Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-05
ATTITUDE LEAVES
LITTLE DANGER
OF ACTUAL BREAK
His Response to Note Con-
ciliatory in Language
and Tone.
1T UNDOUBTEDLY MEANS
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
Because of Holiday, Only Unof-
fetal Version Has Been
Given Out.
LANSING MUCH GRATIFTED
Text Of Reply Is Believed to Have
Been Dictated by Car
ranz0 Himself
1T UNDOUBTEDLY MEANS
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
LANSING MUCH GRATIFTED
Text Of Reply Is Believed to Have
Been Dictated by Car
rama Himself.

WASHINGTON. July 4.--General Car
ranza's reply TO the demands OF the
United States reached the Mexican en-
bassy here to-day and will be delivered
to Secretary Lansing tomorrow. IT 1t
is correctly described by persons close
to the embassy, 1t is concillatory in
language and tone and designed to Of
fer basis for amicablc adjustment of
difficulties between tho two govern
ments.
AS all Washington was celebrating
tho Fourth OF July. Eliseo Arredondo,
tho Mexican ambassador designate,
made no attempt to seek an immediate
engagement to present the communica-
ton. Instead, he directed an embassy
employee to give out such information
as was deemed advisable to make public
In advance of delivery of the note and
then. with members of his staff, left
Washington to spend tho holiday at a
summer resort.
LANSING GRATIFIED
BY TENOR OF NOTE
Secretary Lansing was told of the ar
rival OF the reply by newspaper cor
respondents. He seemed gratified at
the description of its contents, but
withheld formal comment
In spite of the reserve pending study
of the text Of the note. the general
feeling here was that the crisis which
has been only Il step from actual war,
had passed. If the unofficial version
OF the reply is borne out there un-
Il Ia ll,, Iii
friendly diplomatic negotiations and in
the absence of further serious border
raids or unwarrantcd. attacks upon
American troops there will be little
danger of break.
IT was impossible tonight to saw
whether tho note would prove satis-
factory to President Wilson. Since the
release of the American troopers taken
1T Carrzal, the question at issue be-
tween the Washington government and
teherai CarranZa has been narrowed 10
Slr Wilson's desire for a formal dec
iafation or intention toward the Ameri-
can eXpeditionary forces in Mexico.
SPECIFIC STATEMENT
STILL MAY BE LACKING
The embassy synopsis of the new
note indicates that specific statement
still Is lacking.
Only close study Of the reply will
disclose whether it will be necessary
to press General Carranza again 10
affirm or deny the hostile construction
placed upon his orders that American
troops be attacked If they moved in any
direction except toward the border
Without doubt, the embassy state
ment has further lessened the diplo-
matte tension between the two govern
ments. already stripped Of it's immadi-
ately dangerous character by the re-
lease OF the Carrizal prisoners. It Is
entirely possible. however. that Ameri-
can officials will not fully share the
optimistic views of the Mexican EN-.
bassy when the Carranza note has been
studied.
one fact stood out clearly Tonight
in the minds of officials familiar with
President Wilson'S desires and pur-
poses. II General Carranza sincerely
desires To find n way for peaceful set
tiement of the differences between tho
two governments. he will be met moro
than halfway. No proposal for I'M
mediate withdrawal OF General Persh-
inSs troops. however. would be enter
tanned as preliminary to u further ex-
chanSe of views on joint operations
y.
SEEKS no BRING IT'S SIDE
OF CORRESPONDENCE TO DATE
The embassy synopsis OF the latest
communication indicated that the de
facto government has sought to bring
ITS side OF the diplomatic correspop-
dence up TO date. 1t is framed as a
reply both to the American note re-
fusins to entertain any request for
the immediate withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico, and to the later
stern demands. presented after tho
Carrizal incident. for release OF the
prisoners taken in that fight and for
formal diplomatic statement of In
tentions. In both of these documents
Secretary Lansing sharply reprimand-
ed the de facto government for failure
TO observe ordinary diplomatic usagcs.
His first note resented charges OF bad
faith. political intriguing and the like,
openly stated in the Mexican demand
FOR withdrawal; the second terseIy
lotihSu the dc facto government that
The United states expected to receive
diplomatic communications through
diplomatic channels, not through sub
ordinate military commanders.
These We're tho first American COM