The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-06
NO INTERFERENCE FROM EITHER THE UNITED STATES OR THE
 HUERTA GOVERNMENT
BLOCKADE REPORT WAS FALSE
Badger Given Orders to Watch Huerta Gunboats With Reference to Their Making For Tampico Ports to h. terfere With the Program.

Washington, June 5.-lnformation reaching Washington ate today that the American schooner Sunshine, from Galveston, had landed ammum- ton at Tampico for the Mexican com stitutionalsts without interference on the par tof the United States or the Huerta government, was received in official quarters aere without com ment
 State and navy department officials declined to verify the report but from other sources it was learned that the presence of the Sunshine off Tampco with arms aboard had been known to the Washington govern. meut for several das..
 In view of the fact that there had been considerable apprehension re- eardiag the attitude the United States might take toward the land ing of ammunition at this Mexican port the delivery of the munitions without interference was regarded Wllh SlSpltlCdnce.
 With the Cuban steamer Antilla en route to Tampico with arms con signed to Carraaza's forces, there Aas been much specu ation as to what the United States would do if the Huerta government should attempt blorkTdr- of rnr-porT.
 Every indication tonight, however was that the United States would maintain it's previously announced position that Tampco was an open port Admiral Badger yesterday was ordered to keep watch on Huerta gum boats at Puerto Mexico and Alvarado Tonight there had been no report to the navy department that the boats had made any move toward Tampico
 There have been widespread re- ports that the South American medi- ators had protested against the United States permitting the delivery of ammunition 10 the constitutional ists at Tampico.
 Secretary Bryan tonight declared, however, that the state department had received no protest He also denied reports that Mr. Riano, the Spanish ambassador, who represents the interests of Genera liuerta in the United States. had protested
 Other diplomats in Washington to- day displayed great interest. Should IIuorta attempt to stop the delivery of am~unition aboard the Cuban ship Antilla, International law re- quircs that notice of blockade be given all foreign powers. Interna- tional law a so stpulates that g blockade, to be recognized by foreign powers must be effective.
 In diplomatic circles the belief is general that a decision on the part of the United States to prevent a block ade would result in many complica- ions
 Fines imposed by General Funston on the German steamers 4riransa and Bavaria were considered today by Secretary Garrison. Carl Buen2, genera agent of the Fiamburg-Ameri- can Company. called on the secretary and made a statement in justification of the action of the captains of the German ships Mr. Buenz declared the German ships had sailed from Germany with carsoes of ammunition before the American occupation or| Vera Cruz and without any intention of violation of port laws
 At Vera Cruz, without landing her cargo of arms, the Ypiranga was chartered by the German government to convey refugees from Southern Mexico. It was only after the ex- piration of this charter that tho Ypiranga's captain undertook to carry out his original orders to deliver his arms and ammunition to the repre- sentatives of the Huerta government.
 While in Vera Cruz MT Buenz maintained that the ship captain re- ceived instructions from port authori- ties changing the destination of the cargo to Puerto Mexico Secretary Garrison told MT. Buenz that he would consider his contentious care fully He also addressed a letter to Secretary Bryan asking whether 1t wns his wish to have the question thus raised answered by the state de partment, an dif not, stating that the war department would deal with it,
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