Arizona republican., 1914-06-03
Steamer Antilla Slips Out of New York Just Before Delayed Order Arrives Which Would Have Pre- vented Clearance
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 THE RE B F Us
While Tampico Was Never Declared Closed for Com merce Government May Act So as to Preserve Neutrality
IAssocIArEp PRESS pIsFATCHl

WASHINGTON, June2 .-Ammuni- tion for the constitutionalists left American shores today from New York, bound for Tampico. Information that the steamer Antilla. which was tionalists outside Tampica. had left New York with munitions of war created considerable stir in Washing ton. The vessel was cleared without interference on the part of the United States. much to the surprise of Bryan, and other department officials.
 Subsequently, it was learned an or der to prevent the clearance of such vessels had been delayed and the An tilla had secured clearance while the Washington government believed steps had effectually been taken to prevent her sailing. What may happen by the time the Antilla, sailing under the Cuban flag, reaches Tampico was the absorbing topic of interest in official quarters tonight. Up to the present time Tampico had been regarded as an open port.
 The United States. however, has sought to maintain an embargo on arms to Mexico, and last Friday when it became apparent that ammunition for the Mexican rcvolutionists was be- .ns prepared fer shipment from New York, an order Was issued by the state department to prevent the clearance of vessels bearing arms for any Mexican port For some unexplained reason the order did not reach the proper port officials until late today after the clearance paper had been issued to the Antilla.
 No embargo from American ports was contemplated until the constitu tionalists had captured Tampico. Then it became apparent that this govern ment would be required to prevent shipments to constitutionalists in order to preserve neutrality as between the Huerta and Carranza factions. This led to the decision to withhold the clear ance papers of any vessel with ammu- hilton for any port in Mexico and an order to this effect was directed through the department of commerce.
 Whether any attempt will be made hy the United States to prevent the landing of the Antilla's cargo at Tampico is problematical Army and naval officials were considerably eX- ercised over the Antilla incident and there were reports current that sev- eral other shiploads had been under way for several days bound also for Tampico.
 Mediation developments at Niagara Falls, particularly as to their bearing on the constitutionalists, may prove an important factor, it was declared | tonight in shaping the attitude of | the United States toward the treat ment of Tampico as an open port. In some quarters it was maintained that the United States could not inter fere with the landing of arms for the constitutiOnalistS because arms for Huerta were permitted to be land ed at Puerto Mexico. On the other hand, it was argued, that should a protocol between the Huerta and the
 United States representative be 1 agreed to at Niagara Falls, this gov
 ernment might be bound to prevent
 the shipment of arms to Carranza s 1 forces.
 | President Wilson and the cabinet discussed the mediation situation ear i ly in the day and a dispatch later
 was sent to Commissioners Lamar
 and Lehman at Niagara Falls. The message was believed to have con- cerned the attitude of Carranza whose
 recently authorized views toward the present course of mediation have
 aroused considerable concern in the
 minds of many persons in touch with the situation
 Constitutionalist representatives ir l Washington did not anticipate today
 any change in the situation al Niagara Falls so far as their par
 ticipation in the negotiations was concerned
 Luis Cabrera, who recently came
 here to confer with his constitution
 alist colleagues, Rafael Zubaran ant
 Jose Vasconcelos, left tonight fo New York to be gone several days He said he was going on persona . business. His departure was takel !; as an indication that the constitution alists' part in regard to representa- , tion at Niagara Falls is fixed an, that no emergency requiring delibera tion on the part of Carranzas agent
 here is anticipated.
 Information received today iron Mexico City at one of the foreigl ' embassies outlined the plan said t. l be contemplated by Gen. Huerta fo } holding a provisional election in Mex
 ican press expressed the general senti