The Washington herald., 1916-09-28
Seen and Heard by George Miner.

New London, Conn.,, Sept. 27.-The whole
colony of Mexicans and Americans here con-
nected with the international conference commits
sion eat together in private dining room.
don't quite see the object of it, as there is
plenty of room in the main dining room, which
is the handsomest apartment in the whole hotel
and it is certainly not done for secrecy, as the
secretaries and families OF the commits soners are
included.
Distinguished persons, however, who come
here at the request of the commissioners are not
allowed the distinction that is accorded the
STRIPPING secretaries and the wives and daughters
of the distinguished commissioners For in
stance, when Maj. Cen Bliss, chief of the army
staff, came here he not invited into the
mealtime sanctum sanctorum. He was allowed
TO wander out into the main dining room and sit
at little table, with his aid who attends him
/ suppose the underlying idea of this meal
time exclusiveness is that the persons directly in
volved in the conference may become very friend
ly in very informal way. To most outsiders
though, this excusiveness seems little snob-
bish but | am such an idea has never enter
ed the head of Secretary Lane.
lnformalty is the order of the day always
and spirit of comradeship has been bred which
is stimulating the commissioners in their efforts
to find solution of the problem
Very little is known in the United States
about the three Mexican commissioners but there
are few men in sister republic who better
typify the spirit of the Mexico of today than do
these same three men-Louis Cabrera, Alberto
PAM and Ignacio Bonillas. All three have been
prominent in her struggle for rcadjustment OF
social and economic conditions and better gov
ernment.
They have already impressed the Americans
as being earnest men of character and capacity
None of them has been in the army or holds
any military title
Mr. Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican COM
mission, is the minister of finance in Mr.. Car
ranzas cabinet. He is a polished, businesslike
man who talks very good English and is thor
oughly familiar with this country as he has
visited it frequently. He is an able lawyer, a
ing public speaker. He was one Of the shining
lights in the Mexican Congress during the Madero
regime
Since Carranza became First Chief, Mr.. Ca
brera has been his constant supporter and prin-
clpal adviser. He is enthusiast, an optimist
and something of dealist He believes in
Mexico for the Mexcans and that Mexico knows
better what's the matter with her than any one
else. Still he is glad to listen.
Senor PAM is artist by temperament and
inclination and he looks it, but he only ndulges
in art as a recreation. He is an engineer OF
note and the president of the Mexican National
Railways. He is university graduate and OF
the School of Mines, and although only little
more than 80 years old is considered one OF
the ablest men in the Csrranza party.
He speaks English slowly, but he understands
it perfectly. More than that, he knows how to
be silent in all the languages there are.
Mr.. Bonlas looks and talks as much like
an American as Mexican He is a graduate
OF the Massachusetts, School of Technology and
his wife is an American. He spent his boyhood
in Arizona and is thoroughly familiar with the
American viewpoint.
He is rugged patriot and left his mines and
engineering works to help out the revolutionary
party with his knowledge, experience and ability
He is in charge of the department of communica-
tons, which includes the post and telegraph
service, the highways and the harbor and river
improvements. Ability is written all over him