The Washington times., 1911-04-26
DUNCAN SCENTS
REBEL PLOT TO
SMUGGLE ARMS
Generals Aide Finds "Joker"
in Armistice-Asks
Instructions.
SCHEME TO CONCEAL
GUNS IN PROVISIONS
No Passage of Supplies Except
Through Juarez, Pend
ing Orders.

General Duncan, commanding the
American troops in Texas, has unearth-
| ed a scheme of the insurrectionists now
beyond Jaurez to smuggle large guam
titles of arms and ammunition from the
| United States into their camp under the
/ terms of the armistice.
This was communicated to President
Taft in a dispatch through the War De-
partment today, just before the Exec
! utive left for New York. After reading
! the telegram he gave II out for publica-
ton.
See Subterfuge.
The Telegram says: Colonel Steever
reports: Clause in armistice permits
insurrectionists to introduce through
Jaurez free from customs provisions,
provisions, forage, clothing. and other
necessary effects: insurrectionists want
| to carry them direct across the river
near smelter. and not through Jaurez.
IL permitted, will simply open door to
carry across river whatever they want;
could conceal ammunition. etc, In sacks
-four. bales of hay. and other pack
ages.
IF no objection by department COM
mander. will continue to prohibit sup
plies to insurrectionists unless carried
through Jaurez. Early reply requested.
Considerable pressure brought to bear
to effect their purposes.
Have instructed Colonel Steever to
prohibit passage of supplies except
through Jaurez."
Plan to Move Arms.
This Information is interpreted here
to mean that the insUrrectionsts We're
planning to move great quantities of
arms and ammunition across to their
side of the river, If allowed by the
United States authorities to use the
lower crossing. They knew they would
not be able to smLggle contraDand of
war across at the JaureZ station, on
account of the United States troops on
the one side and the Mexican federais
on the other.
At any rate. it is learned that the
War Department and the President ex-
Colonel Steever and compel the inSur-
lectionistS to observe the neutrality
laws as rigidly during the period Of the
armistice as before.
The State Department today received
a number of dispatches from Mexico,
most ~of them far from reassuring IN
theft tone. Only that from Consul
Smucker, at Ensenada, was cheerful.
He said the insurrectoS had abandoned
Alamo and had permitted the Americans
whom they had confined there to go
free. None of the Americans, il seems,
were harmed.
Still Fighting.
Reports from the consuls in the states
of Puebla, Mexico. Durango, and Sine
u,
ZIONIST uprisings had not been checked
by the armistice, but that the revolu-
ton seemed to be spreading Property
was threatened and peace remote.
Consul Freeman, at Durango, stated in
a dispatch to the State Department that
number of Americans had been at
tackled near the city of Durango and
that the authorities were compelled to
hurry mounted troops to their defense.
He had received no word from them
since the troops departed.
Corners Associates.
DR.. Vasquez Gomez, head of the Mexf-
can revolutionary iunta in Washington,
named to lead the peace commission ap-
pointed by General Madero, probably
will have as associates on the commits
sion F. Gonzales Cara, one of the
Madero leaders, and Abraham Gonzales,
provisional governor of the state Of
Chihuahua. This announcement was
made at the local Junta headquarters
today.
The naming of Gomez and the tenta-
tive. selection of his associates is taken |
as final evidence that the armistice now
observed by federals and revolutionists |
will ultimately develop into permanent |
peace for the Mexican republic, and that |
within few months at the longest the |
revolutionist troops will have laid down |
their arms.
Tending peace negotiations, Senior |
Jose Vasconcelos. who vas appointed |
secretary of the local revolutionary |
agency, to succeed Sanchez Azcona, will |
be acting confidential agent for the |
Maderists during the absence of DIR. |
Gomez. who left last night for El Paso, |
where tomorrow or Friday federal rep |
will meet him. At this |
meeting the personnel of a peace COM |
mission from both sides will be dis |
cussed and the selection of a place for
the formal discussion of peace and pro-
posed Mexican governmental reforms |
made.
At the conference which was held |
Yesterday between DR.. Gomez and Sc
nor Zamacona, Mexican ambassador to |
the United states, general conditions in |
Mexico were discussed and the strong |
friendship between the two |
prominent Mexican statesmen renewed. |
It is asserted that the matter of peace |
negotiations was not touched upon,
since Ambassador Zamacona has not