New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-04
Denies He Knew of Antilla
Shipment, Though Told
of II on Monday.
NO MORE EXPORTS TO
BE ALLOWED, HE SAYS
Treasury and Commerce Depart
ments, However, Unaware
of Such Orders.
from The Trlbune Bureau. J


washtngton June An permitting the
denarture OF a shipment Of ammunition
from New York for Tampico the govern
ment of the United States has appare"'.S
committed a violation OF an understai'u-
ing with the A B C mediators that uui
ing the mediation no arms or ammuh'''o"
would be permitted to go from this cou"'
try TO Mexico.
The Secretary Of state admitted to-ua!
that there was such an understanding
with the mediators, but he had no eA-
PLANTATION Of the fact that In spite oil TINS
understanding the Antlla was permitted
TO get way with war supplies for the Con
stitutionailsts. All that Mr.. Bryan wouiu
say was that he did not know any'hlhe
about the shipment on board the Ah''ii''
How he could be in ignorance not oh'y
OF the actual clearance OF the vessel out
also of the intention OF shippers 10 senu
arms on the Antilia, is unexplained Inc
correspondent Of The Tribune has peeh III
formed that on Monday the state Depart
ment was informed by another executive
department Of the government that '"e
Antilla would sail on Tuesday Tor ram
pico with 100000 rounds OF ammunition
in her hold
Administration Winked.
The opinion is generally expressed III
Washington that the administration SIM
ply winked at the departure or the An
tilla. feeling. perhaps, that so iohs "'
Huerta recently received large conslgh-
ment Of ammunition the rebels were en-
titled TO something.
Mr.. BRYAN was absolutely explicit TO-
day in saying that orders had been issued
against further expectation OF arms from
the United States to Mexico, whether by
land or by sea. lie said that these orders
we're issued several days ago, and ne mint
ed at a misunderstanding. He also sai"
something about a possibility that orders
were sent to Southern ports and not 70
those in the North.
When Mr.. Bryan's statement was pre-
scented TO officials of the Departments OIL
Commerce and Of the Treasury they de-
clared with equal candOr that orders such
as Mr. BRYAN described had not been sent
out. In the light Of the statement cred
tied to the Collector Of Customs in New
portation of arms yesterday afternoon
there is a situation which seems beyond
explanation.
II is thought here that there is no la"
giving the government power to make the
discrimination which is contemplated, ana
that the administration Is simply taxing
arbitrary action in the matter by inior'
mally limiting TO collectors at all ports 10
hold I'm all shipments Of arms IL snip
pers wish to go to the courts the govern
ment will fight the point out there ana
also obtain a delay in shipments, which
vii, meet the requirements OF the agree
ment vita the mediators.
Policy Against Shipments.
As has been pointed out in The Tribune
IL has since Thursday Or Friday been
the policy of the Secretary OF state 10
prohibit expectations OF arms and ammu-
milton TO Mexican ports. There are In the
files of the State Department kilograms
to certain firms, including Walker BIOS.
& Hancock, of Brownsville. Tex, ana
Cal Hirsch. Of ST. Louis. telling them that
arms could not be sent to Mexico.
But there is nowhere to be found an
adequate explanation Of why. four days
after the definite adoption of this policy
vessel laden with ammunition was per-
mitted to sail from New York without IN
reference. particularly when there was
an agreement between this government
and the A B mediators that such ship
ments would not be permitted.
The State Department to-day received
telegram from Consul Canada. at Vera
Cruz, stating that ships which cleared
from the United States for Tampico were
required to have their papers signed by
the consular agents Of the Constitutional
lists who now hold Tampco II the YES
sells clear from ports where there are no
! Constitutionalist consular agents. the pa
pers may be signed by the postmasters at
those ports. Notice OF this has been given
TO all the foreign consuls at Tampico by
tho Constitutionalist authorities there.
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