The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-12
COMES TO COMPLETE UNDER STANDING WITH THE STATE
 DEPARTMENT.
WILL PROTECT FOREIGNERS
But Fails to Make Any Explanation of His Former Refusal to Furnish Washington with Information in the Benton Case.

Agua Prieta, Mex, March 11-A clear and probably satisfactory under standing between the state depart ment and Gen. Carra1za, supreme chief of the Mexican constitutional. ists, was foreshadowed here today in the belief of prominent rebel ad. yisers, after the consideration of rep resentatioHs by Secretary Bryan, which were made through Frederick Simpich, American consul at NogaIes
 The communication from the secre- tary of state was contained in q long letter mailed to Consul Smpich at Nogaes shortly after the receipt of Carranza's note ia which he declined 10 furnish the Washington govern ment information regarding the death of Wm. s. Benton, on the ground that the requests should have come through the diplomatic channels of the English government.
 It was said at Gen. Carranzas head quarters that MT Bryans letter had been well received It was learned that Mir. Bryan had been pointed out what he considered the impracticabi- ity of diplomatic relations with the enstitutionalists by countries which always have been represented by am. bassadors at Mexico City and which are without consular agents in ter ritory now controlled by Mexican in- surgents
 From the Mexican side the impres sion was given that this argument had been received as reasonable and had been taken under serious co1side.a- tfcn by Carranza and his advisers. The Bryan letter it was said did not take up special cases but dealt gen orally with actual dealings between Carranza and Washington and any European or Asiatic coutnry.
 Consul Simpich arrived today just as Gen. Carranza was ready to begin his march into Chihuahn" If the Washington letter had arrived a day later it would nave missed the con stitutionalist chief, who will be out of touch virtually with the outsids world on his two weeks ride.
 Mexican officials considered the in cident as fortunate in that it gave op- portunity, they said, to straighten out at once what was deemed misinter- pretation by Washington of Gen. Car ranzas stand in the Benton case and to do this in a fashion which would be acceptable to the rebel party and the Mexican public in general
 In an interview tonight, after hand ing the answer to Consul Simpich Of Nogales. the constitutionalist com mander declared both notes had been friendly. However, speculation was caused by the fact that the Mexican communications had not been made public The note to Secretary Bryan sent while CarranZa was at Nogales, in which he declined to give wash ington information had been given to the press. The change of attitude was not explained. except by Gen. Carran- ga declaring his dealings today with Consul Simpich had been purely per sonal and confidential The insurgent leader asserted he was willing to as sist in the protection of any foreign CT in Mexico. He did not mention ms previous refusal of information put said he would be willing to receive and act on complaints which came either from the individual or from the injured person through the repre- senation of the consular agent of any nation represented in the district con trolled by the rebels.
 Asked regarding his stand toward the Washington government, Carraa "a reminded the questioner that the United States government had not recognized the constitutional govern ment any more than it had recognized the Huerta government at Mexico City.
 ne note from Wasnlngton touay and Carraaza's answer tonight, it was sald, were considered as affordin2 much encouragement 10 what had been deemed here a most critical st' uation during the present revolution Assurances of the friendly tone O the Mexican note were taken as in di'atng the good will of the consti lutionaiist party, which, however. ha, been placed in a different position by the death of a British subject