New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-21
Ruthless Pursuit of
Bandits in Case of
Raids Threatened
GREATER BORDER
ACTION PLANNED
Lane Will End Parleys if
u. S. Demands Are
Not Granted

From STAN Correspondent, o. The TSibune.l
Atlantic City, Nov. 20.-A virtual
ultimatum will be delivered tomorrow
to Carranza's representatives by the
American members Of the joint Mexi-
can commission. They will be told the
only terms upon which the United
States will agree to withdraw the
Pershing column from Mexico, and
they will be required to accept those
terms before the commission proceeds
to consider other phases of the prob
lem before it.
II they reject the plan proposed by
the United States the Americans Will
abandon the conferences. If they ask
for time to communicate with their
first chief it will be granted, but the
Americans will make it plain that
undue delay will not be tolerated.
Franklin X. Lane, chairman of the
American section of the commission,
returned this afternoon from Washing
ton. where he went to confer with
President Wilson. He acquainted the
President with the difficulty encoun-
tered by the American commissioners
because of the Mexican unwillingness
20 meet the United States half way in
the solution of the differences between
the two countries. He brought to the
Presidents consideration the border
protection plan evolved by him and
his American colleagues and recently
submitted to the Mexicans, and was
upheld in his contention that the plan
was fair to Mexico and should be ac-
cepted by CarraLza.
.- Mexican Proposal Rejected
A counter proposal offered by the
Mexican ENJOYS also was submitted to
President Wilson. This provided,
among other things, for neutral zone
between the two countries, in which
the troops of both governments might
operate against marauders. The plan
called for half of the zone to be in
Mexico and the other half in the
United States. This proposal was re-
garded unfavorably by the President,
who upheld the plan suggested by the
American commissioners.
Details of the plan are withheld, but
it is understood to provide: First, the
recall of Pershing's troops to the
American side of the border; second,
the concentration of Carranzists forces
in the territory evacuated BY Pershing;
third, the establishment Of adequate de
facto government patrols at strategic
points along the frontier. A fourth
provision is that the United States
forces in case of necessity shall be
permitted By Mexico to enter Mexican
territory to pursue bandits.
Cabrera in Minority
The last provision has been objected
70 by Luis Cabrera, chairman o. the
Mexican conferrees, although Alberto
J. Pani and lgnscio n. BonIlas, his fell
low commissioners, DO not regard 1t un-
favorably. It is considered possible
that they may be able to win Cabrera
over to their views and preven. disrup-
ton of the conference.
In Gaze the Mexicans reject the pro-
posal the American commissioners will
recommend that the Pershing column
be withdrawn and that all available
- > tsa1
the border, and that IN the case OF
furtheg border raids troops be ordered
to pur4ue the raiders until capture is
made. railroads and other facilities be-
ing used without the iormality OF a
permit from the de facto government.
The feeling among the rank and file
OF the Mexicans here tonight is that
the American terms will be accepted be-
cause. II for no other reason, break
with the United States would render
i impossible for Csr-snza TO aoat
rev loan, an achievement which they
say will be easy If harmony between
the two governments is maintained
Mine Tax To BE Lower
Cabrera. the so-called stumbling
block to peace. refuses 10 say what
his attitude will be lie announced to-
night that he had reached ar agreement
with the committee OF American mining
men who had complained TO him re-
earding the confscatory nature Of Car
ranza's taxation DEGREES. The tax on
mined gold and silver ore will be re-
duced from 10 10 per cent and that
on bullioa from 10 pc. cent. Cabrera
SAYS this will allow resumption o. ria
ing on a profitable basis.
"We are trying TO do ali possible for
American Industry in Mexico" he said.
THE newspapers say ! am d stumbling
block TO peace. Well. as Thomas a
Kempis, whom read much. says: To
be praised does not make one good; to
be despised does not make one bad.
six years ago to-day began the
Msdero revolution. a bid for freedom.
an attempt for life and liberty. It
would be unlikely for me TO obstruct
peace on this anniversary day
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