Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-06
PROMISE MADE
BY MEX|CANS IS
SAT|SF ACT0RY
Officials at Washington Are
Much Pleased BY Gen.
Carranza's Letter
WILSON, HIMSELF,
DELAYS COMMENT

Mediation All Right, Sayt
Note, But Negotiations
Can Achieve Results
Washington, D. c., July 5. The re
ply of the de facto government o1
Mexico to the demands Of the United
States. conciliatory in terms and giving
assurances Of desire to reach q
friendly adjustment of the difficulties
between the two countries, was de-
lvered to the state department today
by Mexican embassy attache. The
text follows:
''Mr. Secretary:
referring to the notes Of June 20
and Is, last, have the honor to say to
your excellency. that the immediate
release OF the Carrizal prisoners was
further proof OF the sincerity of the
desires of this government to reach q
pacific and satisfactory arrangement OF
present difficulties. This government
is anxious to solve the present conflict
and it would be unjust If its attitude
were misinterpreted.
was also the Mexican govern
ment that earnestly suggested a plan
for cantonments along the boundary
line during the conferences of Ciudad,
Juarez and El Paso. This government
Is disposed now, as it has always been
to seek an immediate solution Of the
two points which constitute the true
cause Of the conflict between the two
countries, towit-the American govern
ment thinks reasonably that the inse.
curity of its frontier is source of diff
Guilty and the Mexican government on
its part believed that the stay Of Am
erican troops on Mexican territory,
aside from being trespass on the
sovereignty of Mexico, is the immedi-
ate cause OF the conflicts.
Therefore the withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops, on the one hand, and tho
protection OF the frontier, on the other
are the two essential problems, the
ing object of the efforts of both gov
ernments.
"The Mexican government is willing
to consider in a quick and practical
way and prompted by spirit Of con-
cord the remedies which should be ap-
piled to the present situation. 4.
Several Latin-American countries
have offered their friendly mediation
to the Mexican government and the
latter has accepted it In principle.
Therefore, the Mexican governmnt on
ly awaits information that the govern
ment of the United States would be
disposed to accept this mediation for
the purpose mentioned above or wheth-
er it Is still Of the belief that the same
results may be attained by means of
direct negotiations between both gov
ernments. -"
I'm the meantime this government
proposes to employ all efforts that may
be at It's disposal to avoid the recur.
renee of new incidents which may COM
plicate and aggravate the situation. At
the same time 1t hopes that the Ameri
can government on It's part may make
use Of all efforts to prevent also new
acts of its military and civil author-
ties of the frontier that might cause
new complications.
n avail myself of this opportunity
to reiterate to your excellency the as
surance Of my most distinguished con.
(Signed) &c. Aguilar."
Note Satisfactory. "
Az soon as translation OF the
Spanish text could be made it was sent
to the white house. Until Secretary
Lansing and President Wilson have
had an opportunity to confer, there
win be no formal comment. But some
state department officials did not at
tempt to conceal the fact that they
considered the note most satisfactory
and nkely to remove all danger of war.
Troops Cause Of Trouble.
Brief and free from all superluous
language of diplomacy, the communi-
cation points to the release of the
American troopers captured at Car
RIAL as proof Of the Mexican govern
ment's sincere desire to avoid a con-
fict; states as the outstanding issue
the reasonable belief Of the United
States that the insecurity of it's from
tier is source Of difficulty and the
belief of the Mexican government that
the presence of American troops in
Mexico is a trespaFs on that country's
and eae immediate cause
of trouble.
In offering to consider in "quick
and practical way" the remedy ws-ch
should be applied, the note gives no.
tice that Mexico has accepted in prin-
cipal Latin-American offers of media
ton and awaits information that the
United States is disposed to accept
or still Is Of the belief that
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