The Washington times., 1915-06-28
NEW ARRESTS NEAR
IN THE HUER|TA CASE
Several Others Are Under Sus-
picion, According to Assist
ant Attorney General.

More arrests are momentarily cxpect-
ed by the Department OF Justice in con-
nection with the new Mexican revolu-
ionary plot, Matched on United States
soil. which was nipped b ythe arrest OF
uerta and orozco at El Paso yesterday,
as first told in The Sunday Times.
Assistant Attorney General Warren,
who telegraphed orders to agents on the
border for arrest Of the alleged con-
spirators, said today that a number Of
others are "unde suspicion
Whether Huerta and Orozco will be
prosecuted under the statutes forbid
ding the enlisting OF men against d
friendly foreign country or orpanizins
military expedition on American soil
Mr.. Warren would not say until he
had received a full report from the dis
trict attorney at El Paso. The Gov
ernment has still another weapon
against Huerta and Orozco. Mr.. War
rem said, in the conspiracy statute
which makes 1t q crime for two or
more men to conspire against the laws
Of the United States.
II other means fail. officials said.
the Government can fall back on de-
portation. Huerta will not be permit
ted to re-enter Mexico at q time when
his presence there would be a con-
stant threat of further revolutionary
activity, 1t Is said.
Special agents Of the Department Of
Justice have been on the trail of
Huerta. Orozco. and their alleged fell
low-conspirators for several weeks,
watching their activity In New York,
!, Washington. and on the Mexican bor-
der. The most complete instructions
were sent to Special Agent Beckham
at Ell Paso relating to the arrest of
the leaders in the movement,
When Assistant Attorney General
Warren was advised Saturday afternoon
that Huerta was en- route to the border
and not to San Francisco, he said he
wired instructions to Beckman to ar
rest Huerta and Orozco.
The purchase Of machine guns and
ammunition with money furnished in
munitions at Ell Paso preparatory to
shipping them across the border to out
fit q. new army, forms the most i'm
portant evidence which the Government
has obtained against Huerta and
Orozco.
The alleged recruiting Of an army by
conspirators at El Paso and New York.
and the mobilizing Of this army across
the border Is another thing the Depart
ment of Justice is Investigating
Steps taken by the United States
Government to nip the new revolution
ary movement are not directed against
Huerta personally, 1t was made plain
today.
Hugh II. Obear, who is associated
! with Judge Douglas as counsel for Car
rama in Washington, was SO informed
when he called at the Department OF
State to learn the departments inten-
tons with respect to Huerta's prosecu-
tion.
The government is moving against
uerta as one of a group actually be-
| lieved to be violating American neu-
| trality. There have been other cases
along the Mexican border based on the
| same charge. but the Herta case has
attracted greater attention. because II
| Is the most widespread conspiracy, gov
ernment officials say, which has yet
| been hatched on American soil.
The present activity of the govern
| ment has stirred official Washington.
! because 1t Is directed against a man.
who has been in conflict with the United
| States Government. and who was forced
from power by this Governments in
| fluence after the occupation Of Vera
| Cruz by American forces.
| Whether action will be taken against
| General Mondragan, Felix Daz, and
| others whose names have been men,
| toned in connection with secret meet
| ings held in New York recently. ofrI-
! ciaIs would not disclose. 1t was de-
| clared, however, that further action by
the Government may be expected at
| El Paso. which has been a hotbed OF
revolutionary movement since the
Mexican trouble began. Y