The Washington times., 1915-10-20
ARMS DENIED.
BYU.S. TOFOES.
OF CARRANZA.
President Wilson P!ociaims EN-.
barge on Shipment Of Mum.
tions to Mexico.

President Wilson today proclaimed
an embargo on the shipment Of arms
and ammunition from the United States
into Mexico. =
Although the proclamation makes the
embargo a general one. the President
sy personal letter to Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo. made an exception
in favor OF such shipments to the newly
recognized Carranza government.
BY this step the President did what
his advisers hope will prove the final
move to crush out Villa. Zapata, and
other opponents of Carranza, and
enable the latter to rapidly restore
peace In Mexico.
dent Wilson. under authority Of a Joint
resolution Of Congress Of March II,
1912, has set Vp. set aside or modified
an arms embargo against Mexico.
The Proclamation.
His proclamation issued today Is az
follows:
Whereas joint resolution of
Congress. Napproved March II. 1912.
reads and provides as follows: That
whenever the. President shall find
that IN any American country con-
dttions Of domestic violence exist
which are promoted BY the use of
arms or munitions of war procured
from the United states. anil shall
make proclamation thereof. 1t shall
be unlawful to export except under
ouch limitations and exceptions as the
President shall prescribe any arms
nr munitions Of war from any place
In the United states to such country
dent or by Congress-
And whereas 1t is provided by sec
tion Of the said Joint resolution:
That any shipment OF material here
by declared unlawful after such a
PROCLAMATION shall be punishable by
a fine not exceeding $4,000. or i'm
rrisonment not exceeding two years.
or both
Now. therefore. /. Woodrow Wilson.
President OF the JIaited States of
America, acting under and by virtue of
the authority conferred in me by the
said joint resolution Of Congress. do
hereby declare and proclaim that l have
found that there exist In Mexico such
conditions of domestic violence pro-
NOTED by the use of arms or munitions
OF war procured from the United States
as contemplated by the said Joint reso;
luton: and I do hereby admonish all
citizens OF the United States and every
person to abstain from every violation
Of the provisions of the Joint resolu-
tions above set forth. hereby made ,ap-
plicable to Mexico. and / do hereby
warn them that all violations Of such
provisions will be vigorously prosecuted
And I do hereb yenjoin upon all Of
hcers of the United States. charged with
the execution Of the laws thereos. the
utmost diligence In preventing violations
OF the said joint resolution and this my
proclamation issued hereunder. and
In bringing to trial and punishment
any offenders AGAINST the same"
Made public along with the embargo
proclamation were the texts Of the let
ter from Secretary Lansing to the
President recommending an exception
in favor of Carranzo. and a letter from
the President to Secretary McAdoo di-
recting that such exception be made.
In this letter Mr.. Lansing said
THE information before this depart
ment leads me to believe that the recog-
nized de facto government of Mexico is
now In effective control OF all the ports
of entry in Mexico. except those along
the international boundary In the states
OF Chihuahua and Sonora. and all lower
California ports.
In the circumstances It would ap-
pear that there should be no objection
for the present to granting permission
to allow the shipment of munitions OF
war to ports of entry under the control
OF the recognized de faeto government
of Mexico. except to border ports In the
states of Chihuahua. Conora. and all
ports In lower California. whether or
not controlled by the recognized de
facto government Of Mexico"