Arizona republican., 1916-07-08
LANSING SENDS .
FRIENDLY NOTE
To MEXICO CITY.


WASHINGTON, July Inception
of the diplomatic conversation which
it is hoped will result in settlement
Of difficulties between the United
States and the de facto government
of Mexico, awaited tonight a sugges-
ton from General CarranZa as to how
they should proceed. State department
officials believe more can be accom-
plished through informal conferences
between Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican
ambassador designate, and Frank L.
Polk. acting secretary of state, than by
a more formal exchange of views.
They are willing to accede, however,
to some other plan should the de fac
to government propose it.
Mr.. Arredondo transmitted to his
government today a brief and friendly
note handed to him by Secretary
Lansing, expressing qualification over
the turn affairs between the two gov
ernments have taken and accepting
proposals for diplomatic settlements Of
points in dispute The communication
was approved by the cabinet before it
was sent to the Mexican embassy. The
text follows:
Sir: / have the honor to acknoW-
ledge the receipt of your communica-
ton of July 4, 1916, in which you
| transcribe a note addressed to me by
the secretary of foreign relations of
your government and to request that
you will transmit to him the following
reply:
MFR. Secretary:
q have the honor to acknowledge
| the receipt of your courteous note
transmitted to me by Senior Arredondo
on the 4th instant in which you refer
to my notes of June 20 and June 25th,
and to assure you of the sincere graf
! ification of my government at the
frank statement of the difficulties
| which have unfortunately arisen in
our relations along the international
boundary and the unreserVed express
ion of the desire of your government
to reach an adjustment of these diff
ficulties on broad and amicable ba-
sis. The same spirit of friendship and
OF solicitude for the continuance Of
cordial relations between our two
countries inspires my government
which equally desires an immediate So
luton of the matters of difference
which have long veXed both govern
ments.
'.It is especially pleasing to my
government that the de facto govern
ment of Mexico is disposed to give
quick and practical consideration in a
| spirit of concord to the remedies which
may be applied to the existing condi-
tions. Reciprocating the same desires,
the government of the United States
wishes to exchange views as to prac-
tical plan to remove finally and pre-
vent a recurrence of the difficulties
, which have been the source of the
controversy.
Accept, Mr.. Secretary, the re-
lnewed assurances of my highest con-
sideration.
81 am sir,
Yours very sincerely,
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING"
Officials did not fail to note that
Secretary Lansing had laid stress upon
the desirability of giving quick and
practical consideration to the immed-
. late conditions along the border which
have been a source of controversy The
ldllBudSe Ol ln6 communication pldln-
ly intimates that a speedy solution OF
that problem will be sought, whatever
| time may be allowed afterward to finc
means of aiding the de facto govern
ment in restoring normal economic
conditions through Mexico. The defi-
milton of the border dispute submitted
by General CarranZa in his note sug.
gesting negotiations for a settlement
apparently has been found acceptable
by the Washington government Thi:
virtually narrows the immediate objec
of the negotiators to consideration o
the reasonable anxiety of the United
States for the security of it's frontier
on one hand and the desire of the d.
facto government for early Withdrawal
of American troops from Mexico OIL
the other.
Additional evidence of the NOR
friendly attitude of the Carranza gov
j, ernment came today in the form of ;
:, warning communicated by Mr.. Are
:, dondo to the state department at tn
direction of Gen. Carranza in connec
tion with battle between Villa and Car
= rama forces at Corralitos The mes
= sage admitted q serious defeat for tn
i, Carranza troops and asked that tn
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