Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-24
NEW NEUTRALITY
MEXICAN POLICY
WON'T ALLOW SHIPMENT OF
ARMS ACROSS BOltDltR TO
ANY FACTION.
treat Them ALL alike
Many However Favor Allowing B1ill
Sides To secure all the Nbbuui-
lion They Want.

WASUINGTON, July 23.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson has determined that no
faction in Ia. prcseu, Mexican r"No-
.uioh shall obtain arms or ammuni-
tin from the United states and that
neutrality must be observed la IT'S
strlctcst sense. This way the inter
pro'atlon Of the neutrality laws Dc.
Cidcd upon by the prosid MT today att
| or conferences with Senator bocun
and Representative Flood, chairman
Of the two congressional committees
on foreign relations.
Whih tn Mexican rebels have been
getting no arms heretofore today's
de-, lopmcuts mean that the llucrtd
administration will De deprived of tn"
| privilege previously accorded the
| Madero government and that the
! United states will treat all 81 alike
in the present dispute.
The situation was prccipltattd by
| the repeated complaints of constliu-
/ tioualists and their symputhlHers IN
this country that IL tho United states
did not virtually assist the lluerta
government by selling it amunitionS
of war, a termination of hostilitles
would be possible,
Sentiment Against iIucrta.
Sentiment in favor Of a new policy
grew in congress t. such an extent
| that tOdaYs canvass was made OF the
committees In both houses dealing
with foreign relations. II was found
there would be little objection Ia re-
peallng the Joint resolution OF March
"A, 1912, which gives tho President
discretionary power to prohibit eX-
portations Of arms or amuniuous OF
war TO countries where domestic ViO-
lence existed but permits him 10 al
! low the legally constituted govern
ment OF any colony 10 buy war suy-
plies as usual Senator Bacon, how
ever, retiratcd as he left the White
House today that the Hucrta admin
istration could not be considered
legitimate sucCt ssor of the Madero
regime or legally constituted gov
| ernment.
The constitutionalists hero protest
ed TO the state department that in as
much as the llucrte gov rnmcnt had
not been recognized. II ought not To
obtain arms. This construction %
the case found favor I'm official cir
clcs. and while tho repeal Of tho
resolution Of March n, 1872, was con
sidered by administration officials ms
| one wa oyf equaliZ!ng conditions. II
was decided that the same purpose
could be observed by denying anu
milton to all factions There, never
the less, Is firm feeling in congress
/ in favor Of lifting the embargo on
arms and giving both sides an equal
opportunity TO equip themselves. This
sentiment finds favor especially be
hind them. and II given the arms
with which TO support their large un-
| equipped forces, the revolution would
end speedily In their favor.
No shipments at All
For the present, however, the ad-
ministration will issue orders 10 Its
agents everywhere 10 keep arms from
entering the rebellion-torn country.
This will interfere materially with the
plans Of the Huerta forces since or
ders for large supplies Of arms and
ammunition are said to have been
! placed recently with firms in the
United States.
Although the consttutoualists hold
no seaports Of consequence, they
/ have demorulized the railroad sys-
TENS and 1t would be difficult for the
federals TO get amunitlons transport
ed into the Interior after importing
them from Europe.
The president canVasSed other
/ phases OF the Mexican situation with
| Messrs RaCon and Flood who said
/ later that no action OF any kind or
pronouncement of policy was likely
until after Ambassador Wilson had
conferred with administration officials
| here.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt confer
red on the situation with Rear Ad-
miral Frank T.. Beatty. commander
OF the fourth division Of the Atlantic
fleet. who has just returned with his
/ flagship, the Minnesota, from a tour
Of duty In the Gulf Mr.. Roosevelt
said afterwards that the conference
was entirely unofficial and Informal:
that he sought to obtain first hand
/ the impressions which Admiral
Beatty gained while inMexlco. Ad-
miral eBatty is here on leave TO visit
his family.
State department reports today said
that the demonstration I'm Mexico
city yesterday in complaint OF the
New japanese minister was attended
! by about 1000 persons. almost all Of
whom We're students. Few OF the
laboring class were present II was
stated that only o anti-American
speech was made al. the police were
under strict orders Immediately 10
suppress any antiAmerlcUl demon
stration.
II Is said a movement is on foot In
| Mexico City TO raise funds to defray
the expense OF transporting destitute
Americans from the capital OF Vera
Cruz For several weeks the govern
ment and the American red cross
have been bringing INDECENT refugees
from Mexican ports to Galveston
Texas. Several hundred who were
without means already have been
| brought to the Texas port
THE PROGRESSIyES RUN THIRD