Arizona republican., 1916-11-22
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 21.- Whether the long conference of the Mexican American joint commission will end with an amicable adjustment of the problems faced by Mexico and the United States or by a disagree ment which may result in still more serious differences depended tonight on General Carranza's representatives. The Americans placed before the Mexi- cans today a plan involving the with drawal of the American troops now in Mexico under General Pershing and the future protection of life and prop erty along the international frontier The MeXicans have not replied. ln- stead, they have offered few counter suggestions to gain further time
 That the close of the conference will not come much before the end of the week was indicated by the departure tonight of Dr. J. R. Mott, one of the Americans, for Cleveland, where he will speak tomorrow night. He expected to return late Thursday and be pres ent at the meeting Friday of the com missioners.
 The departure of Luis Cabrera for Philadelphia tonight was much more of puzzle than was the going of Dr. Mott. Mir Cabrera went without ad- vising the American commissioners of his intention and it was only after he had left that it was said by one of the attaches of the Mexican commis- sion that he had gone to consult Ra- fael Nieto. sub secretary of finance who came to the United States several days ago regarding changes in the mining decrees There was prevalent here an opinion that he might also re- | ceive through Mir. Nieto fresh indica- | tions of what General Carranza desir- ed him and his colleagues to do. Mir Cabrera left word here that he would l be back in the morning
 Secretary of the Interior Lane and | his colleagues faced the Mexican rep- resentatives today and in terms that were not ambiguous and that appeared
 to admit of little debate. submitted the 1 American proposition. They insisted | that the rights of all foreigners in | Mexico, American or otherwise. must | be respected.
 1 Under the terms of the program the | American troops will be withrrawn within sixty or ninety days if in that time General Carranza has demon strated his ability to prevent raids in | their vicinity. This conditional with 1 drawal is to be followed by the polio | ing of the border by the two armies. ] I American army win do it's work on it's 4 oat-fi side and the Mexican army vili
 be expected to see that disturbances l south of the line are not carried into 1 the United States.
 l. case raiders cross the border into | the United States. the American gov 1 ernment is prepared to pursue them
 into Mexico. No restrictions will be
 accepted as to the size of the force and
 no limit 10 the field of operations would
 be recognized.
 l When the program was laid before 1 the Mexican commissioners they ap- | peared not to believe that the Ameri - ! cans really meant that the final stage ] of the long conference had arrived and
 that the American proposal was of so
 drastic a character. They offered no
 debate. but asked time for consid l eration.
 At the afternoon joint session the 1 MeNicans offered few suggestions. the
 exact character of which could not be
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