Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-05
Wilson Expected to Name American Commissioners
 in Few Days.
FARLEY PROBABLY
 ON ATLANTIC COAST
AShury Park. Nc J., or Old Point Com iGrt Likely to Be ChoSen as Place fer Conference on Settlrmen. of
 Differences

l Washington, Aus. 4.--lndications i tonight We're tiiat Presidcn, Wilson
 would appoint three commissioners within the next few days to meet a similar delegation already selected by General CarranZa to undertake l settlement Of the international cifcr ences arising from disturbed oonli- tions along the Mexican border. ir a note delivered to the state department today, General CarTanza named his commissioner bat did not answer specifically the suggestion Cf the Washington government for en- largement of the powers of the com mission. The de facto government ap- parently rejects the proposal that the commission consider other questions than the military situation, and linn it's it's discussions to the subjects originally suggested by Carranza- withdrawal of American troops from Mexico; formulation of protocol to cover future operations against ban dts and investigation of interests which may have promoted border raids. 3N1
 u IS DclltNcu tIldL tI.C Icply IS SCil- erally satisfactory 10 the adminrstra ton and that negotiations will pro- ceed without delay.
 Text of Note.
 The text of the note follows:
 "Mr Secretary, have the honor to transmit to your excellency the fol- lowing note which l have just receiv- ed from my government:
 '"Mr. Secretary: In due reply to the courteous note of the department of state dated July 2S, 1916, I have the honor to say to your eXcellency that the first chief of the Constitu- tionalist army, in charge of the exec utive power of the Mexican republic, congratulates himself upon the laud- able efforts of the American govern ment to arrive at a solution of exist ing difficulties between the two coun- tries, and to that effect. considering it of the greatest importance that a l prompt decision be reached of the points which have caused the existing differences between the United States l 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 consti- tuted of Licentiate Luis Cabrera, En- gineer Ignacio Bonillas and Engineer Alberto J. Pani, to whom instructions have been given to devote their at tention preferably to the solution of the points mentioned in the prev ious note of this department.
 Licenciate Eliseo Arredondo has been authorized to treat with the de- pertinent of state the matter of de- tails relating to the place and date in which the commissioners of the Mexican government should meet the commissioners of the government of the United States in order to com mence their labors.
 CT reiterate to your excellency ihe assurance of my highest consider ation.
 "'C. AGUILAR,
 Secretary of Foreign Relations.
 "I avail myself of this new occa- sion to renew to your excellency the assurance of my highest considera- ton. "E. ARREDONDO."
 ArredOndO Believes Solution Near.
 Hope for an early solution of pend ing differences was confidently ex- pressed by Arredondo after leaving the department. He said he expected to reach an agreement with MT. Polk by tomorrow as to the date and place of meeting and that thereupon he would wire the Mexican commission CTS with the expectation that they would be here in at least ten days. He said Asbury Park, N. J., or Old Point Comfort, Va, probably would De selected.