New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
netails of Settlement Plan
Expected To Be Made
Public Soon.
BORDER CONDITIONS
SHOW IMPROVEMENT
treasury Department Lifts En-
barge on Exports, Except
Munitions of War.
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Warrington. July 2i.-Announcement
-, agreement with Mexico, the com
,r,.s details Of which it is believed
,,-,ady have been substantially agreed
mon. s. expected in the next few days.
:. WAS admitted az the State Depart
-,r. to-day that note had been re-
,.ved from The &c facto government
a Mexico. dated july Il, bu; all COM
rent or /. was refused.
Arbassado~ Designate Arredondo
,.x Acting Secretary Polk before the
c,b;re, meeting this morning. There
49, no further discussion Of terms. II
4. understood, the ambassador merely
.,,linc TO inquire whether the tenta-
~. agreement had been accepted by
-. American government So far as
yeveo is concerned. the terms that
A., besa outlined sre declared per
fcc.., satisfactory.
Observers who have been in close
,s.,s with the Mexican negotiations
,,r hat the terms will be almost ex-
,-.v the same as those outlined in the
ssra,ches published this morning from
Mexico City.
Matters To Be Discussed.
The matters which the joint commits
,on Of six members will be empowered
70 discuss will be divided into these
groups:
Those relating 20 the withdrawal Of
the American troops. with redraft-
ine OF the emergency protocol prepared
after :he Columbus raid. which will
r-oyide for the crossing Of the border
bv troops OF either nation in pur-
SUI OF bandits.
Questions relating 20 investigation
A. raids and disturbances on the bor-
5er. as well as into their sources. The
Nexica.s have been insistent on this
feature. &C they hope to prove that
much OF The trouble has been due to
vaccinations OF interventionlsts on the
American side.
In some quarters il was reported
,o.nirbt that Chief Justice White, aided
by Major General Goethals, who recent
M resigned as Governor Of the Panama
Canal Zone. and Frederick Lehman,
former Solicitor General and mem
bsr Of the A b c mediation conference
a, Niagara Falls, had been considered
fov American commissioners. The name
o. Louis d. Brandeis, associate justice
Of The Supreme Court, also was men
toned There was nothing TO indicate
however, that any selections had been
made
Cabrera, Mexican Minister OF Finance,
vii head the Mexican commission. Men
toned as his probable associates are
men Of great prominence IN Mexican
economic life. and II is argued from
this that General Carranza realizes that
the commission may have far greater
task than the mere settlement OF the
border disputes.
Political Situation Improved.
Objections 70 the recall of American
troops being a subject for the commits
von. Il was intimated to-day, are much
less vigorous than they were several
weeks ago. Not only has the political
situation improved, but reports from
the border indicate that order on the
Mexican side is being rapidly re-
established.
officials were particularly encour-
aged today by the news that General
Gales. Carranza commander IN Sonora,
had turned over the Nacozari Railroad
70 lis American managers and permit
Ted the restoration of traffic across the
border
The repor. that the Carranzistas
gerc moving 1000 troops from along
General Pershing's line 10 the west
toast for transport to Lower California
10 pu: loUn the revolt there was also
,akeu as a sign of increased friendh-
tess and declining suspicion. mat
these troops can be spared from North
On Mexico is taken as evidence that
,rde- is fairly well restored.
Lover California Independent.
Governor Cantu has held sloof from
al factions in Mexico, and Lower Cali
fornia virtually has been an inde-
pendent state since the war between
Csrranza and Villa began. When the
d iactO government extended lts con-
i.ol over other portions OF Northern
Mexico General Carranza sent an oihcer
totake over command OF the territory.
Ite Governor put the official back on the
train, with instructions TO tell General
CGrranzs that when stable govern
n.nt had been established Lower Cali
tornig would Join il. lie also served
aciict that either Carranza or villa
forces entering his territory would be
attacked
Al army has been maintained by
Governor Cantu through the levy of a
zeal estate tax. lie has had frequent
dealings with American officials over
the water supply for the Imperial Val,
.ey region Of California, and assured
secretary Lane, who called on him
some time ago, that Lower California
was more prosperous and peaceful than
a. any previous time in its history.
Nj restrictions upon the movement
o. exports into Mexico, except muni-
lions Of war and machinery for their
manufacture, were removed to-day by
''-e' u the Treasury Department
Embargo Gradually Lifted.
Without the formality of proclama
,uoh, an embargo on shipments into
MeSieo was put into effect by customs
SinGl military authorities soon after
Niuas raid on Columbus. Two weeks
'so The State and War departments