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BOTH ARE IMPORTANT BODIES
MANY QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE
THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
Commercial and Political Topics to BE
Considered-AlI the Appointees
WelI-known Men.

WASHINGTON. March 3-Late this
afternoon the President announced that he
had appointed the following as delegates
to the International Conference OF Ameri-
can States:
Cyrus Northrop. OF Minnesota.
Henry G. Davis. OF West Virginia
William /. Buchanan, OF Iowa
Charles NJ. Pepper, Of the District OF
Columbia.
Volney W. Foster. of Illinois.
Also the following to be members of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commits
sion.
John NJ. Thurston. OF Nebraska
Thomas II. Carter, OF Montana
William Lindsay, of Kentucky.
George w. Mcbride. of Oregon.
Frederick A. Belts, of Connecticut.
John NJ. Allen, OF Mississippi.
Martin II. Glynn OF New York.
John +. Miller, OF Indiana
Philip ID. Scott, of Arkansas.
The Presidents announcement OF the
membership of those two important COM
missions completes work that has been
receiving his attention for some time, and
in the case OF the St Louis commission the
pressure for appointment has been almost
unprecedented. The Congress OF American
Republics to be held at Mexico City next
October is hardly less important. however.
and in its international aspect it promises
Hague Congress was 10 Europe and the
few western countries participating In IL.
The list Of the st. Louis appointees has
been made UP for some days. The Presi-
dent had desired to include the name OF
Prof. Northrop. but this found 10 be
inexpedient and Prof. Northrop was ac-
cordingly given the first place on the COM
mission to the Congress Of American Re-
publics.
The duties of the St. Louis commissioners
are unusually responsible, for this body or
nine members exercises all the authority
given TO the national commission of the
Chicago exposition. including members and
alternates from each OF the States and ag-
gregating a hundred or more members.
AS Congress has appropriated 100000 TO
aid the project and st. Louis is pledged to
raise 100000 more. the exposition will
take on national and international scope.
The service of commissioners will prob
able cover several years. as the exposition
will be not held until 1903, and until then
the work of the commission will be In pre-
pairing for the event.
The Congress of American Republics VIII
be somewhat like that held in Washing
ton when James C. Blaine was secretary
developing the friendly relations between
the western republics and discussing a
number of topics in which they are mu-
tually interested. both commercial and po-
Iitical. The Mexican government has ap-
propriated $4,000 for the purpose Of enter
tanning the assemblage and Senior Mariscal.
Mexican minister OF foreign affairs. viii
preside at the opening and probably viii
-. a.
congress. Already Brazil. Argentine.
Bolivia Peru, Nicaragua and many OF the
other southern republics have named their
delegates, some OF them including their
ministers at Washington There is much
interest throughout South America in the
part the United States is going to take In
the congress and this has been heightened
by the bid Spain made TO secure strong CO.
operation with the Latin-American coun-
tries when the recent Latin-AmericaD con-
ference was held at Madrid. The plans for
the American congress were arranged by
representatives OF the various republics I'm
Washington and probably the most i'm
portant is that looking TO the formation OF
a permanent tribunal OF arbitration which
shall be for the western world what The
Hague tribunal is for the countries which
participated in The Hague conference. The
need for this has been made more apparent
by the constant border controversies aris-
ing between the South and Central
America countries. Most Of these have
been referred 10 arbitration as they have
arisen, often through the pacific influence
Of the United States. but Il is now desired
10 have tribunal OF a more permanent
character. II had been hopeC by the South
American representatives that an Official
identified with the State Department would
be chosen among the American delegates.
but this was not considered feasible. The
appointees are. however. well known. Prof
Northrop being a prominent educator. ex-
Senator Davis having had long legislative
experience and Mr.. Pepper having made a
study Of the Spanish and irr1ular affairs.