The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-29

Mexicans and of purchasing supplies
for their equipment. While the mere
preparation of plans for the beginning
of a revolution in a foreign country
have not been held as themselves a
violation of neutrality overt acts in
consummation of such plans have
formed the basis for indictments in
the past. individuals may pass through
the United States to take part in mill
tary activity abroad and arms and
ammunition may be shipped to forces
operating in foreign country, but
where there is evidence of move
ment, organized and extensive, of men
and supplies setting out from Ameri-
can territory to another country fed
eral decisions hold tcat American
neutrality is violated.
Section 52S2 of the revised statutes
says:
every person who within the ter
ritory or jurisdiction OF the United
States enlists or enters himself, or
hires or retains another person to
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. s.. -. shall be
deemed guilty of high misdeHeenor
and shall be fined not more taan
$1,000 and imprisoned not more than
three years."
Another section, No. 5286, 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
tie territory or dominions of any for
eign prince, or state, or any colony,
district or people with whom the
limited States is at peace, shall be
deemed guilty of nigh misdemeanor
and shall be fined not xeceeding $3,OOO
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 rad
been held, but said this would be de-
veloped if formal arrests were made,
contingency depending upon the in
formation contained in the expected
reports from the agents of the de-
partment of justice.
In Hands of Camp.
While the department here Will
keen a close watch on the case, Off
cials made it 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 and Carranza adherents re-
garded it as contradicting reports that
the American government had lost its
previously expressed sympathy for the
original constitutionalist movement
and was now ready to turn to those
formally in control of Mexican poll
tics
So far as the state department is
concerned the questions involved are
concerned merely with violations OF
neutrality. No officials would admit
t.at 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 Arredondo, Washington repre-
sentative of Gen. Carranza, placed on
it in his statement issued tonight.
Enrique C. Dlorente, 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 a solution of the Mexican problem
will not be decided until his return
from Cornish, N. H, diplomatists "a
miliar with the situation took the view
that the Washington government was
unwilling in any eventuality to permit