposed in small posts in the hill
country. The chase would become an
individual pursuit rather than a mill
tary movement which becomes inef-
tectve II the bandits scatter anc
mlngle with peaceful residents. The
police would check up the comings and
Roings of every man In a suspected
community. MOVING swittly ana un'
hampercd by women camp followers
who form the commi5sdry OF Mexi-
can military force. the rurales 1t IL
believed. could do much toward put
tug permanent check on brigandage
To Consider Claims.
The queation OF Meyico's responsi'
hinty to protect the American border
will he discussed next week. The Amer
lean commissioners are disposed MOI
TO stand upon any technical laws, bu
to deal with The situation as one oi
fact taking into consideration Mexico''
social and economical conditions.
other questions it has been planned
to discuss next week are plans fol
the consideration Of claims of Ameri
can citizens against Mexico: allega
tions of American property owners "
Mexico thai their property Is beinl
confiscated by executive taxation or 10y
DEGREES providing for forfeiture; thu
right claimed by the government tC
take over lands owned by foreigners
on the ground that the property hai
not been used during the period wheI
It was impossible TO get to them t
operate them and the consideration
Of iecrees under which American citi
zens have been driven out Of Mexic'
or not permitted to practice thet
prOfessiOns