The San Francisco call., 1913-07-24
FINAL POLICY STILL
AWAITS AMBASSADOR
BULLETIN


Ell PAsO, Tex, July 23.-A negative
reply tonight was received to n tele-
gram sent by local newspaper TO Corr
gressman A. r.. Smith. proposing that
force of armed Americans he sent
from Ell Paso TO MADEIRA, Chihuahua, to
relieve the distress of the II defenders
of the MADEIRA lumber camp and their
families, who are reported to be
threatened with massacre by Mexican
bandits headed by "El Mocho" Mar
timex.
WASHINGTON. July zs-President
Wilson has determined that no faction
of the Mexican revolution shall obtain
arms or ammunition from the United
States, and that neutrality must be
observed in its strictest sense. This
was the Interpretation of the neutral
ity laws decided upon today after con-
ferences with Senator Bacon and
Representative Flood. chairman of the
two congressional committees on for
eign relations.
While the Mexican rebels have been
getting no arms heretofore, today's
developments mean that the Huerta
administration will be deprived of the
privilege previously given the former
Madero government, and the United
States will treat all sides alike in the
present dispute.
CARRANZA'S ADVANTAGE
The situation was precipitated by
the recent complaints of the constitu-
tionalists and their sympathizers in
this country that if the United States
did not actually assist the Huerta gov
ernment by selling 1t munitions of war
termination of hostilities would be
possible.
Sentiment in favor of new policy
grew In congress to such an extent that
canvass was made today Of the foreign
relations committees in both houses 1t
was found that there would be little
objection to repeating the joint resolu-
tion Of March IA, 1912, giving the
president discretionary power to pro-
hibit expectations of arms or munitions
of war to countries where domestic
violence existed, but permitting him to
allow the legally constituted govern
ment of any country to buy war sup
plies as usual.
HUERTA NOT LEGITIMATE
Senator Bacon, however, reiterated
as he left the White House today that
the Huerta administration could not
be considered legitimate successor OF
the Madero regime or legally COM
tionalist representatives here had pro-
tested to the state department that In
asmuch as the Huerta government had
not been recognized 1t ought not to OBJ
tain arms. This construction of the
case found favor in official circles, and
while the repeal of the resolution OF
March IA, 1912, was considered by ad-
ministration officials as one way of
equalizing conditions, 1t was decided
that the same purpose could be served
by denying ammunition to all factions.
There is nevertheless a firm feeling
in congress in favor OF lifting the en-
barge on arms and giving both sides
an equal opportunity to equip them
selves. This. sentiment gains favor es-
pecially among those who believe that
the Carranza rebels have public opin-
ion behind them In Mexico, and If given
the arms with which to supply their
large unequipped forces, the revolution,
would end speedily in their favor.
EXACT NEUTRALITY
For the present however, the admin,
istration will issue orders to it's agents
everywhere to keep arms from enter
ing the rebellion torn country. This
will interfere materially with the plans
of the Huerta forces, since orders for =
large supplies of arms and ammuni-
ton are said to have been placed with
firms in the United States very recently.
Although the constitutionaiists hold no
seaports of consequence. they have de-
moralized the railroad systems and it
will bA, difficult for the fedsra1s to get