The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-10
CARRANZA REPLY
TO j. S. NOTE
First Chief Insists Withdrawal
is First Importance.
BROAD PARLEY TO WAIT
Names Commission To Settle lssues-
conferees Expected To Be VIII.
ing To Consider Other
Questions.

Washington.-General Carranza still
insists that the first thing to be de
cided by the United States and Mexico
Is the withdrawal OF the American
troops.
Mexican Ambassador Arredondo de
livered TO Acting Secretary Of State
Polk a note which, while naming q
commission and tacitly accepting the
last American proposal for joint com
mission to investigate Mexican-Ameri
can relations, laid stress on the fact
that the Mexican commissioners are
ito devote their attention preferably to
the resolution OF the points mentioned
in the previous note of this depart.
ment" The points referred TO are
the questions of withdrawal Of Amer
lean troops from Mexican soil, border
patrol and fixing Of responsibility for
border raids.
Washington officials agree that Car
rama in this manner Is indicating his
intention TO urge these questions
ahead of all others.
No doubt has yet been expressed,
however, by the State Department Off
cia!s that the Mexican conferees will
show a willingness 10 take up questions
Of Mexican finances and Industrial de-
yelopment on the other hand. the
note implies that the commissioners
will follow whatever lead is made by
the American members, as they have
been instructed to devote their at
tention preferably" to the military
problem.
The Note In Full.
The note follows:
"Mr. Secretary have the honor TO
transmit TO your Excellency the fol-
lowing note which have just received
from my Government:
'Mr. Secretary-In due reply to the
courteous note OF the Department Of
State, dated July 2S, 1916, have the
honor to say to your Excellency that
the First Chief of the Constitutionalist
Army, in charge Of the executive power
OF the Mexican republic, congratulates
himself upon his lsudable efforts of
the American Government to arrive at
a solution of existing difficulties be-
tween the two countries, and, to that
effect considering II of the greatest
Importance that prompt decision be
reached Of the points which have
caused the existing differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico,
referred TO in the note of the Mexican
Government, dated July 4 last, has
seen ft to appoint at once a commits
sion Of three persons, constituted by
Luis Licenciate Cabrera, Engineer
lgnacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto
J. PAM, to whom instructions have
been given to devote their attention
preferably TO the resolution of the
points mentioned in the previous note
Of this department.
Licenciate Eliseo Arredondo has
been authorized to treat with the De.
partment of State the matter OF de.
tails relating to the place and date in
which the commissioners Of the Mex
lean Government should meet the com.
missioners OF the United States in
order to commence their labors.
reiterate to your Excellency the assur.
snce Of my highest consideration.
"'C. AGUILAR,
Secretary Of Foreign Affairs
81 avail myself Of this new occasion
to renew to your Excellency the assur-
ances Of my highest consideration.
n. ARREDONDO."