In April General Scott, chief of staff, win had been sent to the Mexican border to reps to Washington on the situation, held a confer ence' with General Funston, commander of tit American forces on the frontier, and Goan ObregOn, Mexican Minister of War. The bi ter insisted on the withdrawal of the America punitive expedition from Mexico, and this was conditionally agreed to, 2 May. Canna charging the American government with hi faith and asserting that the presence of United States troopis in Mexico proved a consul! source of irritation and weakened the hands ci the Mexican authorities, refused to ratify tit agreement Washington replied by misfit; the course of events in Mexico and chargin: that the Mexican government apparently 61 not wish to see the border raiders Gannet On l& June the American militia was mond to the Mexican border two days after Geed: Trevino had been enjoined by Carranza to pre vent the movement of the Pershing expedior in any direction except homeward and to op pose the entrance of further American troops into Mexico. In pursuance of this order a American• force of some 90 troopers was at tacked at Carrizal and a number of officers ad troopers killed and 17 taken prisoners. On a peremptory demand from Washington the la ter were released, 22 June 1916. Canaan he gan to show a more friendly front, and per posed' the naming of commissioners by tik American and Mexican governments to (In sider the issue between them, 12 July. Tin proposition was accepted and Luis Cabrera Minister of Finance, Ignacio Bonillas, Miaow of Communications and Alberto Pani, head the National Railways, representing Men:: met in New London, Conn., with Franklin A Lane, Secretary of the Interior, Judge Gem? Gray and Dr. J. R. Mott. After many 54 jects had been discussed Carranza declined approve any form of agreement, and finally tbl troops of the United States were withdrawn from Mexico without having accomplished ac! definite result A constituent assembly whose members were chosen at elections supervised by the Camnn army met at Queretaro. That assembly mai radical changes in the constitution of which were promulgated on 5 Feb. 1917 an: went into operation 1 May 1917. This prr vided for the democratization of the Judicial? free justice without court costs, and created s labor code providing for a minimum wait compulsory profit-sharing, a free employ-men bureau and protection against trusts. It al.: provided for confiscation by the governmer of churches, schools and hospitals in the pa session of religious bodies; and that all clergy be native born. A congress was elected err began its sessions on 15 April 1917, on wh.6. occasion President Carranza declared that nation would continue to be neutral in Of European conflict. During the European many Germans fled from the United States Mexico, and these were accused of fonienc: trouble for the Entente. General charees.wt'rt made in the United States and in Britail usually by capitalists interested in Metier mines or their agents,.that Mexico, notiiti standing her proclaimed neutrality, was secretly encouraging the Germans. However, the con nection of the Mexican government, if it ever existed, with this movement, has never been proved. From 1917 to 1919 there was friction
between the Mexican government and the for eigners resident in the country over taxes and restrictions placed on mining and oil properties in the Republic, both of which national assets the government rightly aims at nationalizing and protecting from exploitation by predatory foreign corporations. In 1916 the national cur rency was rehabilitated so as to give it a recog nized and regular standard of valuation. In 1919 President Carranza issued a public state ment that, in conformity with the provision of the constitution which prohibits re-election for second term of the chief official of the Republic, he would not again be a presidential candidate. •
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