The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-03
ACCEPTS CARANzA'S PLAN
NOTE FROM WASHINGTON BRIEF
AND TO THE POINT.
American Members of Proposed Com.
mission to Be Named Soon and
Body Meets at Early Date.

the Washington government is pre-
pared to submit to joint inter-
national commission the task of seek
ing a solution of border problems.
The proposal of the de facto gov
ernment for a commission is accept
ed, however, with the suggestion that
the powers of the commissioners be
enlarged beyond the limits proposed
in the Mexican note of July 12.
Agreement to this suggestion is
expected and it was stated officially
tonight that the American members
would be appointed and the commits
sion be assembled at some point in
the United States at an early date.
Following is the full text of Act
ing Secretary Folks note as deliver
ed to Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican am
bassador designate, after it had been
approved by President Wilson and
his cabinet:
Sir: I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your communica-
ton of July End, last, in which you
transcribe a note addressed to me by
the secretary of foreign relations of
your government, and to request that
you will be good enough to transmit
to him the following reply:
Text of Note.
Mr.. Secretary:
have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your excellency's note
transmitted under date of July 18th
by Lie Eliseo Arredondo, your gov
ernment's confidential agent in Wash
ington, informing me that your ex-
cellency has received instruction from
the citizen first chief of the consti-
tutionalist army harged with the
executive power & he union to pro-
pose that each of our governments
name three commissioners who shall
hold conferences at some place to be
mutually agreed upon and decide
forthwith the question relating to the
evacuation Of the American forces
now in Mexico, and to draw up and
conclude a protocol or agreement re-
garding the reciprocal crossing of the
frontier by the forces of both coun-
tries, also to determine the origin of
the incursions to date, in order to
fix the responsibility therefor and
definitely to settle the difficulties now
pending or those which may arise be-
tween the two countries on account
of the same or a similar reason; all
Of which shall be subject to the ap-
proval of both governments.
Disposed to Accept.
In reply I have the honor to state
that I have laid your excellency's
note before the president and have
received the instructions to inform
your excellency that the government
of the United States is disposed to
accept the proposals of the Mexican
government in the same spirit of
frank cordiality in which it is made.
This government believes, and sug-
gests, however, that the powers Of
the proposed commission should be
enlarged so that, if happily solu-
ton satisfactory to both govern
ments of the question set forth in
your excellency's communication may
be reached, the commission may also
consider such other matters the
friendly arrangement of which would
tend to improve the relations of the
two countries; it being understood
that such recommendations as the
commission may make shall not be
binding upon the respective govern
ments until formally accepted by
them.
Should this proposal be accepted
by your excellency's government, |
have the honor to state this govern
ment will proceed Immediately to ap-
point it's commissioners, and fix, af-
ter consultation with your excel
lencys government, the time and
place and other details of the pro-
posed conferences.
Accept, Mr.. Secretary, the assur-
ances of my highest consideration.
FRANK L. POLK,
Acting Secretary of State.
APPOINTMENT of the American COM
missioners will await Gen. Carranza's S
reply. If he approves the sugges-
ton that the scope of the commits
sion's deliberations be enlarged as
desired by the United States, it is ex-
, pected his note will be accompanied
by authorization of Mr.. Arredondo
| to confer with Mr.. Polk as to the
time and place of the meeting.
Score Under Consideration.
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