The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1914-02-07
NEW MOVE TO
CRUSH HUERTA
ORDER is RESCINDED PLACING
EMBARGO IN ARMS ACROSS
CONGRATULATIONS DOWN.
FALL PREDICTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-President
Wilson by an executive order dated
today and made public tonight re-
moved all restrictions against the
expectation of munitions of war into
Mexico from the United States, plac-
ing the contending elements on a
basis of equality with respect to the
purchase of arms and supplies from
this country. The executive order
emphasized that it is the desire of
the United States to be in the same
position of neutrality toward the con-
tending factions in Mexico as
other powers
Provisional President Huerta of
Mexico filed an unofficial protest
with the administration to the rising
of the embargo on arms by the Presi-
dent, it became known tonight. In
this protest he charges the United
States virtually with establishing a
condition of anarchy in Mexico.
The protest was made through
Charge dAffaires Algara of the Mex
lean Embassy. 1t was considered as
"unofficiaP' and was treated as
''secret conference" by the officials
Of the State Department and the Mex
lean Embassy.
| President Wilson's determination
to give both factions in Mexico lib
erty to obtain war material from the
United States will not cause Presi-
dent Huerta to deliver to the Ameri-
can charge d'affaires his passports;
nor will it affect his attitude toward
the United States or toward Ameri-
cans in Mexico. This assurance was
given by General Huerta, the news
of which has been received from
Mexico City tonight.
The Mexican President made vir-
tually no other comment on the ac-
tion of President Wilson and he ap-
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the subject.
At the War Department it was sta
ted that nothing in the world now re-
mains between General Carranza and
his rebel troops and all the arms and
ammunition they want. This means
the downfall of Huerta in the opin-
ion of Washington. The important
junction points, through which the
rebels can obtain sinews of war, as
reported at the War Department, are
Matamoras, Juarez, Ojinaga, Nogales
and Aqua Prieta. Carranza's men
completely control these cities in the
whole 1900 miles of the Northern
Mexican border Huerta's troops only
are in control of Nuevo Laredo and
Piedras Negras
Large shipments of arms and am
munition are reported to be already
within reach of rebel agents in Amer
lean border towns.
Major General Tasker H. Bliss re
ports 100000 rounds of ammunition
in Brownsville, Texas, which can now
be shipped across the border. Fire
arms of all kinds also are plentiful
and more will be started from gun
factories in the United States.
The action af the President in rails
ing the Mexican arms and ammuni-
tion embargo was approved by every
member of the Senate committee on
foreign relations tonight.
'The President has acted wisely"
said Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
Democrat. 1--WE all see that our pol
icy has operated unfairly Many
members of the committee believe
this act Of the president will hasten
the end of the revolution and in that
l concur"
Senator Fall of New Mexico, al
though not a member of the commit
tee, has frequently been consulted be-
cause Of his proximity to Mexico
and his familiarity with the people
and the country.
Il think the raising of the embargo
is the right thing to do" said he,
his course should have been pur-
sued three or four months ago Then
we would have received some credit
for it from the constitutionalists. Now
they will contend that we have done
it only because the course of events