The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
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Ambassador Designate Here is Handed U. s. Answer Accepting Carranza Pro posals Designed to Restore Peace in Country.
lRegulars on Reserve List Are Being Mobilized- Guardsmen at Border Will Be Very Largely Reduced By Many Discharges.

Washington, July "A note formally accepting General eCarrahza's proposal that differ fences between the United 1 States and the de facto govern kment of Mexico be settled by direct negotiations, was hand { ed today to Elizeo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador desig- nate.
 Secretary Lansing took a draft of the note to today's cabs linet meeting and had it deliv- cred promptly after the cabi- fnet adjourned. The course to lbe pursued already had been agreed upon by President Will son and his advisers.
 The text of the note, address to MT. Arredondo. follows:
 "Sir: I have the honor to acknowl- edge tho receipt of your communities ton on July 4, 1916, in which you txanscribe q note addressed to me by tho secretary of foreign relations by your government and request that you Will transmit to him the following reply:
 INT. Secretary-I have the honor to < acknowledge the receipt of your 4 courteous note transmitted to me by 6enor -ArredondO on the 4th instant, in which you refer to my notes of June 20 and June as, and to assure you of lhe sincere qualification of my govern { nae4t at the frank statement of the id1Glcunt1es which have unfortunately arisen in our relations along the inter- ] national boundary and the unreserved expression of the desire of your gov efnment to reach an adjustment of theso dfniculties on a broad and amicAble> basis.
 'sThe same spirit of friendship and of s0licitude for the continuance of cordial relations between our two c0untries inspires my government, which equally desires an immediate solution! of the matters, differences which have long vexed both govern monte.
 'eIt is especially pleasing to my gov- ernment that the de factO govern ment of Mexico is disposed to give quick as well as practical considern- don in spirit of concord to the rem o{1jes which may be applied to the ex- 1st1ng conditions. Reciprocating the same desire, the government of the United States is prepared immediate Iy to exchange views as to a practical plan to remove finally and prevent 8 recurrence of the difficulties which havo been the source of the contro- veRsy.
 Accept, Mir. Secretary, the assur- ances of my highest consideration.
 sT am, sir, yours very sincerely,
 "ROBERT LANSING."
 The war department was busy as- semblin8 for the first time in history the United States regular army re- serve of 1000 or 5000 enlisted men recently retired from active service but still subject to call in case of "war or emergency"
 On the other hand a material dimfn- ution of national guard force for bor- der duty was in prospect as a result of Secretary Bakers order authorizing diacharge from service for those guardsmen with dependent famil- .16s.
 The series of conferences between Counsellor Polk, of the state depart u,ent, and Elfzeo Arredondo. Mexican embassador < designate, may extend Z beyond the question of protecting the border against future bandit raids and 10 into the sore need of the Carranza Government for support This prob- .htftfv aroused iderable interest z Among administration officials and diplomats today. It was regarded as x m indication that the United States Wishes to assist the neighbor republic 10 bring order out of it's international { turmoil There was no thought,
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