The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-19
MEXICAN SITUATION
TAKES NEW PHASES
COnstitutiOnaliStS' Success at TlmpicO
Gives Them Better Standing
War>hips Move Up River.

Washington, May 14-Tampicos
fall, enlarging the constitutionalists'
! sphere OF control and giving them a
! seaport through. which munitions Of
war may be directly imported, inject
ed into the Mexican situation today
new phases attracted the a. tenti0n
of official Washing on. The last con-
! fereace Of the South American media
tors was he'd and later it was an
nounced that one of the ENJOYS, AM
bassador DeGama, would depart to-
morrow for Niagara Falls by way of
New York. Minis er N2an will leave
tomorrow night and Minister Suarez
Saturday.
Interest today centred on Tampico
and the vigorus prosecution of the
constitutionalist campaign southwark.
The American governments already
has begun representations to the con-
stitutionalists to secure pro, ection for
American and other foreign opera
tives returning to the oil wells; Amer
lean warships have gone up the
Paauco river to their old stations be-
fore the town. At the mouth of the
river are the federal gunboats with
part of the federal garrison. The
| captains of ,he ship have asked for
an interview with Rear Admiral
aMyo, which was granted, but its pur-
pose has not been divulged.
Question of Arms.
Discussion today centered chiefly
the question of shipping arms and
ammunition through Tampico as the
cons itutionalists are short and wish
to avail themselves of the first op-
portunity to replenish their stock.
Arms were prevented from reaching
t0e cons litutionalists through the en-
barge which was replaced by Presi-
dent Wilson some time ago.
At Manzanillo and other west coast
ports no efforts have been made TO
prevent arms reaching Ruer;a and the
belief was general here today that
the constitutionalists would have no
difficulty in importing munitions
through Tampico in any quantity.
The presence of The Huerta gun
boats in Tampico harbor after evac-
uation by the federals has led to the
conjecture that they will be used II
bl2ckading the port 1t is believed
that l. was with the purpose of learn
ing whether Admiral Mayo would re-
spect such blockade that the COM
manders of the federal gunboats asked
for a conference. Naval experts here
agree that so long as the federal COM
manders are able TO make this block
ade really effective, it must be re-
spected by foreign shipping. The
recognition Of an effective blockade
by belligerelt does not, it is said,
involve political recognition of either
party to the strife
LGbOs Incident Closed.
The Sta e department regards the
Lobos island lighthouse incident as
closed.
Secretary Bryan today acquitted of
any blame Lieu. Commander Jeffers
# the destroyer flaming, who gave
the light keeper certificate that he
had taken possession Of the light by
force
1t was a Mexican and not a Norwe
gian vessel from which shots were
fired against Americans a: Vera Cruz,
for which incident five South Ameri
cans were arrested, according to a
report from Gen. Funston to Secre-
tary Garrison today. The case under
COuSlucFdIlOu Is Ill tS4 SSI1HS LuS HIcU|O
department exceedingly.
The whereabouts of John R. Sill
man, the missing American vice con-
sui at Saltillo, and Samuel Parks, the
American orderly reported executed
by federals near Vera Cruz, mas also
been taken up.
The secre ary of State is devoting
much interest to the proposed impor-
tatiop Of arms through Tampcio by
the constitutionalists, Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, the British ambassador and Mr..
Van Rappard, the Du:ch minister, af-
ter long conference at the State de-
partment expressed satisfaction 'ver
the outcome Of the meeting. 1t Is
understood that satisfactory assur-
ances had been received as to the
safety NJ worjnen and oil tanks at