Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-07
FULL TEXT OF
MEXICAN NOTE
by Associated Press


WASHINGTON, July 3 The reply {
the de facto government of Mexico
the demands of the United States, cor
,iIiatory in terms and giving assurance
Of a desire to reach a friendly adjust
ment of the difficulties between tn
two countries was delivered TO the stat
department today by a Mexican embass
attache.
The full text of the note follows:
Washington. ID. c., July, 4, 1915.
MIR. Secretary:
Il have the honor to transmit in
continuation the text of a note l
have just received from my govern
ment with instructions to present
il to Your Excellency:
mr.. Secretary:
Referring to the notes of June
20 and % last, l have the honor to
say to your excellency that the i'm
mediately release of the Carrizal
prisoners was a further proof of the
sincerity of the desires of this gov
eminent to reach a pacific and sat
isfactory arrangement of present
difficulties. This government is
anxious to solve the present conflict
and IL would be unjust if its attitude
were misinterpreted.
ut was also the Mexican gov
eminent that earnestly suggested a
plan for cantonments along the
boundary line during the conferences
. of Ciudad Juarez and FL Paso. This
government is disposed now, as 1t
has always been, to seek an imme-
date solution of the two points
which constitute the true causes of
the conflict between the two coun-
tries, TO wit:
1.-The American government be-
lieves reasonably that the insecurity
of its frontier is a source of diff
Guilty and the Mexican government
on its part believes that the stay Of
American troops on Mexican terri
tory aside from being a trespass
on the sovereignty of Mexico is the
Immediate cause of the conflicts.
Therefore, the withdraw OF AM
erican troops on one hand, and the
protection of the frontier, on the
other, are the two essential prob
lens, the solution of which must
be the directing object of the eff
forts of both governments.
1.-The Mexican government is
willing to consider in a quick and
practical way and prompted by a
spirit of concord the remedies which
should be applied to the present
situation.
Several Latin-American coun-
tries have offered their friendly me-
diation to the Mexican government
and the latter has accepted 1t in
principle. Therefore, the Mexican
government only awaits information
that the government of the United
States should be disposed to accept
this mediation for the purpose men,
toned above or whether it is still
Of the belief that the same results
may be attained by means of direct
negotiations between both govern
ments.
I'm the meantime this govern
ment proposes to employ all efforts
that may be at its disposal to avoid
the recurrence of new incidents
which may complicate and aggra-
waite the situation. At the same
time IL hopes that the American
government on it's part may make
use of all efforts to prevent also
new acts of its military and civil
authorities Of the frontier that
might cause new complications.
81 avail myself of this oppor-
tunity to reiterate to your excel
lency the assurance of my most dis
tinguished consideration.
"'(Signed.) c. AGUILAR.'
Having thus complied with high
er instructions of my government,
it affords me pleasure to reiterate
to your excellency the assurance
of my highest consideration.
(Signed) e. ARREDONDO."