The Ely miner., 1914-02-06
PRESIDENT LIFTS
THE EMBARGO
ON MUNITIONS
BOTH FACTIONS OF MExICANS TO
BE FREE TO PURCHASE
ARMS IN
u. S.
BAN HAS SERVED TO
HAMPER REBELS ONLY
Huerta Forces Have Been Able to Sc
cure Necessary Supplies Abroad
While Constitutionalists Got
Only What They Could
SmuggIe.

Washington, Feb. 5.-President Will
son by an executive order maze pub
lie at the White House removes all
restrictions against the expectation Of
munitions of war into Mexico from
the United States, placing the con-
tending elements on a basis of equal
ity with respect to the purchase of
arms and supplies in this country.
Neutrality Is Aim.
The executive order emphasized that
it was the desire of the United States
to be in the same position of neu-
trality toward the contending factions
as were the other powers
Explanation Follows.
Accompanying the presidents proc
lamatiOn, the White House issued the
following statement of explanation:
''The executive order under which
the expectation of arms and ammuni.
tion into Mexico is forbidden was a de-
parture from the accepted practices Of
neutrality delibeate departure
from those practices under we'll con-
sidered joint resolution of congress
oCtCi upOl III
which have now ceased to exist
''It was intended to discourage in
cipient revolts against the regularly
constituted authorities of Mexico.
Since that order was issued, the cir
cumstances of the case have under
gone radical change. There is now
no constitutional government in Mex
leo and the existence of this order
hinders and delays the very thing the
government of the United States is
now insisting upon: namely, that Mex.
leo shall be left free to settle her own
affairs and as soon as possible put
them upon constitutional footing by
ner own force and counsel.
'The order is, therefore, rescinded." "
Would Aid in Ending War.
1t has been frequently represented
to the administration during the pro
gress Of the Mexican negotiations that.
if the United States would permit free
shipments of arms to General Car.
rama, the constitutionalists would un-
dertake to restore peace in Mexico and
set up a constitutional government
within a short time.
Constitutionalist agents in Washing.
ton learned of the development unoffi.
cially and declared that the end of the
war was in sight.
For many weeks senators of the for
eign relations committee have been
urging President Wilson to permit free
importation of arms to the battlefields,
in the hope that the war soon might
be ended and peace restored
Action AS Last Resort.
Those close to the president said all
along that he would take such action
as only one of the last resorts in his
Mexican policy, preferring to depend
for the time being on the moral pres.
sure" and the financial blockade" T"
which has, so far, estopped the Huerta
government from obtaining credit
abroad, has only recently caused it to
default on the interest of the Mexican
public debt and has seen The armies
of the constitutionalists steadily
marching on from victory to victory.
There is every reason to believe
that, under the authority of the joint
resolution of March IA, 1912, President
Wilson will continue to exercise dis.
cretionery power in issuing permits
for the expectation of arms, SO that they
may not fall into the hands of ire
sponsible persons.