New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
Note Received Today Restricts Envoys to Dealing With Military Situation and Noth- ing Further.


 TanZa's reply to the last American note accepting his suggestion for a joint commission to adjust border differences, but proposing a broader scope for the commissions work, was delivered to the state department to- day by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ~ ambassador designate It announces the appointment of three Mexican commissioners with instructions to 'devote their attention preferably to the resolution of the points mentioned in the previous note"
 Thus, the de facto government ap- Darently rejects the proposal that the commission consider questions other than the military situation, and limits it's discussions to the subjects originally suggested by Carranza- withdrawal of American troops from Mexico; formulation of a protocol to cover future operations against ban dits and investigation of interests which may have promoted border raids.
 Whether this will be satisfactory to the United States government has not been indicated. The note was in Spanish and when he went to today's cabinet meeting Acting Secretary Polk declined to discuss it until an official translation could be made. If 1t is accepted the next step will be nego- tiations between Mr. Polk and MT. Arredondo to fix the time and place for meetings of the commissioners.
 Hope for an early solution of pend- ing difficulties was confidently ex- pressed by MT Arredondo after leav- ing the department. He said he ex- pected to reach an agreement with MT. Polk by tomorrow as to the date and place of meeting and that there upon he would wire the Mexican com Inissioners with the expectation that they would be here in at least ten days He said Asbury Park, N. J., or Old Point Comfort, Va, probably would be selected.
 Text of Note.
 The text of the note follows:
 Mir Secretary: I have the honor to transrnit to your excellency the fol- | lowing note, which I have just re- ! ceived from my government:
 ''Mr. Secretary: Tn due reply to the ! courteous note of the department of state dated July 2S, 1916, I have the honor to say to your excellency that the first chief of the constitutionalist army, in charge of the executive power or the MeXlcan ftepuDllc, COll- graduates himself upon the laudable efforts of the American government to arrive at a solution of existing diff1- 1 culties between the two countries and 1 to that effect, considering 1t of the | greatest importance that a prompt de- cisfon be reached of the points which l have caused the existing differences between the United States and Mexico l referred to in the note of the Mexi- ! can government dated July last, has seen fit to appoint at once a commit !, tee of three persons constituted by ! Licenciate Luis Cabrera, Engineer | Ygnacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto 1 !. Pani, to whom instructions have preferably to the resolution of the l points mentioned in the previous l note of this department.
 " Iicenciate Eliseo Arredondo has been authorized to treat with the de- l partment of state the matter of de- tails relating to the place and date in l which the commissioners of the Mexi- can government should meet the com- ,lissioners of the government of the l United States in order to commence ! their labors.
 T reiterate to your excellency the ] assurance of my highest consideration |
 "'C AGUILAR,
 "'Secretary of Foreign Relations.'
 "I avail myself of this occasion to 1, renew to your excellency the assur- Rnce of my highest consideration.
 "E. ARREDONDO."