The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-03
us. AGREES TO
MEXICAN NOTE
COMMISSION TO DECIDE ON THE
EVACUATION OF FORCES.
WILL ENLARGE POWERS OF BODY
May Proceed With Financial Cues
tons, Settlement Of Claims and
General Understanding Between
Nations-ViIIa Near Capture.

General Understanding Between
! Nations-ViIla Near Capture.
Washington, July 29.-The agree
ment of the United States to the pro-
posal of General Carranza for settle
ment of the border problem was an
nounced by Acting Secretary of State
Frank l.. Polk.
| The communication addressed by
Acting Secretary Polk to Eliseo Are
dondo, Mexican ambassador-designa
! follows:
"Sir: have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your cOmmunica-
ton of July II, last, In which you
transcribe a note addressed to me by
the secretary of foreign relations of
your government and to request that
you will be good enough to transmit to
him the following reply:
Mr.. Secretary: ! have the honor to
acknowledge receipt of your excel
lency's note transmitted under date Of
July II by Eliseo Arredondo, your gov
ernment's confidential agent In Wash
ington, informing me that your excel
lency has received Instructions from
the citizen first chief of the Constitu-
tionalist army charged with the execu-
| tive power of the union to propose that
each Of our governments name three
commissioners, who shall hold confer
ences at some place to be mutually
agreed upon and decide forthwith the
question relating to the evacuation of
the American forces now in Mexico,
and to draw up and conclude a prOtO-
col or agreement regarding the recipro-
cal crossing of the frontier by the
forces of both countries, also to deter.
raine the origin of the incursions to
date, in order to fix the responsibility
therefor and definitely to settle the diff
ferences now pending or those which
may arise between the two countries
on account of the same or a similar
reason all Of which shall be subject to
the approval Of both governments.
.. Will Accept Proposal.
''In reply have the honor to state
that / have laid your excellency's note
before the president, and have received
his instructions to inform your excel
lency that the government of the
Il United States Is disposed to accept the
proposal of the Mexican government in
the same spirit of frank cordiality In
which 1t Is made.
y This government believes, and sug-
; gests, however, that the powers of the
proposed commission should be en-
larged so that, If happily a solution
satisfactory to both governments of
the question set forth in your excel.
lency's communication may be reached
the commission may also consider such
other matters the friendly arrange
ment of which would tend to improve
the relations Of the two countries; II
being understood that such recon-
mendatiOns as the commission may
make shall not be binding upon the
accepted by them.
SHOULD this proposal be accepted by
your excellency's government, l have
the honor to state that this government
will proceed Immediately to appoint
Its commissioners, and fix, after con-
sultatiOn with your excellency's gov
; eminent, the time and place and other
I details of the proposed conference.
accept, Mr.. Secretary, the assur-
ances of my highest consideration.
FRANK L. POLK,
"Acting Secretary of State.
II am sir.
Yours very sincerely,
FRANK L. POLK"
If the commission agrees upon the
withdrawal Of the army and the 9th
er two propositions, ii is understood
that body then will be empowered to
proceed with financial questions, set
Element of claims, and, in general,
with plans for adjusting all issues be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Meetings in the U. s.
Acting Secretary of State Polk said
, It had been decided that the meetings
Of the commission will be held In the
United States. He stated that the
members of the commission had not
been selected.
Numerous names for the commits
sion have been informally suggested.
: Among them are Louis D. Brandeis
( associated justice of the United States
Supreme court; Justice Victor Bowl
Ing Of New York; Edward Douglas
White, chief justice of the United
States Supreme court {; Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo; Maj. Gen. Hugh L.
Scott, chief Of staff, U. s. A., and
J Gen. George Cocktails.
Villa Near Capture7
; Ambassador Designate ArredondO
gave out statement saying:
"The Mexican embassy has been in.
formed by cable from Mexico City that
high military officials of the govern.
ment now assert that with Gordon
a Of 10000 men closing around him and
determined on his capture, villa al
last may truthfully be said to be In