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Show mm will f HE WITHDMWN FGBillQ Secretary of Interior Lane Tells Mexican Commissioners Commis-sioners of Recommendations Recommenda-tions to President. AEW VOK'K, J:m. .-. The Moxioan-f Moxioan-f American joint roiiimission, which failed to f't't'ei't an adjustment of the questions at isfiun hotwoni .Mexico an-I tin; United States after a series of conferences that began four months ao, was formally dissolved late today. Secretary of the Interior Lane and the other members of the American commission, Dr. J. .R. Mot.t and Jude (leoige, firay, told the Mexicans that they had reoommendod to President Wiison the dispatch to Mexico of Ambassador Am-bassador Fletcher and the withdrawal of the American troops from Chihuahua. Chihua-hua. i The Americans impressed upon the i Mexicans that with the dissolution of I the, commission the Mexican problem L reverted to President Wilson. They I were careful not to leave in the minds I of tho Mexicans the conviction that 1 President Wilson would accept the rec-1 rec-1 ommendation that an accredited dip-I dip-I lomnt, he sent to Mexico anil that Gen-I Gen-I oral Pershing's force be withdrawn, but 1 Hie intimation that he would do so I was conveyed. I Mexicans Have No Doubts. I In spite of the Americans' care, how-lever, how-lever, the Mexicans had little doubt to-I'light to-I'light that full dii)lomatic relations be-I be-I ween the two governments soon would l.o re-established and that unless un 1 xpected complications arise American I roops will be removed from Mexican territory within a few days. The probability prob-ability of such action was included in lie report of the last meeting, which lag telegraphed to General Carranza 1 Quaretaro. 1 Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mex-yn Mex-yn commission, and Ignacio Bonillas .Ji .Alberto J. Pani. the other mem-ners, mem-ners, tn& they expected to leave within with-in a w.ek or ten days for Mexico. Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Bonillas will resume their places as members of General Carranza Car-ranza s cabinet and Mr. Pani as director direc-tor general of the government railways. Notwithstanding the dissolution of the commission they expressed themselves as pleased with the result, pointing out; that with the withdrawal of the Amer- i-an troops the main object of Carranza in sending them here would be accomplished. accom-plished. Discussion Useless. The last session of the joint commission commis-sion continued all afternoon. The American commissioners explained to i Mexican representatives that they! regarded; "further discussion by them of j I international questions impracticable. I Twice General Carranza had refused to I ratify the pi otocol signed at Atlantic , I City, in which conditions for the with-: I drawal of troops had been, made, and I that refusal the Americans construed as I indicative of what might be expected if i I the conferences were continued. They j I were told of the visit of the Americans! to President Wilson and of the presi-j dent's sanction of their recommenda-1 tioa that the commission be dissolved.' It was pointed out to the Mexicans: that the maintenance of an ambassador in Mexico would remove cause for the existence of a commission, since all international in-ternational questions pending or any that might arise might then be handled through diplomatic channels. It was evplained to them that with the dissolution disso-lution of the , commission the president would Vie free to act independently in the problem presented by the presence in Mexico of an American military force. The Mexicans expressed regret that the conferences had been .brought to an end, but they, too, admitted that further discussion appeared useless, and no effort to have them prolonged was made. Source of Danger. Xrt direct reference was rhade in the final session to what the attitude of the T nited States would be in the event. 7- he American troops are withdrawn and -,pw raids across tne border by Mexi-. Mexi-. ans are -mane, but neither was there i any modification made in the warning of Secretary Lane that accompanied the protocol to Mexico that this government gov-ernment reserved the right to unlimited and unrestricted pursuit of bandits. It was intimated to the Mexicans that General Pershing's troops would be taken out of Mexico when it appeared ap-peared evident that bandits were not menacing the northern border of Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, the essential condition in the protocol 'Carranza refused to ratify. The American commissioners declared they did not regard the work of the commission as a failure since a clearer understanding of conditions affecting both governments had been reached. Secretary Lane said their work would .be of especial advantage, to the ambassador, am-bassador, who, it is assumed, will be sent, since for him it would serve as a groundwork for any negotiations he might have to conduct. The creation of an international court of claims for the adjudication of property prop-erty losses incurred since the revolution against Porfirio Diaz, the protection of life and property of foreigners, and the means for bettering conditions along the border, especially in preventing the fostering on the American side of revolutionary revo-lutionary movements, were subjects discussed dis-cussed today. They were talked over not with the idea of entering into any agreement, but .for a clearer understanding under-standing of the opinions of the men on both commissions in order that a report on them might be made to their respective governments. |