Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-23
j. s. MAY REPEAL
MEXICAN TREATY
ON ARM EXPORTS
President Wilson Is in Confer
ence on Subject With Con-
gressional Leaders.
WOULD SOLVE PROBLEM
BY EQUALIZING FACTIONS
Constitutionalists Claim Lack
of Arms Has Been Bar
rier to Victory.


WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Repeal of
the neutrality proclamation prohibit
ing expectation of arms to Mexico is
being considered by the administra
tion as the next step in the Mexican
situation.
Conferences between President Will
son and congressional leaders were
planned today for a discussion of the
proposal to which many leaders have
given their approval.
While official statements were lack
ing today as to what support Presi-
dent Wilson has given to the project,
partial canvass of the House and
Senate foreign affairs committees to-
day led those interested in the move
to believe that the prohibition
against shipments of arms could be
repealed with little delay.
1t is understood to be the belief of
administration officials that should
free expectation of arms be permit
ted to all factions in Mexico, the pres
ent situation might adjust itself The
constitutiona!sts have repeatedly
claimed that lack of arms was the
only bar to quick victory.
The repeal Is proposed on the
ground that there is no recognized
government in Mexico and that when
the prohibition was enacted a reg
urary constituted government, rec
ognized officially by the United States
was in existence.
No further discussion of Mexican
affairs occurred today in the Senate
Senator Falls resolution for protec-
tion of Americans there had gone to
the calendar and Mr.. Fall did not
attempt to renew the request for ae
tion upon it.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the
Navy, today called upon Rear Admiral
Cowles at Guaymes, to investigate the
report of Thomas Hind assistant gen.
eral superintendent of the Southern
Pacific railroad in Mexico, is held
for ransom by Mexico federals there.
The state department was without
information on the incident.
The supply ship Buffalo has gone
from Guaymas to Topolobamposand
reported conditions quiet at the latter
port and the battleship Louisiana,
which went to Tuxpam. has returned
to Vera Cruz. This latter movement
IbduS navy uSPdl lihVhA phi1iuA' "
conclude that a measure of order has
been restored at TuXpam, relieving
Americans of the danger they were in
when the battleship was sent there
under rush orders.
NEWPORT, r. l., July 23-Rear-
Admiral Frank e. Beatty, commander
of the fourth division of the Atlantic
fleet, today received orders to report
at Washington. The admiral arrived
here Monday with his flagship Min
nesota from Vera Cruz, Mexico.
where the battleshlp had been sta
toned for more than two months. 1t
is understood that administration Of
ficlals wish to consult with him re-
garding conditions in Mexico.
LONDON, July 23.-The foreign Of
fee has not heard of any British con-
sui in Mexico requesting the services
Of battleship, according to Francis
Dyke Acland, secretary for for
eign affairs, in reply to "A question in
the House of Commons today.
He said the foreign office cabled to
inquire into the rumor.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 23.-Gen-
eral Geronimo Trevino, veteran of old
battlefelds In Mexico, announced to-
day after a conference he with
Mexican Consul Pena y Cuevas and
Juan r. Orci a former Mexican sena-
tor that he was ready to return to
his native land and act as a mediator
between the warning factions.