The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-14
PRESIDENT ASKS
CONGRESS- HELP
IN MEXICAN CASE
CONFERENCE is HELD AT WHITE
HOUSE, AT WHICH PARTY
LEADERS ARE APPEALED TO.
Nadoro Requests America to Prevent
Shipment of Arms Into his Coun-
try from United states for Use Of
the Rebels.

the Rebels.
washington, March 13.-The United
states government, today, assuming a
position OF strict neutrality, dealt q
severe blow to the cause of the Mex
lean reFolutionists by taking steps to
cut Cff the latter's supply of mum
tlons OF war from this country.
Urgently requested by the Mexican
federal government to revise the
present neutrality laws, President Taft
today pointed out inadequacies in the
statutes to members of the senate
foreign relations committee and they
Immediately returned to the capitol
and drafted concurrent resolution to
meet the situation. In effect the res
olution would authorize the president
to stop he export of arms or NUM-
tions OF war from any place in the
United States to any American coun-
try Jhere in his opinion domestic vio-
lence existed.
The resolution was temporarily
tabled in the senate with the under
standing that it would be considered
later today While the house also
must act, on the measure, instructions,
it is Eaid. have been given to customs
offie SIS to hold ell shipments of arms
destined to points i'll Mexico. The ac-
ton OF the United States, according to
the. 4 Mexican ambassador. will
strengthen the opinion that this coun-
try IS friendly disposed towards it's
southern neighbor.
Washington, March 13.-President
Taft pointed out to members of the
senate foreign relations committee
and the Texas congressional delega-
ton at conference in the white
house today that the neutrality laws
of The United States were not speci-
fic enough. The president is reported
to have said that, unless congress en-
acted new measures it would be diff
cult to preserve peace with Mexico
After the conference the senate
committee on foreign relations framed
a joint resolution which would pro-
hibit shipment Of arms frVm the Uni
ted States into any state on the Amer
lean continent which is in a condition
OF disorder. The resolution would i'm
pose heavy penalties, the intention be-
ing to make it Immediately applicable
to The Mexican situation. The resolu-
ton, adopted unanimously in commit
tee, was reported to the senate imme-
diately.
Attorney General Wickersham, Sec
retary of War Stimson, Senator Cul-
lum, Senator Sutherland, Senator
Root, Senator Hitchcock and William
Alden Smith of the foreign relations
committee, as well as Senator Culber-
son, heading the Texas delegation in
congress, participated in the confer
ence.
The president appealed to them TO
help him preserve peace by prevent
ing violations of the neutrality laws
along the Mexican border and sug-.
gested that some steps be taken at
once for the enactment of more ade-
quate neutrality laws.
Result of Madero's Appeal.
The conference was direct result
of the appeal of President Madero, Of
Mexico, to President Taft through
Ambassador Martinez y Crespo here
that the United States put into effect
a stricter neutrality in Texas. The
ambassador had suggesed to the pres
ident that the present laws were
framed in the early part of the last
century, when problems such as re-
Gently have arisen were not even
dreamed Of.
Mexico, in effect, asked the United
States to prevent such shipments of
arms into the southern republic, not
withstanding their consignment as
articles of commerce into points like
Juarez, held by the rebels. Such re-
quest is in conflict with the previous
attitude Of the United States, outlined
during the Madero revolution and ret
Gently reiterated, namely, that this
country could not interfere with the
channels OF commerce from one port
OF entry into another
Contention of Mexico.
Mexico contends, however, that when
arms are obviously intended for rev.
olutionists and are certain to be used
against Tie federal government, the
duty of the United States as neu-
trail should be more specifically out
lined. Congress is now asked By Pres