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Show OFFICIAL REPLY FR0MMFX1C0 Ambassador-Designate Arredondo Arre-dondo Announces Appointment Appoint-ment of Three Members of Joint Mediation Commission. TO ACT PROMPTLY Foreign Secretary Aguilar Hopes to Arrive at Early Solution So-lution of Difficulties. Washington, Aug. 4. General Car-ranza's Car-ranza's reply to the last American note accepting his suggestion for a joint commission to adjust border difficulties dif-ficulties but proposing a broader scope for the commission's work was delivered deliv-ered to the state department today by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador-designate. It announces the appointment of three Mexican commissioners commis-sioners with instructions to "devote their attention preferably to the resolution reso-lution of the points mentioned in the previous note." Thus the de facto government apparently ap-parently rejects the proposal that the commissioner consider other questlous than the military' situation and limits its discussions to the subjects originally origin-ally suggested by Carranza with drawal of American troops from Mexico; Mexi-co; formulation of a protocol to cover future operations against bandits and intervention of interests which may have promoted border raids. Whether this will be satisfactory to the American Ameri-can government has not been indicated. indi-cated. The noto was in Spanish and when he went to today's cabinet meeting meet-ing Acting Secretary Polk declined to discuss it until an official translation could be made. If It Is accepted the next step will bo negotiations betwen Mr. Polk and Mr. Arredondo to fix the time and place for the meetings of the commissioners. commis-sioners. President Wilson already has under consideration a number of places to be selected. e Washington, Aug. 4. Eliseo Arre-'ondo, Arre-'ondo, Mexican ambassador-designate, delivered a note to the state department depart-ment today, replying to the last American communication to tho de facto government and announcing the appointment of thrco Mexican members mem-bers of a joint commission to undertake under-take settlement of border difficulties. difficul-ties. The text or tho noto follows: "Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to transmit to Your Excellency the following note, which I have just received re-ceived from rav government: "Mr. Secretary: 'In due reply to the courteous note of the department of slate, dated July 28, 1916, I have the honor to say to Your Excellency that the First Chief of the Constitutionalist Constitu-tionalist army In charge of the executive execu-tive power of the Mexican republic congratulates himself upon the lnud-able lnud-able efforts of the American government govern-ment to arrive at a solution of existing difficulties between the two countries, and to that effect, considering It of the greatest Importance that a prompt decision bo reached of the points which have caused the existing dlf- ferene'es 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 commission of three persons constituted consti-tuted by Licenciate Luis Cabrera, Engineer Ignacio Bonillas and Engineer En-gineer Alberto J. PanI to whom Instructions In-structions have been given to devote their attention preferrably to the reso-lutlon reso-lutlon of the points mentioned in the previous note of this department. " 'Licenciate Eliseo Arredondo has been authorized to treat with the department de-partment of state tho matter of details de-tails relating to the place and date In which the commissioners of the Mexican Mexi-can government should meet the clm-missioners clm-missioners of the United States In order or-der to commence their labors. " 'I retlerate to Your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. consid-eration. " 'C. Aguilar, Secretary of Foreign Relations.' "I avail myself of this new occas-slon occas-slon to renew to Your Excellency tho assurance of my highest consideration. considera-tion. "E. ARREDONDO." Hoping for an early solution of pending difficulties was confidently expected by Mr. Arredondo after leaving leav-ing the department. He said he expected ex-pected to reach an agreement with Mr. Polk by tomorrow as to the date and place of meeting and that teller-upon teller-upon he would wire tho Mexican commissioners com-missioners with the expectation that thoy would be here In at least ten days. He said Asbury Park, N. J., or Old Point Comfort, Vo., probably would be selected. It Is expected that when Senor Cabrera, who is secretary of finance, leaves tho federal capital, control of tho finance department will be vested In Rafael Mleto, the sub-treasury. It Is believed that It will be necessary neces-sary to fill temporarily tho post of sub-treasury for foreign affairs. Juan N. Amador, the present occupant, Is gravely 111 and will be unable to perform per-form the duties of the office for some time. Commissioners En Route. Mexico City, Aug. 4. The departure from Mexico City of Luis Cabrera and Albert Panl, who, with Ygnaclo Bonillas, have been selected to reach a settlement with the United States commissioners of the Questions at Issue between tho two countries, will not be long delayed, according to general belief here. It is possible that the commissioners may travel north on one of the vessels ves-sels of the Mexican navy, tho Bravo or the Zaragoza which are now at Vera Cruz, if it appears that their departure would be delayed by the Infrequent sailing of merchant vessels. |