The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-07
Official Note In Reply To Presi-
dent Wilson's lIItimatum Has
Reached Washington and Is
Said To- Be ConciIiatory
CRISIS SEEMS BRlDGED 80 z
-" VITA MEXICAN PROMISES
Head Of De FaCto Government
Gives Assurances That He viii
Police Border and Proceed To
Stop Banditry Along Boundary

tAssociated Pross Dy foderh Wheiess.D
XVYASHINGTON, July 5.-while
" the Official text Of the note from
Carranza in reply to the de.
mands made by President Wilson in
his last message to the de facto Mex.
lean government, has not been made
public it is generally believed here
that II will avert the threatened break
between the United States and Mexico.
The note reached the Office Of Doctor
Arredondo, the Carransa represent.
alive here, yesterday afternoon, and its
receipt was Immediately announced by
the Mexican officials. 1t was stated,
however, that il would not be deliver.
ed to secretary Of State Lansing until
after the holiday. 1t is believed that
the state department will receive its
copy the first thing this morning, and
that it win be Immediately translated
and prepared for the secretary and
President Wilson.
Rupture May Be Averted
At, the state department last night
il was stated that unless it is positive
ly offensive in its tone and language,
there il every likelihood that it win
prove satisfactory to the administra.
ton. The reports of its contents and
the dispatches from the City Of Mex
leo, all indicate that the de facto gov
eminent has yielded to the demands Of
Washington.
Prominent officials intimated that If
the note shows that General CarranZa
is sincerely DESTROYS of effecting a
peaceful, settlement of the difficulties
betweef this country and his own, the
administration is more than willing to
meet him half way.
One thing was insisted upon, how
ever, in all quarters, and that is that
the Washington government will not
entertain any proposal to Immediately
withdraw the American troops now in
Mexico.
Crisis Probably Is Bridged
In official circles here there was a
general feeling that the immediate
crisis has been passed and that what
remains is but matter of detail,
which undoubtedly will lead to a re-
sumption of more friendly feeling
between Mexico and the United States,
and of diplomatic relations between the
countries Of a more friendly nature
than for some time past.
According to reports received here
from the City of Mexico, General Car,
rama himself indicted the note, and
gives his assurance that the work of
protecting the border from bandit
raids will be pressed, and that the polio
ing of all Northern Mexico will be
maintained until brigandage and out
lawry is suppressed.
The note, it is declared, admits that
an exceedingly grave situation exists
and has existed for some time, and
again suggests that the presence of
American troops in Mexico is doing no
good. but is aggravatine the problems
by the introduction of an irritating
factor
Mediation Is Acceptable
1t is reported that General Carranza
accepts in principle the suggestion of
mediation, and .iptimates that he is
ready to consider deepening the discus
siOns leading 70 the possible control Of
the border under Il protocol.
The war, department announced last
night that even should the terms of the
note, prove as satisfactory as the re-
ports regarding it indicated, their
would be no immediate change in the
departmental plans for protecting the
border.