Arizona republican., 1914-05-29
PACIFICATION ISSUES ARE WOW RIGHT UP TO
 WILSON AND HUERTA

cOHStllullOndllStS and WOrK IS Srduu- ally being resumed in the oil fields where damage to the property was only slight, according to a cable re- port to the navy department from Admiral Badger. Distressing condi tions at Mazatlan, under siege by the constitutionalists, are reported from the west coast by Admiral Howard He said food and water are lacking and general transportation facilities are limited
 An official statement from the navy department says:
 After making every effort to veri- fy the reported landing of arms by the steamers Bavaria and Ypiranga, at Puerto Mexico, the department has been unable to confirm the rumor, and in view of all the circumstances, is disposed to await confirmation that landing of arms actually took place"
 "The only facts known to the de- partment with regard to the Ypiranga" statement added, are that the steamer arrived at Puerto Mexico and landed a considerable cargo of some sort dur ing the day. Admiral Badger has been requested to obtain more definite in formation''
 The war and state departments are also without definite information as to whether arms Were landed Consul Canada reported, it is understood, the steamers landed shipments of arms, Badger cabled there is every ndica- tion the Ypiranga discharged a full cargo of war supplies
 Beside the mediation developments, the reported landing of ammunition from the German steamers Ypiranga and Bavaria at Puerto Mexico, were the uppermost subjects of discussion in official circles. Bryan asserted that he is making no further effort to verify the information relating to the landing of ammunition
 We do not expect arms to be land ed," said Bryan. He referred to an understanding said to have been had with officials of the Hamburg -Ameri- can line that the arms on the Ba- varia and Yypiranga would be returned to the consignors on foreign shores.
 Considerable doubt seems to sur round the understanding said to have existed with relation to these ship ments of munitions of war. however and Secretary Daniels said he thought there was some understanding that the shipments would not be delivered Bryan recalled that the American con- sul general at Havana reported the Hamburg American line agents in- StructiOnS to the captain of the Kron- prinzessin Cecelie to refrain from dis charging his cargo, which was con- signed to Huerta through Puerto Mex leo several weeks ago. Similar instruc- tions, Bryan said, were understood to have been forwarded to the captains of the Bavaria and Yypiranga.
 No agreement between authorized representatives of the United States and the German government relating to this shipment of arms has been reported. At the German embassy it was pointed out that the German government had no legal authority to prevent the captain of the German merchant vessels from engaging in commerce of this character as would be true of the United States govern ment in the case of an American ship captain conveying arms to foreign country, with which the United States is at peace.
 The impression, therefore, left by the official statement, was that there had been no formal agreement be- tween the two governments on the subject. The German steamship company had until the last few days voluntarily placed itself under re- straint
 It is assumed here that the steam ship officers have taken notice of statements recently from Washington to the effect that all of the Mexican ports were open. at least so far as any action of the United States was concerned, and felt they were re- lieved from any further withholding of cargo from such ports
 There has been no modification of :he original official statement re- garding the reedom of the Mexican ports. This covers even Vera Cruz where the United States forces are in posstssion. Any cargo, even those comprising military supplies may be landed at Vera Cruz, and en- tered in the customs house there
 From German sources comes the information that all of these arms (COntinued on Page FiVe)