The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-24
Huerta Forces and Carranza's s
Rebels Must Get Along
Without Munitions of
War From This Side.
CHANGE OF POLICY
is LIKELY LATER
Joint Resolution of March ID.
1912, May Be Repealed and
Both Sides Allowed to
Purchase Arms at Will.

gs Purchase Arms at Will.
s; S
T,lWilson has determined that no faction
lalcin the Mexican revolution shall obtain
ep harms or ammunition from the United
Pvu States, and that neutrality must be OBJ
bells Served in its strctest sense. This was
E.SS Slthe Interpretation of the neutrality
laws decided upon today after con-
II Il. = ferences with Senator Bacon and Rep
bat hresentative Flood, chairman of the two
rcongressional committees on foreign
! F'TI[Feletions. While the Mexican rebels
TAMhave been getting no arms heretofore,
the Huerta administrations has exer-
Mtised privilege previously given to
are The former Madero government, and
m hereafter the United States Will treat
sides alike in the dispute,
q rE The decision was precipitated by the
+ Vsyccent complaints Of the constitution
I'd lists and their sympathizers IN this
ma 1ountry that ii the United States did
y, lot actually assist the Huerta govern
|nt kpent by selling it munitions of war
|d q = Nomination of hostilities would be pos
stIa 1ible
EisstsDa New Policy Favored.
srspst
Sentiment In favor Of new policy
-rrew III congress TO such extent that
was made today of the for"
Ign relations committees III both
lJlNiouses. 1t was found that there would
ie little objection to repeating the
.pint resolution of March Il, 1912, Civ
al Eng the president discretionary power
lus INV 40 prohibit expectations of arms or
med r1unitions of war to countries where
10 20 p.u M uomestic violence existed, but permit
nday 4ng him to allow the legally consti-
Wasuted government of any country to OBJ.
o%nsrIAin supplies as usual. Senator Bacon,
! Peapwever, reiterated a speech in the
! avn Hsss mate today that the Huerta admins
alton could not be made the leglti
ndusate successor OF the Madero regime,
quo 0,non ~ the legally constituted government,
FtiS1 s SfOtest Finds Favor.
! u-prhc eonstitutionalist representatives
suss csts re had protested to the state depart
] IS sDsent that inasmuch as the Huerta gov
En IN sps sa nmcnt had not been recognized, it
ght not to obtain arms This con
recsNs sfuctlon Of the case found favor III
b r"Ss, Uys feial circles, and while the report Of
! in Sae resolution of March il, 1912, was
for - nsidered by administration officials as
Iomrse nvrnse way of equalizing conditions, it was
brnlns 'elded that The same purpose could be
ed by denying ammunition to all
~,,. Gzftions. There Is nevertheless a firm
.rss R1ng IN congress in favor of lifting
he Of embargo on arms and giving both
[est ~ 4es an equal opportunity TO equip
bs isnM emse]ves- This sentiment gains favor
bar rtmrn%r enr rFticularly among those who believe
~ sp sIs ~ the Carranza rebels have public
nlon behind them in Mexico, and if
.,.,soe zen the arms with which to supply
large unequipped forces the revo.
P1 p h. w fon would end speedily in their
3 FabDcora bora FOR.
$50 y on LII Injure Huerta.
~ the FOR the nros, ho,
octate y ~. " f- ppNeNeF, the admin
p st srdas ,[Rtiop Will iesnc orders to its agents
-.syryWhere to keep arms from epterine
u AZ rebellion torn country. This will
D -ih,ne hme 9rfere materially with the plans nj
[iehp Huerta forces, since orders fo,
ne Tbs ke suppnes or arms and ammunition
Ee fact y fsald to have been placed with firm,
po,Issuubyfne United States very recently. AL
,se rsps>pRn the constitutionalists hold ne
ef3orts OF consequence, they have de
lS .sd ellzed the railroad system and il
AleNs cid be difficult for the federals Il
|of The NJ munitIons transported into the in
tioSS csbA r after getting them from Europe
Eyisb IIsss.p po president examined other phase,
IN Pm sp]ne Mexican situation with Messrs
ed. and Flood, who said later thai
fyr cton OF any kind or pronounce
F~, eel OF policy was likely until afte,
2 eesphss eDruh 'ssador Wilson had conferred witt
|, E'' Inc nlstration officials here.
Ta Mho 4, w ~ pf6cial Conference.
rnnR Secretary Roosevelt conferred
~-,,ss prnktn on the situation with Rea1
Pn 81 ai Frank E, Beatty, Commando,
DsslMids'n, \, ty fourth division of the Atlanti,
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