New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-23
Nav Meet CarranZa'S
Commissioners on
Jersey Coast.
WILL SETTLE
ALL PROBLEMS
Withdrawal of Troops
First Question To
Be Discussed.

Washington, Aug. ~. oecretary
Lansing announced tonight that the
American members of the joint COM
mission to undertake settlement of diff
ferences between the United States
and Mexico would be Franklin X. Lane,
Secretary Of the Interior; Judge George
Gray, of Wilmington. Del, and DR..
John r. Mott, of Montclair, n. J.
All the commissioners have accepted
their appointments. The Mexican
members were named some time ago,
and arrangements for their meeting
will be made immediately by Secretary
Lansing and Eliseo Arredondo, General
Carranza's S ambassador designate. Writ
ually the only question to be decided
is where the session shall be held. The
Mexicans are understood to prefer
some resort on the New Jersey coast.
Brandeis Unable to Serve.
Secretary Lane, who will head the
American group, was the first member
selected. Associate Justice Brandeis
was President Wilson's second choice,
but after conference with Chief
Justice White he decided his duties
would not permit him to serve.
The Mexican commissioners are LUIS
Babrera, Minister Of Finance; Ygnacio
Bonillas and Alberto Pani. Both Of the
latter are engineers, and Bonillas is a
graduate of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technogoly.
Probably the first problem taken up
by the joint commission will be the
proposed withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico.
Troop Problem First.
As General Funston has recommend
ed the recall of General Pershing's ex-
pedition, this is expected to be agreed
to by the American members. General
Carranza appointed his commissioners
"preferably" to discuss this question:
the negotiation of protocol covering
the crossing of the international bor-
der in pursuit of bandits and investi-
cation of the interests which might be
behind the raids into American terri
tory. The United States refused to
limit the discussion to these subjects
and others undoubtedly will be gone
into.
II has been suggested that out of the
discussion of economic conditions In
Mexico might come assurances that
would make it possible for American
financial and commercial interests TO
offer aid in the rehabilitation OF the
republic.
Guard May Quit Border.
There is a belief here that with
drawal of Pershing's expedition would
be followed soon by the recall OF the
National Guard from the border.
DR. John K. Mott has been iden -ified
with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation for thirty-one years. Since
1888 he has been chiefly concerned
with work in foreign lands. His famil-
iarity with conditions in China led to
an invitation from President Wilson IN
1918 TO become Minister 10 that nation
DR.. Mott refused the Office.
He is now secretary of the interna-
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association. head Of the
Worlds Christian Student Federation
and chairman of the continuation COM
mittee of the Worlds Missionary Con-
ference. As head of the latter COM
mittee DR.. Mott virtually has had su-
pervision over Protestant missionary
work in all parts of the world. He is
fifty-one years old and was graduated
from Cornell in 1883.
George Gray, ex-senator and former
Judge Of the United States Circuit
Court. is seventy-seven. He was APP
pointed a member of the Joint High
Commission at Quebec in 1898, was a
member of the International Perma-
nent Court Of Arbitration under The
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