The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-23

with DANIELS arrival at the white
house, activity became very srea- IN
the navy department. The omcers
directly concerned in the movement OF
! the naval forces hurried TO their desks
while guards we're stationed outside
to keep every one away
It Is generally believed that a.
result OF .he conference, the orders
for ship movements on the entire east
and west coasts of Mexico--constitn-
tionalist territory as well as federal
will be issued within very snort
time There is no doubt that 'ano-
tngs viii be necessary at a number OF
points where foreign interests pre-
dominate, but no word will be permit
ted to issue regarding plans untn
definite action has taken place
Meanwhile Secretary of War Gar
rison was at his desk comforting wltn
the heads OF the general STAN OF enc
army. He refused to make pubic
any intimation of what the department.
was doing. or expected to do along
the border.
Il was known that for week or
more high army officials have been
pleading vainly with the administra-
ton heads to shut OF the steady
stream Of arms and ammunition that
has been going across the border to
the constitutfonalists under President
Wilson's order raising the embargo.
They have felt from the first indica-
ton of q crisis In Mexico, that when
the actual invasion was undertaken.
CarranEa would join with the dc
tator, Huerta-
The administration wanted to play
fair with the consti.utionalists but
it was practically certain today that
secret orders had gone out to hold up
shipments of arms across the northern
border. Officially there is no legal
ground for such action but 1t was be
lieved customs officers have been
secretly tipped to utilize every exped-
lent of red tape and delay clearance
of such shipments.
Secretary of State Bryan LETT the
white house shortly after 1880 ana
hurried back to the state department.
He admitted that the handing OF pass
mort. to OShaughnessy and the ques-
ton OF embargo on arms to constitu-
tionalists had been considered but re-
fused to say what decision had been
reached.
While It is true that Charge
OShaughn sissy has been handed MS
ress5orts," Bryan said, this does not
necessarily mean war. 1t does, how
ever. mean that diplomatic relations
between the two countries have been
definite ely suspended. ! have not yet
heard from Senior Algara, but 1t will
only be natural for him to request
his passports and to leave for MS
home country.
BRYAN refused to say whether, IN
the event of Algara not asking Tor
his passports within a reasonable
time, this government would hand
them to him. The secretary said that
! IL has not yet been determined wheth-
or our consular representatives scat
tered throughout Mexico would be re-
called. Their position he said was
materially different from that OF en-
bassy Off cials.
BRYAN said he had no knowledge or
actual conditions in Mexico City or
whether there have been anti-Amer1-
can demonstrations there. 1t was
/ very evident from the seriousness OF
his expression that he considered the
/ question OF what action the constitu-
tionalists in Mexico will take as over
/ shadowing all else.
! Secretary Daniels said that no fur-
Their movements OF the navy person.
mel have yet been determined on All
is quite at Tampico he said and up
to the present there has been no gen
era, attack on our men holding Vera
Cruz. Although casualties at vera
Cruz were heavy, Secretary Daniels
| said he did not regard them extraor'
1mary in view OF the fact that the
Mexicans held positions in buildings
and on house tops. Daniels said hlf
information was that approximately
three hundred Mexicans were killed