Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-05
CARRANZA DESIRES
FRIENDLY AGREEMENT
CONTINUED From First pagel


pass on that countrys sovereignty and
the immediate cause of trouble.
Accepts Mediation Offer
In Offering to consider in quick
and practical way the remedies which
should be applied, the note gives no
tice that Mexico has accepted in prin-
ciple Latin-American offers of media
ton and awaits information that the
United States is disposed to accept
mediation or still is OF the belief that
the same results may be attained by
direct negotiation.
VIII Avoid Clashes
Assurances are given that in the
meantime the de facto government
will employ every effort to avoid a
recurrence of incidents which would
complicate and aggravate the situation
and the hope is expressed that the
United States will endeavor to have
its military and civil authorities do
likewise.
This is the reply of Carranza to the
demand of the United States for a
statement of his intentions. A specific
response to the question of whether he
stands upon the instructions of Gen
eral TreVlno to attack American troops
moving other than northward is
evaded and there is no mention of the
reprimand administered by Secretary
Lansing in his note of June 20 on ac-
count of the offensive insinuations and
language contained in CarranZa's last
communication demanding recall of
the American troops
Although the note is signed by Cen
erat Aguilar, foreign minister, officials
of the Mexican embassy believe it was
dictated by General Carranza himself.
The text of the note, as transmitted
by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican am
bassador designate, follows:
Washington, D. c., July 4, 1914.
Mr.. Secretary:
'cI have the honor to transmit in
continuation the text of note I have
Just received from my government
with instructions to present it to your
EXcellency:
Mr.. Secretary: Referring to the
notes OF June 20 and 25 last 1 have
the honor to say to your EXcellency
that the immediate release of the Car
rizal prisoners was a further proof of
the sincerity of the desires of this gov
ernment to reach a pacific and salts
factory arrangement of present diff
culties. This government is anxious
to solve the present conflict and it
would be unjust IL its attitude were
misinterpreted.
1t was also the Mexican govern
ment that earnestly suggested a plan
for cantonmentS along the boundary
line during the conferences of Ciudad
Juarez and Ell Paso. This government
is disposed now, as 1t has always been,
to seek an immediate solution of the
two points which constitute the true
causes of the conflict between the two
countries, to wit: The American gov
ernment believes reasonably that the
insecurity of its frontier is a source of
difficulty and the Mexican government
on its part believes that the stay of
American troops on Mexican territory
q Cf frnn haf hn
sovereignty of Mexico is the imme-
diate cause of the conflicts. There
fore, the withdrawal of American
troops, on one hand, and the protec-
ton of the frontier OH the other, are
the two essential problems the solution
of which must be the directing object
of the efforts of both governments.
"'The Mexican government is will
ing to consider in q quick and practical
way. and prompted by n spirit of con-
cord. the remedies which should be
applied to the present situation.
Awaits Mediation
" Several Latin-American countries
have offered their friendly mediation
to the Mexican government, and the
latter has accepted it in principle.
Therefore, the Mexican government
only awaits information that the gov
ernment of the United States would be
disposed to accept this mediation for
IlC purpose menuOneu ABOVE or
whether ii is still of the belief that the
same results may be attained by means
of direct negotiations between both
governments.
VIII Avoid Complications
" Tn the meantime this government
proposes to employ all efforts that may
be at its disposal to avoid the recur-
renee of new incidents which may
compIicate and aggravate the situation.
At the same time it hopes that the
American government on its part may
make use of all efforts to prevent also
new acts of its military and civil au-
thorities of the frontier that might
cause new complications.
81 avail myself of this opportunity
to reiterate to your Excellency the as
surance of my most distinguished con-
sideration.
(Signed) &C. AGULIAR.'
Having thus complied with higher
instructions OF my government. it af-
fords me pleasure to reiterate to your
Excellency the assurance of my high
est consideration.
(Signed)' "E. ARREDONDO."