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Note Received From De Facto
Carranza at White House
SOUNDS LIKE WHITE DOVE
State Department Officials Con-
slider the Communication
Quite Satisfactory
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcn.j


Washington, July 5.-The reply of
Carranza as announced yesterday is
conciliatory in terms, giving assur-
ances of "a desire to reach a friendly
adjustment of the difficulties between
the two countries. AS soon as a
translation of the Spanish text could
be made it was sent to the White
House. Until Secretary Lansing and
President Wilson have an opportuni-
ty to confer there will be no formal
comment, but some state department
officials did not attempt to conceal
the fact that they considered the note
most satisfactory and likely to re-
move all danger of war. Brief and
free from all superfluous language of
diplomacy, the communication points
to the release of the American troop
, ers captured at Carrazal as proof of
the Mexican governments sincere de-
sire to avoid conflict, and it states
as the outstanding issue the reason
able belief of the United States that
its frontier is source Of difficulty,
and onsthe other hand it is the belief
of the Mexican government that the
presence of American troops in Mex
leo is trespass on that country's
sovereignty and an immediate cause
of trouble.
In offering to consider in a quick
practical way the remedy which should
be applied the note gives notice that
Mexico has accepted in principle the
Latin American offers of mediation
and awaits information whether the
United States is disposed to accept
mediation or still is of the belief that
the same results may be obtained by
direct negotiations.
Willing to Negotiate.
Washington, July 5.-The United
States government is yelling to con-
tinue negotiations. with the Carranza
government, while continuing to mass
troops along the border These are to
be direct negotiations, though it is
not actually stated by the department
of state that mediation will be turned
down. The. Bolivian offer of media
tion was recently turned down by the
United States, it is true, but this does
not necessarily mean that the United
States will turn down all mediation.
Peace May PREVAIL.
Washington, July 5.-The Mexican
war may have ben entirely averted.
1t is believed that the way has been
paved for an adjustment of all diff
ferences between the United States
and Mexico. 1t is thought that unof-
fetal diplomacy was what won the
victory for the side of peace. Only one
week ago the attitude of Carranza
was defiant. He appeared ready for a
fight Then the unofficial peace adj
vocates got busy Union labor took a
leading part in this, and Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor was a busy man.
Sincerity of President.
Unofficially the mediaries took up
the task of convincing President Car
rama of the absolute sincerity of
President Wilson. They seem to have
had much success in presenting their
argument that President Wilson'S
real motive was not the conquest CT
Mexico, but the preservation of order
and the suppression of banditry. 1t is
believed that President Carranza had
already drafted telegram of defiance
to the United States, and was pre-
vented from sending it only by the
arguments presented by the unofficial
mediaries.
Rushing the Militia.
San Antonio, Texas, July 5.-The
rushing of militia companies from all
parts of the United States to the Mex
lean border goes on undated. The
companies are being distributed along
the border as fast as they arrive. 1t
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