The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-07
Arrangements For Meet
ing Of Presidents of
United States and Mex
leo Agreed Upon
THE CHAMIZAL ZONE, WHICH is
DISPUTED TERRITORY, WILL
BE LEFT IN STATU QUO-ES-
CORTS ARE LIMITED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. GA proto-
col of arrangements for the meeting
of the presidents of the United States
and Mexico at Ell Paso and Juarez,
October 16, has been practically
agreed upon by the governments of
the United States and of Mexico.
On October 16 President Diaz will
be welcomed in the name of President
Taft at the entrance of the city OF
ri Paso, outside of the Ell Chamizal
zone. When President Tart goes to
Mexico he will be welcomed in the
name of the president of Mexico at
the entrance of Juarez City. Thus
the Chamizal zone, the sovereignty
of which is under dispute, will be
left in statu quo.
President Taft's escort will consist
of headquarters band and two squad
rons Of the Third United States cav
airy, Batteries A, B and G, Third
. field. artillery, and the Ninth infantry
fronf~Fort Sam Houston, all under
, command of Brigadier general AL
bert l.. fMyar.y m .t fs,s, aess ~ {
On the morning of the day set for
the meeting, Secretary, of War Dick
eral Myer, with his star, two squad
. rons of cavalry and three batteries
of field artillery, will proceed to the
point where the president of Mexico.
accompanied by an escort of twenty
men, will enter the United States. By
agreement the escort is limited to
twenty men while the executives are
crossing Ell Chamizal. The secre-
.tary of war will act as the personal
representative of the president of
the United States to receive President
Diaz at the boundary. The governor
of Texas and his staff and the mayor
of Ell Paso will accompany the sec
retary of war. The secretary of war
will extend welcome to the presi-
dent, the governor of Texas in the
name of the state, and the mayor of
Ell Paso in the name of the city.
A band will play the Mexican ma
tional air and the artillery will fire
a salute of twenty-one guns. The
secretary of war will sit in the car
riage which will take President Diaz
to President Taft. After visit with
President DiaZ, during which re-
freshments will Deserved, President
Diaz will withdraw and return to
Mexico, accompanied to the boundary
by the same escort and receiving the
same salutes.
At noon President Taft will go to
Juarez to repay President Diaz's visit.
In crossing Ell Chamizal the presi-
dent will be accompanied by an es-
cort of twenty men. To the border
the president will be escorted by an
American cavalry and artillery. The
governor of Texas will go with the
president as far as the border. The
secretary of war and the secretary
of commerce and labor, or the post
master general, will be in following
carriages. At the Mexican border the
president will be welcomed by per-
sonal representative of the president
of Mexico, and then will proceed, sur
rounded by Mexican escort, to the
building where he will be received by
President Diaz. After visit the
president and his party will return
to Ell Paso.
About $3.50 O'Clock in the after
noon President Taft will leave Ell
Paso for Juarez City to attend the
banquet of the president of Mexico.
He will be accompanied by the sec
retary of war, the secretary of COM
merce and labor, or the : postmaster
general, the governor of Texas, Sen
ator Bailey, Brigadier General Myer