The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-06-30


American territory to another coun.
try federal decisions hold that Amer.
lean neutrality is violated.
Section 52S2 Of the revised statutes
says:
Every person who within tho ter
ritory or jurisdiction of the United
hires or retains another person To
States enlists or enters himself ..or
enlist or enter himself, or to go be-
yond the limits of Jurisdiction of the
United States, with intent to be en-
listed or entered in the service of any
foreign prince, state. colony, district
or people, as a soldier. shall be
deemed gully Of high misdemeanor
and shall be fined not more than
$1,000 and imprisoned not more than
three years."
Another section. No. 1886, says:
Every person who within the ter
ritory or jurisdiction of the United
States begins or sets on foot, or pro.
vides, or prepares the means for any
military expedition or enterprise to
be carried on from thence against
the territory or dominions of any for
egin prince. or state. or any colony,
district or people with whom the
United States is at peace, shall be
deemed guilty of high misdemeanor
and shall be fined not exceeding $4,000
and imprisoned not more than three
years."
Officials at the department of JUS
tice refused to say under which stat
ute Gen. Huerta and Gen. Orozco had
been held, but said this would be de-
veloped II formal arrests were made, a
contingency depending upon the in
formation contained in the expected
reports from the agents of the de-
partment of justice.
While the department here will
Keep a close watch on the case, off,
cials made 1t clear that it was now
entirely in the hands of United States
Attorney Camp. Upon him rests the
responsibility Of keeping the Mexicans
under surveillance while they are at
liberty on bond.
Speculation was widespread in off,
cial and diplomatic quarters as to the
effect Of the arrests Of Huerta on the
political situation generally in Mexico.
The Villa adm Carranza adherents re-
garded it as contradicting reports
that the American government had
lost its previously expressed sympa-
thy for the original tonstiuiniottlaR
thy for the original constitutionalist
movement and was now ready to turn
to those formally in control of Mex
lean politics. ..'
So far AS the State department Is
concerned the questions involved are
concerned merely with violations of
neutrality. No officials would admit
that the desire of the American gov
ernment to prevent Gen. Huerta from
further complicating the situation in
Mexico had any bearing on the arrests,
but this was the Interpretation which
Eliseo Arrendondo, Washington repre-
sentative Of Gen. Carranza, placed on
1t in his statement issued tonight.
Enrique c. Llorente, Washington
agent Of Gen. Villa, also declared his
qualification that Gen. Huerta had
been detained and reiterated that Gen
Angeles was on friendly terms with
Villa and would return to the field
after completing military missions to
the United States.
While future steps in the policy
which President Wilson is formulating
for solution of the Mexican problem
will not be decided until his return
from Cornish, N. H., diplomatists fa-
miliar with the situation took the view
that the Washington government was
unwilling in any eventuality to permit
Gen. Huerta and his associates to re-
turn to Mexican soil through Ameri-
can territory. 1t was hoped in official
quarters that the arrest of Huerta
might have some effect on the situa-
tion as between Carranza and Villa,
indicating to them the necessity for a
reconciliation in the interests Of
peace. President Wilson is still hope
full that they will come to an agree
ment and, for the present. is awaiting
the outcome of informal efforts on the
part of the Mexicans themselves to
solve the situation.
The trip to Vera Cruz Of Charles A.
Douglas, legal adviser to Gen. Car
rama, may have an important bearing
on Carranza's attitude, as Douglas left
here well informed on the determine
ton of the United States to insist on
an early settlement by the Mexican