West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-07-06
1t is Not Known What
Note Contains II is Said to be
Friendly in Tonc-Mcxican Am
bassor Refuses to Discuss It Be-
fore Being Delivered

| WASHINGTON. July 4.-Secretary
OF state Lansing was informed today
that Carranza's reply to tho last two
American notes will DO delivered to
him tomorrow.
Ellico Arrcdondon, Carranza's am
bassador designate, received the two
thousand word reply today. When he
learned the state department was clos
cd for the holiday. the Carranza repre-
sentative arranged to deliver tho note
tomorrow.
Administration officials awaited tho
receipt OF the note with anxiety since
its tone may seriously affect President
Wilson's present determination to
withdraw the American troops from
Mexico
Mexican embassy officials, however,
said the note was conciliatory I'm tono
and offered u basis of amicable settle
mcnt of tho differences between the
two governments. Administration Of
llcialB were inclined to discount this,
however, since the embassy took the
same view OF preceding notes which
, were found to bo extremely distaste-
ful and insulting I'm tone when deliv-
cred.
Ambassador Designate Arredondo
refused TO give out the note for publ
cation or to discuss IL I'm advance OF
tts delivery TO the State department.
Other embassy officials said the
note covered the following points:
IL reiterates Carranza's ability to
prntect the American border without
the aid of the United States troops In
Mexico.
II urges that the presence OF Amer
lean troops Is largely responsible for
the unsettled conditions and declares
their withdrawal is necessary To elimi-
nate n cause OF contention and Diff
Guilty.
1t does not reply specifically to tho
demand made in the last note for an
explanation OF Carranza's intentions,
but goes into n general discussion OF
the Carrizal attack from the Mexican
viewpoint.
Finally, II states the Mexican gov
ernment has expressed itself as to tho
principles of mediation and asks the
United States TO record its views, add
ing that direct negotiations between
the two governments should be sue
cessful without mediation
Embassy officials say the note was
written by Carranza himself. The de-
lay In the arrival of the note, It is
said. Is due to the fact that the COM
munlcation was rewritten after the
Presidents speech I'm New York last
Friday night was telegraphed to Mex
leo City.
The note was greatly modified I'm
tone as the result OF the Presidents
speech, II Is understood here.
Private advices from Mexico City re-
ceived here tonight outline the new
note from the Carranza government to
tho United States. The Mexico City
summary OF the note is as follows:
The entire difficulty between the
government OF the United States and
the government of Mexico is this:
"The American very Justly objects
10 the frequent disturbance on It's
frontier cansed by incursIons OF Mex
lean bandits, on the other hand, the
Mexican government very Justly OBJ
jects to the continued presence OF
United States troops on It's territory.
Therefore the way in which the
two governments may come to n per-
feet understanding is TO permit the do
facto government with It's troops suf-
ficient for any means to protect the
border from the attacks OF the BAN
dts.
"The United States government
should withdraw its military forces
from Mexico.
"The Mexican government has ac-
cepted mediation on principles, II the
United states will do the same. the
differences between the two govern
ments may be settled in this manner.
But still better, those differences may
be adjusted between the United States
and Mexico by direct negotiation"
The advices state that the note,
about one thousand words in length,
was written by Carranza himself and
that the general destroyed voIuni-
nous note which had been prepared
by Foreign Minister Aguilar. The
Aguilar note. II was declared, breath
ed defiance Of the United States and
would have prevented pacific adjust
ment Of the troubles between the two
countries.
The Carranza note was asserted to
be friendly in tone, accepting what the
Mexican government believes to be the
wishes Of President Wilson, but with
out humiliating Mexico and without
offending the sensibilites OF the
American government
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