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September 6, 1917.


10 his Erccllency, Don Nicholas T'rist, Com


missioner NTH full pOwerS near the Republic


of Merico:


The undersigned, commissioners on the mart
OF the Republic of Mexico, to concert with
your Excellency treaty of peace, in placing
IN your hands the counter project which has
been drawn up in conformity with the last in
structlons OF their Government deem if mo-
per to accompany them with the observation
contained in this note, which will serve TO
place In clearer light the disposition of Mex
leo In this contest, which unfortunately divides
the two countries. The article No. 4. of the
proposition which your Excellency submitted
to us on the evening of the 9th of August
last, and on which all our subsequent confer
ences were based demands the cession on the
part OF Mexico, First, of the State of Texas:
secondly, OF the territory beyond the limits of
said State, which runs on the left bank of the
Rio Grande to the southern boundary of New
Mexico; thirdly, all New Mexico; and fourth
ly, the two Californias


The war which now exists has been under
taken solely on account of the territory of the
State of Texas, to which the Republic of n.
America presents us title, the act of that
State, by which it annexes itself to the North
American confederation, after having declared
its independence of Mexico. The Mexicanl
Republic having expressed lis readiness. as we
have manifested to your Excellency, to con-
sent to the pretensions of the Government al
in regard to the territory of Texas.
provided due 'indemnifcation be made. the
cause of the war has disappeared, and it ought
therefore to cease, as there is no longer any
ground for its continuation. As to the other