The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-05
MEXICAN ENVOYS| TOLD OUR VIEWS| ON WITHDRAWAL
Must Assure Protection to Outsiders Before Army
 Comes Back.

Atlantic City. N. J., Oct. 5-The American Commissioners served mo- tice on the Carranza delegates to the Mexican conference that Gen. Persh- ing will stay in Mexico until order Is restored south of the Rio Grande and the Carranza government has demon strated that 1t can assure to Mexico resumption of her normal position among the nations of the world.
 Before leaving New London the American Commissioners presented to the Mexican delegates certain pro- posals, the acceptance of which they held to be essential before effect could be given to any agreement to withdraw the American force. These proposals, although not couched as demands, called for assurance from the Carranza government that certain things would be done.
 More Than 8 Border Question.
 Instead of a direct response to these proposals the Mexican Commissioners last Monday presented their plan for protecting the border, which calls Tor the withdrawal with the least possible delay of all American troops from Mexican soil.
 It was in order to bring home to the Mexican Commissioners in a manner which could not be misinterpreted the determination of the United States Government that this conference shall not dwindle down to the settling Of a mere border question buts hall deal in a broad and comprehensive manner with the social, economic and political regeneration of Mexico that Secretary Lane devoted the whole morning to presentation of the American position. When the conference adjourned the following official statement was is- sued:
 The morning session of the
 American and Mexican joint com
 mission was devoted to the pres
 entation to the Mexican Comis-
 sioners by their American collea-
 gues of the importance of giving
 consideration to certain questions
 which have a distinct internation- \ al bearing because of their effect
 on the status and the rights of
 foreigners who have invested their
 capital in Mexican enterprises.
 The position taken by the Ameri-
 can Commission is that the satis-
 factory solution of these ques-
 tions is an integral and necessary
 part of a general programme the '
 purpose of which is to assure to
 Mexico the resumption of her nor
 ma1 position among the nations
 of the earth.
 Cannot Be a Law to Herself The. American Commissioners in- sisted that Mexico cannot be law to herself and that she must come to a realization of her relationship to the rest of the family of nations. The presentation by the American Com missioners was not limited to the status and rights of United States citizens but included all foreigners.
 The firm stand taken by the Amer+1 ican commission was preceded by a very full statement of the attitude of the American people toward Mexico, and it was pointed out to the Car rarlza delegates that the people of the Unuited States not only abhor the idea of intervention but cherish the friend Hest feelings toward Mexico and will rejoice to see peace and order restored by the Mexfcans themselves.
 The Mexican Commissioners are personally all convinced of the good intentions of the United States, but they have repeatedly pointed out that the people of Mexico as a whole dis trust American motives and protesta- tions of friendship and that this dis trust is accentuated by the presence of American forces in Mexico at the present time.
 Getting Peons Back to Work
 In connection with the questions which the American Commissioners deem essential to the international re- lations of Mexico, it may be said that the opening up of the mines and rail- roads and the getting of the Mexican peons back to work are deemed of first importance. As Secretary Lane put it yesterday morning, Mexico must sub- stitute the pick and shovel for the rifle and machetG" If once she can be put back to work her rehabilitation is only a matter of time.
 Dr. Cabrera went to Philadelphia yesterday afternoon. The American Commissioners met separately and consulted their advisers, James Linn Rodgers and Stephen Bonsal.
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