Evening star., 1916-07-29
Washington Officials Expect
Carranza to Consent to Ex-
tension of Negotiations.
WANT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT
EVERY QUESTION AT ISSUE
State Department Will Insist That
the Conferences Be Held Within
the United States.

Washington officials today
looked for an early agreement by
Gen. Carranza to suggestions fol
the extension of the powers o1
an international joint commission
to settle border difficulties, which
accompanied the American ac-
ceptance of Mexico's proposal for
that form of settlement. The
State Department notified Car
ranza's ambassador here last
night that the commission plan
was satisfactory.
American officials do not want to stop
at discussion of problems dealing solely
with bandit raids and the presence in
Mexico of United States troops. They
want to take up the whole Mexican
tang1e. hoping the conferences may
bring suggestions for the reconstruction
Of Mexico on a firm economical and
financial basis. This they consider a
matter Of first Importance.
1t will be two weeks at least, officials
believe, before the commission can meet.
The State Department will insist that
conferences be held within the United
States. Appointment Of American mem
bers will await Carranza's reply. Presi-
dent Wilson Is understood to have under
consideration already a score Of men as
commissioners. These include Chief
Justice White. Maj. Gen. Goethals,
Frederick Lehman and Justice Louis
Brandeis. Luis Cabrera, Mexican minis
ter of finance. it is understood. will
head the Mexican commissioners.
Are Closing In on Villa.
Ten thousand Carranza troops are
closing in upon Villa and his followers
in southern Chihuahua. according to ad-
vices received from Mexico City by the
Mexican ambassador designate, Senor
Arredondo. Destruction Of the bandit
is certain. is the assurance given.
This is the first Mexican official ac-
Acknowledgement that Villa still lives. The
State and War departments have no
positive information regarding villa
and official opinion differs.
The statement Of Senor Arredondo
follows:
The Mexican embassy has been in
formed by cable from Mexico City that
high military officials Of the govern
ment now assert that with Gordon OF
10000 men closing around him. and de-
termined on his capture. Villa at last
may truthfully be said to be in immi-
nent danger OF elimination from the
general problem of Mexican politics.
Extending tho Cotton Crop.
"The same cable conveys the informa-
ton that the department Of agriculture
has taken in hand the development OF
the state of Guerrero as a cotton. pro-
ducing area
TN times gone by cotton has been
planted on small scale in Guerrero
and 1t Is found that it grows well and
the climate is completely suitable to it.
With the view Of making Guerrero a
great cotton producing district, $4,000
acres Of land have been prepared and
the government has shipped fifty tons
of cotton seed.
Gen. Lopez de Lara, governor of the
federal district, has ordered all super
intendents of haciendas (plantations)
in the territory under his command to
character not at present under cultiva-
tion to the neighboring farmers in or
red to assure the immediate planting OF
all available areas Orders of a sim
liar character have been issued
throughout the other states of the re-
public"