The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-29

his position that nc would not con-
sent to mediatinE Mcxicos internal
asairs. Some suggestions. however.
ware said to have com. from the Con-
stitu,ionalist chief which wero re-
Yaided as encouraging. Dhcse II was
Understood would he communicated 70
lie South American ,ncdiators
LANDING OF AMMLNiiIoN
SUBJECT MOST DISCUSSED
or mediation Gevclopilcuts. the rc-
:o'ied LANDING OF an:nunition for HUI
erta from the German steamers Ypi-
ranea and Bavaria at Puerto Mexico
was discussed most. 1t generally was
conceded thai nothing could be done
IL the matter now. and that the ship
mcnt could not have been stopped
without violating tho armisticc.
We did not expect the arms to be
landed said Secretary Bryan. He
referred 10 an understanding said TO
have been had with officials OF the
Hamburg American limo that the arms
on tltc Bavaria and Yjiranga would DO
returned 10 the consignors on foreign
shores Considerable doubt seems to
surround this understanding. Secre-
iary Daniels said he had thought there
had been some understanding. Il had
taken IL for granted" said tho secro-
tary. from some understanding that
was reported TO me that arms would
not toe landed"
representatives OF the United States
and the German government relating
10 This shipment OF arms has been re-
ported. AT the German embassy It
was pointed out that the German gov
crnnient had no authority TO prevent
the captain of German merchant
vessel from engaging in commerce. of
this character. The impression, there
fore. left 10y The official statements.
was that there certainly had been no
formal agreement.
II Is assumed that tho steamship
officers took statements recently
cmanatng from WASHINGTON TO tho
effect that all of the Mexican ports
were op,n 10 mean they were relieved
from any further Withholding of cargo
from such ports. From German sources
comes the Information that all OK these
arms ana the ammunition supposed to
hc supplied by German factories. ac-
iually were made in the United states:
shipped out of New York and Boston
- Hamburg. and rcshipped from there
to Mexico.
In The Senate the landing OF German
implements of war at Puerto Mexico
was the subject of short debate. start
ca D! senator Reed Il do not mean
10 Criticize the Administrations hut |
cannot SEQ why we could stop the land
ing OF arms at Vera Cruz and not stop
inc landing 1T Puerto Mexico" declared
senator IoindcNter. The guns will
shoot the same whether landed Mt Vera
CRU. or Puerto Mexico
Senator Lodge replied that tho ad-
inlnistration had announced officially
inns country was not ut war with Mex
-fco, anu hence SO long as the United
states WAS not actually In possession
OIL port it could not object to the
landing OF imports there
ihere was no need for n German
cruiser to convoy the German shin"
added Senator Lodge.
reports that plans were under con-
Slueratioh Tor withdrawing troops
from Vera Cruz were denied to-day by
o!llclalS close to the President
~ is reported that the plan Is to
hcep troops at Vera Cruz until the
Mexican problem is settled finally.
Secretary Bryan conferred with rem
!esentatives of the Constitutionalisis
and Inter saw the Spanish ambassador.
who called in the interest of Spanish
citizens in Mexico. Expulsion OF tho
Spaniards from Torreon and threats
before the taking OF Saltillo are sub
Jccts still under consideration.