The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-04
ICARRANzA WOULD 1, LIMIT POWER OF
 NEW MED|ATORS
Reply to U. s. Note Accept ing His Proposition of Appointing Mediators to Settle Differences Receiv- ed in Capital.
 Wants Only Military Cues tions Considered By the Conferes- Acceptance of His Answer is Yet a. Mat ter of Doubt.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Genera1 Car fanza's reply to the last American note accepting his suggestion for a ! Joint commission to adjust border diff ferences, but proposing a broader scene of the commissions work, was delivered to the state department to- day by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexi- fcan ambassador designate. It an- nounces the appointment of the Mex ftcan commissioners with instructions &to devote their attention preferably ito the resolution of the points men, Fioned in the previous note."
 n Thus, the defacto government ap- parently rejects the proposition that ! the commission consider questions ether than the military situation, and Limits its discussions to the subjects 1 ofiginally suggested by Carranza- withdrawal of American troops from I Mexico; formulation of a protocol to cover future operation against bandits and investigation of interests which may have promoted border raids. Whether this will be- satisfactory to
 
 been indicated.
 The note was in Spanish. When :. he went to< today's cabinet meeting Acting Secretary Polk declined to dis l cuss it until an official translation could be made. If it is accepted the next step will be negotiation between | Mir. Polk and MT. Arredondo to fix fthe time and place for meetings of ] the commissioners.
 Hope for an early solution of pend- 1 ing difficulties was confidently ex- l pressed by MT. Arredondo after ,leav- ing the department. He said he ex- pected to reach an agreement with MT. Polk by tomorrow asNto the date and 1 place of meeting and that thereupon he would wire the Mexican-commis- sioners with the expectation that they would be here in at least 1o> days. He said Asbury Park, N. J., or Old Point Comfort, Va, probably would be se- 1ected.
 The text of the note follows:
 "Mr. Secretary: ' I have the honor i to transmit to your excellency the, fol- lowing note, which have just re- ceived from my government:
 :" MT. Secretary: In due reply to the courteous note of the department of state dated July 28, 1916, I have the honor to say to your excellency that the first chief of the lconstitu- tionalist army. in charge of the execu- tive power of the Mexican republic, congratulates himself upon the laudat ble efforts of the American govern ment to arrive at a solution of exist ing difficulties between the two coun- z tries, and to that effect, considering it of the greatest importance that a prompt decision be reached of the points which have caused the existing differences between the United States and Mexico, referred to in the note of the Mexican government dated July 4. last has seen fit to appoint~at once a committee of three persons constituted by Licenciate Luis Caber- era, Engineer Ygnacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto Panf. to whom tn- structions have been given to devote | their attention preferably to the reso- lution bf the points mentioned in the previous note of this department
 Licenciate Eliseo Arredondo has been authorized to treat with the de- ipartment of state the matter of de- tails relating to the place and date in which the commissioners or the MeX- joan government should meet the com ifnissioners of the government of the Limited States in order to commence their labors.
 "I reiterate to your exce1lency the Assurance of my highest considera- ton. "
 "'C. AGUILAR.
 Secretary of Foreign Relatfons.' /
 T avail myself of this occasion to renew to your excellency the assur- ance of my highest consideration.
 ''E. ARREDONDO." /
 Mexico City, Aug. 4.-The departure from Mexico City for the United States of Luis Caberera and Alberto Pani, who with Ygnacio Bonillas, have been selected to reach settlement with the United States commissioners at issues between the two countries will not be long delayed, according to 7he general belief here.
 THE WEATHER
 Mostly fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature, gen. 0Al southwest winda