The Irish standard., 1912-03-16
j. 5. STRIKES At
MEXICAN REBELS
SENATE PASSES BILL PREVENT.
ING EXPLOITATION OF ARMS
TO REPUBLIC.
FILIBUSTERS BALKED
Measure Suggested by Taft Deala
With Pan.Amerloan Countries
Neutrality Laws Are
6oDstered Up.

Washington, March IL. - Revolu.
tons. f1libustering expeditions, or pro.
motors of domestic violence in any
country in Pan-America hereafter may
not hope for war supplies of any de.
scription from the United States This
principle, was proclaimed in a concur.
rent resolution adopted by the senate
at the instance of President Taft.
Though aimed primarily to meet the
inadeQuacies of the present neutrality
laws. to which the Mexican govern.
ment called the presidents attention,
the resolution when put into effect
will empower President Taft to pro-
hibit at his discretion through the
Issuance Of a proclamation, the OK.
portation Of munitions Of war to any
country with which the United States
la Mt peace.
Shipments Of Arms Halted.
Anticipating summary action by the
house. where Representative Burleson
of Texas will take charge of the meas.
ure. the treasury department and war
department officials issued instruc.
tons virtually hating all shipments
Of arms into Mexico until the resolu-
ton ia declared effective.
l.oOpholes for the violation OF nou-
trality laws admittedly are many and
professional promoters Of revolutions
In Latin-America. through varying de-
vices. have succeeded In evading the
statutes. To eradicate this. the presa.
dent told the members of the senat6
foreign relations committee and the
Texas congressional delegation that
he required discretionary authority to
rule upon individual cases or It would
be difficult to maintain peace here
after in Pan-Amerioa.
Root Frames Resolution.
Senator Root Immediately framed q
resolution to give to the president
comprehensive power and unanimous.
~ the senate passed the measure. To
the Mexican rebels who captured
Juarez recently with the sole pur-
pose of possessing a port Of entry
through which they might import arms
unrestrictedly, the resolution will
prove a stubborn obstacle.
The action is a departure from the
policy OF the United States during the
Madero revolution when ports of en-
try held by the rebels received arms
and ammunitions II regularly con-
signed to merchants.
Senator Root used but one Argyll
ment in favor Of breaking the prcccd-
ent. however. that thousands of Amer
loans in Mexico were fleeing from
their homes there imperilled by the
very arms which had been shipped
into that country by Americans.
Major General Wood. chief OF staff
Of the army. declared that probably a
lnrger border patrol would be required
10 enforce the letter Of the new meas
are The department Of Justice will
exercise close scrutiny upon all ex-
ports of arms from this country and
It is believed unlawful shipments will
pc taken hereafter at points Of origin.
Mahlon Pitney. chancellor Of New
Jersey, President Tafts nominee to
succeed the late Justice Harlan on the
supreme bench was finally confirmed
ny the senate by q vote of so to 26.
These Republican senators voted
against Mr.. Pitncy's continuation:
Bourne, Bristow, Kenyon, Cummins
and POindexter.
These Democrats voted against him:
Bacon. Bryan, Chamberlain, Culberson,
Gardner, Gore, Hitchcock, Johnson.
Kern, Lea, Myers, Newlan, OGorman,
Pomerene, Rayner, Reed. Shiveley,
Smith of Georgia, Smith Of South Car
DINA, Taylor and Williams.
The senate's consideration of Jus.
tice Pitney was in the fourth execu-
tive session it has had on his nomi-
nation and the vigorous fight against
him because of his decision in glass
blowers strike case did not abate Tin
til the last moment. The session last
ed two hours. Justice Pitney's COM
mission was signed az soon as the SEN
ate had confirmed him.