Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-16

| formally was dissolved late today.
Secretary OF the Interior Lane and
the other members of the American
commission, DR.. !. r. Mott and Judge
George Gray, told the MeXicans that
thcy had recommended to President
| Wilson the despatch to Mexico of AM
| bassador Fletcher and the withdrawal
of the American troops from Chihua-
hua.
Mexicans Are Pleased.
| The Americans impressed upon the
Mexicans that with the dissolution of
the commission the Mexican problem
reverted to President Wilson. They
were careful not to leave in the minds
of the Mexicans the conviction that
President Wilson would accept the
recommendation that an accredited
diplomat be sent to Mexico and that
General Pershing's force be with
! drawn, but the intimation that he
would do so was conveyed.
| In spite of the Americans care,
however, the Mexicans had little doubt
tonight that full diplomatic relations
! " eweosas THO ex governments soon
Would be re-established and that un-
less unexpected complications arise
American troops will be removed from
Mexican territory within a few days.
The probability of such action was
| included in the report of the last
meeting, which was telegraphed to
General Carranza at Queretaro.
Main Object Accomplished.
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the
| Mexican commission, and 1gnacio
Bonillas and Alberto ]. PAM, the other
members, said they expected to leave
within a week or ten days for Mexico.
Mr.. Cabrera and Mr.. Bonillas will re-
sumo their places as members of Cen
eral Carranza's cabinet and Mr.. PAM
as director general of the government
railways. Notwithstanding the disso-
luton of the commission, they ex-
pressed themselves as pleased with the
result pointing out that with the
withdrawal of the American troops
the main object of CarranZa in send
ing them here would be accomplished.
The last session of the joint COM
mission continued all afternoon. The
American commissioners mentioned
to the Mexican commissioners that
they regarded further discussion of
international questions impracticable.
Twice General CarranZa had refused
to ratify the protocol signed at At
lantic City, in which conditions for
the withdrawal of troops had been
made, and that refusal the Americans
construed as indicative of what might
be expected If the conferences were
continued. They were told of the visit
of the Americans to President Wilson
and of the presidents sanction of
their recommendation that the COM
mission be dissolved
Up to President.
1t was pointed out to the Mexicans
that the maintenance of an ambas-
sador in Mexico would remove cause
for the existence Of commission
since all international questions pend-
ing or any that might arise might then
be handled through diplomatic chan
nels. 1t was explained to them that
with the dissolution of the commission
the president would be free to act in
dependently in the problem presented
by the presence in Mexico of an Amer
lean military force.
The Mexicans expressed regret that
the conferences had been brought to
an end, but they too admitted that fur
ther discussion appeared useless, and
no effort to have them prolonged was
made.
No direct reference was made in the
final session to what the attitude of
the United States would be in the
event the American troops are with.
drawn and new raids across the bor-
der by Mexican are made, but neither
was there any modification made in
the warning of Secretary Lane that
accompanied the protocol to Mexico
that this government reserved the
right to unlimited and unrestricted
pursuit of bandits.
1t was intimated to the Mexicans
that General Pershing's troops would
be taken out of Mexico when 1t ap-
peared evident that bandits were not
menacing the northern border of Chi
huahua. the essential condition in the
protocol Carranza refused to ratify.
Work Not Failure.
The American commissioners de-
clared they did not regard the work
of the commission as a failure since
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