Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-19
COMES
BACK NOT SIGNED
Carranza Not Displeased With
Document, but Rejects
Lanes Attitude.
COMMISSION MEETS AGAIN
Long Drawn-Out Conference Of
Joint Body Resumed and
Will Last All Week.

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. Is Cen
crtl Carran2a's representatives on the
McNican-American joint commission
made to the American members today
the admission that the protocol signed
three weeks ago had not been ratified.
They supplemented that admission.
however with "A declaration of the at
titudc of the tarranZa government
aud assured the Americans that the
delay IN ratification did not signify
the rejection of the agreement which
they had signed after almost three
months of consideration. The exact
character of the communication from
the McNicans was not made public.
but II was evident at the close of the
conference that both Americans and
MeXicans regarded rs probable the Of
fetal sanction of the protocol and the
resumption OF the sessions at which
IT has been planned to discuss ques-
tions at issue between the govern
mcnts OF the United States and
McNiCo.
Meet tgain Today.
Two sessions were held aud late
today when the commission adjourned
IT was announced that another meet
ins would be held tomorrow. Unless
a break IN the conferences. now uncN-
pcctcd. occurs, II was said tonight
that the sessions might Ice continued
until near the end OF the week when
and adjournment would be taken until
after New Years day.
II was indicated that Carranza had
withheld ratification when the prOto-
col was submitted To him by Alberto
j. Pant the commissioner who carried
the document from Atlantic City to
Quvrcturo. not so much because he
found the terms Of the agreement inn
possible as because he felt that the
declaration Of the United States gov
crrmcnts attitude made by Secretary
of the Interior Lane as chairman Of
the commission made II Inconsistent
for him to accept It without In turn
defining the position of his govern
ment. Secretary Lane had placed be-
fore the Mexican commissioners u
supplemental statement In which he
had clearly indicated that the Amcri-
can government was determined to
witness an Improvement OF conditions
in Mexico and that the American
troops would be sent across the bord or
IN pursuit of bandits and that no
restrictions would he tolerated.
First CHIEF Pcc,cd.
tNlluh Hol lntluutu III tHc piulOCOl
Catrauaa interpreted this statement as
vit1lN connected with the agreement
and has protested against the pursu-
ancc of sucn a policy by the United
States. To the conditions named in
the protocol for the withdrawal OF
American troops now in chihuahua
under General pcrshng IL is under
stood he made no serious objection.
The terms fer their withdrawal are
that they shall bc taken out within
forty days after ratification OF the
protocol II in that time bandits have
not altered conditions in that part Of
the country so materially that the
peace of the border would he mcnaced
and that CarranZa would garrison the
territory as the Americans are with
drawn.
Carran2a signed no communication
To the commission. but authorized Mr..
iani to draft and to submit the state
mcnt intended as counter declara-
ton Of policy. II was learned that the
Mexican commissioners were en-
powered To use their judgment IN
phrasing the document and that they
were urged by CarranZa not TO cause
a break with the Americans If il
could bc avoided