Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
CABRERA ASSA|LS
NEUTRALITY Of j. s,
SCORING OFFICIALS
Saws Mexican Bandits OppoS-
ing Carranza Get Arms
Freely.
new COMPLICATIONS
NOW ARE Threatened
Criticisms Not to Be Ignored by
State Department-May Nullify
Border Commissions Work.

Border Commissions Work.
New complications with the Mexican
de facto government threatened last
night as a result of statement issued
here through the Mexican information
bureau and attributed to Luis Ca
brera.
1t assails in sharp language American
neutrality and the administration OF
immigration laws as regards Mexico.
Mr.. Cabrera is minister of finance In
Carranza's cabinet, and president OF
the Mexican commission now partici-
pating in the joint conference over
border difficulties at Atlantic City. and
there are indications that his criticisms
will not be ignored at the State Depart
ment.
While refusing to enter into any dis
cussion Of the statement at this time,
administration officials characterized 1t
as extraordinary. Secretary Lansing
would make no comment. 1t is known.
however, that steps to establish the
authenticity of the document were
Arredondo Not Consulted.
Eliseo Arredondo. Mexican ambassa-
dor designate. denied himself to all
callers. Although the Mexican infor-
nation bureau has been understood to
have at least semi-official relations
with the embassy. its status never has
been clearly defined. Embassy officials
asserted emphaticaIly that Mr.. Are
dondo had not been consulted before
the statement was issued and had no
knowledge that it was in contempla-
tion. his first knowledge of it coming
after the bureau had distributed 1t to
the newspapers.
Text Of the Statement
The statement. which bears the name
of the bureau and the word Official"
in addition to the introduction attrtb-
uting it to Mr.. Cabrera. is as follows:
"a broad interpretation Of the f>d-
era1 Ia~s of the Us-it states dealing
with neutrality. and regulating immi 1
grafton. with strict. consistent and
efiicien a@mini stration of these laws by
the executives to nom cir a minis
tration is delegat d. ou1d long
wavs toward correcting the border is
turbances. and allay mu h of the un-
rest which at PRESENT peryades that
region.
leans and groups of Ne leans inimicai
to the Carranza governmt mt. Plottings
and screenings without end are en-
gagged in. not alone by the extreme
conservatives. who are striving to
bring on Intervention with the hope
that the constitutionalist government
shall be destroyed with the aid OF
American armies. but also there are
groups of extremely radical malcon-
rents whose hope is the destruction
Of the CarranZa government. in order
that license, banditry and raj inc may
continue and multiply. until human
rights and property rights all are de-
stroyed.
Bandits Obtain Arms.
The conservatives. reactionaries
are taking advantage of the situation
created by the ultra-radicals. The inn
portation Of arms and munitions for
the use of Villa. Zapata and the other
bandits and brigands is conducted un-
der the very eyes of supine oHicials
whose business it would be to hinder
their Transmission across the border.
The propaganda of revolt against
constituted order is being promoted by
scores Of conspirators. known to both
the Mexican and the American officials.
who, by even the most strictly literal
Interpretation. of Americas immigra-
%
the United States.
Could Enforce Laws.
THAT the American government is
competent to restrict and restrain the
.exportation of arms and munitions is
probable by the fact that during the
early days of the Csrranza revolt
against tae usurper Huerta these laws
. were enforced with an almost cruel
rigidity against Carranza.
THAT the law governing the conduct
Of undesirable aliens can be enforced Il
proved at Ellis Island and through
out the United States every day in the
year.
Activity. energy, vigilance and per-
sistency can correct the situation. In
difference, carelessness and needless
liberality can only make a bad case
worse"
1t was said at the bureau that the
statement had been obtained from Mr.
Cabrera directly and was made public
with his approval
Status Not Clearly Defined.
The question of the interest the State
Department may take in the staternen,
is somewhat involved. Mr.. Cabrera.
status with relation to this government
tg not the same as that OF an accredited
diplomatic or consuAr official. The fac
that the American Mexican joint com.
mission was assembled at Gen Car.
ranza's suggestion. all arrangement.
for IL having been made In forma
way. will have weight with officials in
determining their course. Whether tn,
names Of the commissioners nonina tet
by each government were submitted foI
approval has never been divulged. bu
il this was the procedure the corn
missioners probably would have defin
ite diplomatic status on which actor
could be based.
q D;spleasing to officials.
The fact that investigation of the au
thenticity of the statement was in con
temptation was taken to mean that IL
publication is displeasing to administra
ton officials A question to be deter
mined was whether the attention of tn
de facto government should be formal
ly called TO ii as q violation of diplo
matte etiquette.
Among lhe theories advanced las
night in quarters familiar with Mexf
can politics was that sir. Cabrera in
tended his criticisms for Consumption
in Mexico more than in the Unite.
States. and hoped they might placat
his chief and soften Carranza's in
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