New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-03
Carranza Tells Com
mission He Will
Police Border.
AMERICANS HEAR
OF REBEL RAIDS
Reports Affect Delibera-
tiOnS of Joint Com
mission.
From , sAn Correspondent, Of The Tribune. J

[From q stan Correspondent Of The Tribune
Atlantic City, Oct. 2.-Presentation
to the American members of the Mex
ican-American Joint Commission by
General Carranza's representatives of
a definite border protection plan, cal
culated to prevent further bandit raids
into United States territory, marked
the reopening of the peace boards
conferences at the Hotel Traymore to-
day.
While details of the proposal were
not divulged, it is understood that the
plan calls for the immediate with
drawal of Pershing's- troops and the
concentration of a large Constitu-
tonalist force in the territory now in
American control. A further provision
is for a Mexican military patrol of the
northern boundaries Of the states OF
Sonora, Chihuahua and Coahuila. The
Mexicans hold that the dc facto gov
eminent has ample military strength
TO carry out this programme without
neglecting other sections Of the coun-
try in which enemies of the de facto
government are operating.
The American representatives., while
they express themselves as convinced
of the growth, control and strength
of the Constitutionaiist government"
were not unimpressed by, reports. to-
day of renewed rebel attacks in various
sections of the states of Vera Cruz
and Oaxaca. They nave, however, taken
the Mexican border protection proposal
under consideration, and decision, it
was said may be expected soon.
"The Mexicans are sad" said a
former Mexican official who came here
70 "see what is going on"
Effect of L. s. Election.
Election Day is coming quickly and
the opportunity TO arrange advantage
ranZistas, and the rest of the world
is passing quickly, too. II Mr.. Hughes
is elected President of the United
States Mr.. Carrsnza will have TO leave
for Havana or Paris-or somewhere
out Of Mexico. If Wilson falls, Car
rama falls, and Wilson's fall seems
near. That's why the Mexican COM
missioners are sad
Whetner tnlS explanation OF lne
Mexicans' detection be correct or other
wise there is no doubt that the prox-
unity of Election Day is influencing
them to hurry negotiations. They real
ize that no matter what the election
outcome may be Mexico will find ad-
vantageous parley with the United
States extremely difficult after the vot-
ing is over.
The conferees met this afternoon for
further consideration of the border
protection plan. and this evening rep
resentatives of American mining in
terests were received by the American
commissioners. The mining men,
headed by William Loeb. jr., of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, came from New York 10 enlighten
further the commissioners regarding
industrial conditions in Mexico. A
forty-page complaint against Car
Ianza's confscatory DEGREES was sc. I
by the mining interests TO the COM
mission recently.
Personnel OF Delegation.
The delegation OF mining representa-
tives was composed of Henry Bruere
and Julian d. Beatty, of the American
Metals Company; Judge j. ID. Half. Of
Omaha, general counsel for Phelps
Dodge & Co. and the Greene Cananca
properties; William Mason Smith, Of
the Compania Metalurgica Mexicana;
Charles Earl. of the American Smelt-