Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-13
Last Meeting of the American Mexican Joint Commission to Be Held on Monday in the City of New York. ANNOUNCEMENT TO
 BE MADE AT TIME Also Expected to Be Sent at Once to Mexico City Strategic Position of the U. s. Troops Bad.
(By Review Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The next moves to be made by the United States in dealing with the de facto government of Mexico have been de cided upon by President Wilson and will be announced after the meeting in New York Monday of the Mexi- can-American joint commission. With drawal of the Pershing expedition across the American border and send ing of Ambassador Fletcher to Mex ico City are understood to be the first steps that will be taken,
 Secretary Lane and the other mem bers of the American commission, Dr. Mott and Judge Gray. will meet Car ranza's representatives in New York On Monday on what is supposed to be the final session of the commission. Already the American commissioners have informed the .Sexicans that in view of CarTanZa's repeated refusal to ratify the protocol signed at At lantic City after almost three months deliberation, they regard further con conferences as useless. Their atti- tude is approved by the President
 CarranZa suggested that his refusal to ratify the agreement entered into for the withdrawal of the American forces need not prevent the commis- sioners from considering the many other questions at issue between the two governments and it has been in timated to the American commits sioners that at least part of the Mexican commission will endeavor again at the meeting Monday to have the conferences resumed.
 It was indicated today that the withdrawal of the American troops would be carried out on conditions General Carranza was asked to agree to notwithstanding his failure to give his sanction.
 Carranza has protested against the refusal to permit him to receive from the United States the means of fight ing his enemies, but the position of the administration has been that sup plies intended for his forces have found their way too easily into the hands of bandits.
 Careful study by the administration of reports from Mexico has not con vinced officials of the truth of asser- tions that there has been radical i'm provement in the military situation in northern Mexico.
 Conditions in other parts of the country also are far from satisfactory according to official and unofficial in- formation reaching the state depart ment Manuel Palaez has continued to extend his field of operations along the east coast and Zapata is once more in possession of Cuernavaca. capital of Morelos. the state adjoin- ing the Federal District on the south. Between Mexico City and Vera Cruz armed bands continue to make the operations of trains problematical
 In determining to withdraw Per shing. the administration is under stood to have been informed, confi- dentially, by the unanimous belief of army officers that the troops are in a poor strategic position and would be of more service in protecting the bor- der if brought back to the American side to relieve national guardsmen now held there. Notice already has been given of the intention of the United States to send other expedi- tions into Mexico whenever the oper- ations of lawless forces on that side make it necessary.