Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-29
]. S. note TO
CARRANzA S
MADE PUBLIC
Official Communication Given Out
BY President Wilson May Il!
Patch Up Matters. ikss|
EXPECTED AGREEMENT
WILL BE REACHxD
U. s. Note Suggests 1nlarIing
Powers of Commission TO Aid /;
All Concerned. i;

Washington, July 2S.-General Car
rama was informed tonight in . note
handed to his ambassador here that
the Washington government Is pre-
pared to submit to joint internation-
al commission the task Of seeking q
solution OF border problems.
The proposal of the de facto gov.
ernment for commission is accepted,
however. with the suggestion that thu
powers of the commission be enlarged
beyond the limit in the Mexican not4
of July IL.
Agreement to this suggestion is OK
pected and 1t was stated olhcially to.
night that the American members
would be appointed and the commits.
sion assembled at some point in tho
United States at an early date. Fols
lowing is the full text of Acting Sec
retary Polk's note as delivered to Ell
sio Arredondo, after 1t had been ap-'
proved today by President Wilson
and his cabinet:
"Sir: l have the honor to acknuwl-
edge the receipt of your. communica-
tion of July IL last, in which you
transcribe a note addressed to me BY
the secretary of foreign relations Of
your government, and to request thst
you will be good enough to transmit
to him the following reply. 3, Y
"Mr. Secretary: have the honor
to acknowledge receipt Of Your excel
lency's note transmitted under date of
T,1v o ~, UN11sir A AnuNn s,o,,c 49,
ernment's confidential agent In Wash.
ington, informing me that your excel.
leacy has received tustrueti iafs tsn3A
the citizen nrst chief bE tho ennstil
tutionalist army. charged with the 'e1,
ecutive power Of the Unfonsto propose
that each of our governments name
three commissioners, who. shall hold
conferences at some place to be slu.
tually agreed upon, and decide forth
with the question relating to the evac-
uation of the army forces now !. III
Mexico, and to draw up and conclude
a protocol or agreement regarding ths
reciprocal crossing Of the frontier by
the forces Of both countries, also to-
determine the origin of the incursions
to date. in order to TX the RESPONSE
bility therefor, and definitely to set
tie the difficulties now pending or
those which may arise between. the
two countries on account of the same
or similar reason, all OF which shall
be subject to this approval Ct both
governments. y
Suggests Enlargement Of Powers.
"1n reply I have the honor to state
that I have laid your excellency's note
before the president and have receiv-
ed his instructions to inform your ex-
cellency that the government Of the
United States is disposed to accept
the proposal of the Mexican govern
ment in the same spirit Of frank cor
diality in which it is made. Tb:s
government believes and suggests,
however. that the powers of the pro-
posed commission should be ENLARGED,
SO that If, happily, q solution salts
factory to both governments OF the
question set forth in yoIr excellency's
communication may be reached. The
commission may also consider such
other matters, the friendly arrange
ment of which would lend tn improve
the re,ations Of the two 60 lntrjss; 1t
being understood that such recon-,
mendations as the commission may
make shall not be binding upon the
respective governments until formal
ly accepted by them.
Will Act Immediately.
"Should this proposal be accepte6
by your excellency's government. I
have the honor to state that this gov
ernment will proceed Immediately to
appoint its commissioners and Ak, af:
ter consultation with your excellencyr
government, the time and place and
other details Of the proposed confer
ences. -
Accept, Mr.. Secretary, the assur-
ance Of my highest consideration.
FRANK POLK,
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