Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-14
U. s. Commissioners Seek Explanation for Conhscat- ory System Now Employed Against U. s. Holdings. CARRANZA'S CURRENCY ALSO ASKED EXPLAINED American Delegates Ernest for Guarantees that United States Shall Not Be Dis criminated Against.
(By Review Leased Wire.)


 NEW LONDON, Sept. 13.-Sugges' tions as to what methods shall be em- ployed to establish peace on the Mex ican border were submitted today to Major General Tasker H. Bliss, by the American members of the American Mexican joint commission. The off cer's opinion to the possibility of creating an international police to guard the border. No conclusion, however, was reached and the com missioners will continue their confer ences with General Bliss tomorrow.
 Mining Laws Discussed.
 The joint commission dealt wholly today with the question raised by the decrees issued by General Carranza which affect American controlled min ing properties in Mexico. An ex- haustive study of the situation was begun. The Mexican commissioners explained in detail the purposes of the decrees, insisting that they were de- signed to promote the mining indus try, not to drive out American capital and cOnfiscate their holdings.
 General Bliss Consulted.
 In brief conferences with General Bliss the American commissioners took under advisability a proposal of such a system of border patrol that a part of the Mexican troops now en- gagged in this duty would be released for duty at a distance from the line.
 They considered also the position of Americans living along the border, as reported by General Bliss and ob- tained from that officer estimates as to the number of soldiers necessary to put into effect any of the plans suggested.
 Discussing the wider aspects of the commissions work. Secretary Lane said tonight it was probably unique in the history of the international bodies in that it was going into all that concerned the life of a nation; its economic conditions, it's political struggles and its plans of govern ment.
 Even the international responsibili- ties of Mexico were being taken over, and it was reported that all the points had been considered in order that enduring government should be set up. Complaints of American mining interests in Mexico led to the pres ent investigation.
 Mine Rule Explained.
 In explaining the features com plained of, the Mexican commissioners pointed out that one of the aims of the CarranZa government was to pre- vent speculative and unproductive monopolization of mining lands. The Carranza government, it was said, vir- tually has reversed the system in operation during the Diaz government. Under the Diaz plan the rate of tax ation on mining claims diminished in direct ratio to the number Of claims, whereas under the Carranza plan the purpose is to encourage the stalking of a relatively small number of claims which actually are to be oper- ated and to discourage the holding of large tracts of mining land simply for speculative purposes.
 Mexican Money Discussed.
 Another series of complaints had to do with the attempt Of the Carran- "a government to compel merchants and corporations to accept paper currency at a rate far in excess of its current value. The attention Of the Mexican commissioners was directed to instances in which the military commanders, through decrees, threat ened with death any person who re- fused to accept paper currency at it's par value, and for a similar offense also had threatened merchants with the confiscation of their property. The Mexican commissioners pointed out that in so vast a country it was humanly impossible to guard against possible abuses, but they laid stress on the fact that though decrees might be promulgated by certain military commanders, the central government has always urged moderation, but there was not a single record where any of these penalties had been car ried out