Arizona republican., 1916-09-05

"I need not assure you" Secretary Lansing continued, that my govern ment has been inspired throughout the past three years with a sincere desire to arrange in an amicable way the numerous questions which have arisen as a result of the civil strife which has shaken the Mexican republic to its very foundations and has caused so much loss of life and property, so much sui fering and privation.
 We have watched the progress of the revolution with anxious solicitude We have tried to be fair in judgment and to see things from the point of view of those who control the destinies of Mexico; we have sought to be pa tient and to await the time when the approach of peace and order in Mexico would offer favorable opportunity for the adjustment of our difficulties; from first to last we have kept our minds free from rancor and bitterness and prejudice. and have, in a spirit of dis interested friendliness, confidently ex- pected the day would come when the representatives of the two countries could meet and calmly and frankly dis cuss our international relations.
 That day has at last arrived. The present conference is a realization of our expectations, and look forward to it's future accomplishment with assur- ance that it will settle questions which have been causes of irritation. Its suc- cess depends in large measure, I think that l may say entirely, upon the spirit which you, the commissioners of both governments evince when you come to discuss the various phases in our rela- tions. If this spirit is one of frankness, nf nf GU hN prophets vision to foresee that you will succeed; and if you succeed you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have performed an inestimable ser vice to your countries. But if suspi- cion, doubt and aloofness mark your deliberations, you may expect to ac- complish little and leave the two na- tions in the same tangle of misunder- standings and false judgments which I feel have been the chief reasons for our controversies in the past
 "I am sure that the American com- missioners, all of whom I know so well, and the Mexican commissioners, for whom I have high respect know ing from others of their distinguished attainments, will show that consdera- tion and patience which will bring you into harmony and agreement
 "The immediate subject and the i'm mediate cause of your meeting here today is the situation along the inter- national boundary. I believe that a temporary solution could be readily found, but the government of the United States seeks a permanent, not a temporary, settlement of the diff culty and I feel assured that the gov ernment of Mexico desires nothing less"
 Speaking in response, MT. Cabrera declared himself and his associates "to be inspired by the strongest purpose to cooperate with the American com missioners in order to attain their com mon end, that is, to lay the founda- ton of lasting peace between the United States and Mexico"
 We have neither the experience nor the learning of the American commis- sioners," he continued "but the con- sciousness of the great responsibility and the importance which the con- ferees have, not only for the present but for the future of our country, vii give the Mexican commissioners z great inspiration to pursue the ends sought by both countries"
 Mir Cabrera drew parallel betweer conditions in the United States ant Mexico. saying that the aims of tn, people and the party in power in eacf were the same.
 Even the enemies of peace betweer these two countries are the same ii both," he continued Tt seems there fore, that the conferences will hay, more the character of co-operatior against a common enemy than of discussion of conflicting tendencies"
 The commissioners will sail for Nev London tomorrow on the presidentia yacht Mayflower. Included in tn party will be Henry P. Fletcher, tn American ambassador to Mexico an, Juan T. Burns, Mexican consul-gen eral in this city.