The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-16

| there never Has Detu d toulblStt re
 stoatton of the embargo on arms
 since the president lifted it to all fac
 tions il Mexico last March. When 1 Carranza's note, following the seizure
 of Vera Cruz, arrived here and was i interpreted as threatening, the war department was permitted at that | time to prevent shipments from going
 across the line, but no further step
 was taken.
 Counsellor Robert Lansing of the state department today admitted that many Interesting questions might arise if Huerta proclaimed a blockade
 of Tampico but suggested that, aC cording to precedent, a blockade es l tablished by a vernment not rec oguized probably would be disregard ed by those countries which had not extended recognition. The departure
 of the federal Mexican gunboats for Puerto Mexico was not believed at tle executive departments to forecast a blockade The belief was expressed that the captains of the vessels sought communicati. with Mexico City through Puerto Mexico for further or ders American destroyers have beel watching the guuboats, according to Secretary Daniels. merely as a pre- caution to see that no injury is done to transports or American refugee steamers en route.
 Not only the American govern meuts explanation of the Lob0s Is- land incident, but the unofficial eN- pressious to the effect that no MeXi- can ports are closed so far as the American government is concerned,
 has emphasized the position which the United States has repeatedly maintained. that na state of war has existed and that the seizure of Vera Cruz was an act of reprisal for offeu
 ses committed against the United States
 The fact that Mexican officials still refuse clearance papers to American ships at some ports, in spite of Hu- artas order revoking his embargo on American commerce was explained
 here as probably due 10 lack of com munication.
 Failure ta learn definitely about J. R Silliman. American vice consul inn
 prisoued at Salullo. is attriuted 10 the paralyzed telegraph system In
 Mexico. His case is causing much anxiety here. for General Villa and his forces are about to attack the ity and it is feared the federals may not look after S liman's safety dur ing the fighting, even though he has
 been ordered released by the Haerta
 ,overnment
 The South American diplomats paid
 their farewell call on President Wil-
 son early in the day before they re. ceived the request from the Huerta delegates for a postponement of the conference One of the Huerta dele
 gates, Augustu Rodriguez, is well
 advanced in years, and it is said to he argely on his account that the party will tarry a day or two here.
 Representative Kahn, republican of California, spoke in the house today
 of the heavy toll of damages accumu
 lating against Mexico by Americans
 and other foreigners whose property
 had been injured which, in his opil- ion, eventually might have to be paid
 by the United States Representative
 Kahn said Americans had 10 abandon their property because of the presl. dents warning to depart from Mex leo. Representative Sharp, a mem
 CT of the foreign affairs committee, contended that the order for Ameri- cans to leave probably prevented mas sacres.
 Secretary Garrison said tonight he had ordered the five shippers re-
 leased after conferring with the president The action had been taken,
 he said, because it was found Genera
 Funston of his own accord had dis charged all the other MeXicans ac- cused of "snipping.'