Evening star., 1916-08-04
Carranza ConditionaIIy Agrees
to Commission for Adjusting
Issues With u. S.
NAMES THREE MEMBERS
TO REPRESENT MEXICO
Reply to the Last American Note
Delivered at the State Depart
ment Today.

Gen. Carranza's reply to the
last American note accepting his
suggestion for a joint commission
to adjust border differences, but
proposing broader scope for the
commissions work, was delivered
to the State Department today by
Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican
ambassador designate. 1t an
nounces the appointment of three
Mexican commissioners with in
structions to devote their atten-
ton preferably to the resolution
of the points mentioned in the
previous note"
Thus, the de facto government ap-
parently rejects the proposal that the
commission consider other questions
than the military situation. and limits
it's discussions to the subjects originally
suggested by Carranza withdrawal Of
ton of a protocol to cover future oper-
ations against bandits and investigation
of interests which may have promoted
border raids.
No Indication of q. S. View.
Whether this will be satisfactory to
the United States government has not
been indicated. The note was in Span
ish, and when he went to today's cab
met meeting Acting Secretary Polk de-
clined to discuss it until an official
translation could be made.
If it is accepted, the next step will be
negotia tions between Mr.. Polk and Mr..
Arredondo to fix the time and place for
meetings of the commissioners. Pres
ident Wilson already has under conSid-
Grafton a score of names suggested for
the American membership.
Hope for an early solution of pendir g
difficulties was confidently expressed by
Mr. Arredondo after leaving the depart
ment. He said he expected to reach an
agreement with Mr.. Polk by tomorrow
as to the date and place of meeting, and
that thereupon he would wire the Mex
ton 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 Gen. Carranza's Reply.
The text of the note follows:
'Mr. Secretary:
"I have the honor to transmit to your
excellency the following note, which
have Just received from my govern
ment:
Mr.. Secretary:
,1xy tn ho NJ n a
of the Department of State. dated July
%. 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 repub-
lie, congratulates himself upon the
laudable efforts of the American gov
ernment to arrive at solution of ex-
isting difficulties between the two coun-
tries, and, to that effect. considering it
of the greatest importance that a
prompt decision be reached of the points
which have caused the existing differ
ences between the United States and
Mexico, referred to in the note of the
Mexican government. dated July last
has seen fit to appoint at once a COM
mission of three persons, constituted by
Licenciate Luis Cabrera, Engineer Ig-
nacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto J.
PAM, to whom instructions have been
given to devote their attention prefer
ably to the resolution of the points
mentioned IN the previous note OIL 1nlS
department.
Authority to Treat.
Iicenciate 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 Mexi-
can government should meet the COM
missioners of the government of the
United States in order to commence
their labors.
az reiterate to your excellency the
assurance of my highest consideration.
&C AGUILAR
Secretary of Foreign Relations
"I avail myself of this new occasion
to renew to your excellency the assur-
ance of my highest consideration.
''E ARREDONDO."
Mexican Commissioners on Way.
MEXICO CITY. August 4.-The de-
parture from Mexico City for the United
States of Luis Cabrera and Alberto