Evening journal., 1916-07-12
arms FROM j. S.
KILL Americans
Mexicans Getting Guns and
Ammunition, He Says
Despite Embargo
CHARGES 'CONNIVANCE'
BY ADMINISTRATION


bullets are used against American
soldiers seeking to preserve order in
Mexico by the Carranzistas and VII
listas with the "connivance and con-
sent" of the Wilson administration.
This was the statement made by Sen
ator William p. Borah, Of Idaho. who
was informed of the condition in
Mexico by an American citizen in a
position to know the facts.
Despite the announcement of the
State Department that an embargo has
been placed on the shipment Of arms
into Mexico since the Columbus raid
and the attack on American soldiers
at Carrizal, it is said that all the arms
Mexico can buy are being sent into
the stricken republic by American
manufacturers.
The killing Of American citizens
and soldiers is attributed by Senator
Borah directly to the policy OF this
administration in not placing an abb
solute embargo on the supplies of
war. Senator Borah said, in an in
formal discussion of conditions be-
fore he consented to being quoted,
that the American soldiers on the
border were vigorously protesting
against the continuation Of the policy
which makes it possible for Ameri-
cans to be killed while certain Ameri-
can manufacturers reap a heavy profit
from the sale Of ammunition and
arms.
viii Bring Up Issue in Senate.
Senator Borah has collected def
mite information as to the situation.
He has evidence from the men who
have suffered from the use Of Ameri-
can bullets and is prepared to BRING
the issue squarely home to the Amer
lean public and the administration in
a speech in the Senate very soon.
The President has full power to lay
an embargo on arms, but apparently,
said the Senator. has seen best not
70 use the power conferred upon him,
At time most necessary for the safe
" Of American citizens.
"Do you think there should be an
smbargo?, the Senator was asked.
certainly do and nearly every
American who has studied the MeXi-
can problem thinks the same he
replied "Only Monday the President
said in his Detroit speech / will not
serve the ambition Of those gentle
men but I will try to serve the
Americans, in so far as intercourse
with Mexico is concerned. by trying
to serve Mexico itself What does
that mean?
I'm March. 1912 Congress gave full
power TO the President to lay an
embargo on arms and munitions OF
war going into Mexico. President
Taft laid the embargo. President
Wilson in his address to Congress
August 27. 1918. indorsed this policy
as the best practice and custom OF
nations and said he would continue IL
He afterward changed his mind and
took off the embargo in order tc
favor villa with whom at that time
we were cooperating. We ought "a
20 back to our first policy and adhere
10 il without change. I
"On March 10. 1916. Villa attacked
Columbus N. NJ, and within the mex
week Pershing's expedition entered
MEXICO in pusuit Of villa whom We
were to have dead or alive.
large YunitiOn Shipments.
"On March IS a Ward Line steamer
from New York landed in the port o.
Vera Cruz with 1,350O00 rounds o
soft-nosed cartridges to be delivered
m Carranza. together with othei
munitions of war.
"On April thereafter another
Ward Line steamer from New forl
nnloaced at Vera Cruz 1S500OC
rounds of soft-nosed cartridges an'
other munitions of war for Carraiza
"On May 13 thereafter another shiI
ment Of war munitions was unloade
pt Vera Cruz for Carranza- Betwee
that time and the first OF June an
other shipment Of arms was unloade
M Vera Cruz for Carranza. Durin
all Of this time and even later, larg
shipments Of munitions Of war hav
nv permission of American author
lies. gone into Mexico over the bol
der These shipments we're all pei
mitted after the massacres Of SAINT
Ysabel Columbus and Glenn Sprinf
and after the government has III
knowledge, according to the expires
language Of the Lansing note OF II
lreachery and duplicity of Carranz
Here is the language OF the note att
reciting all the atrocities and outrage
with which we are more or LEI
familiar.
az am reluctant to be forced
The conclusion that the de facto go
ernment. in spite Of the crimes cor
mltted and the sinister designs
villa and his followers, did not az
does not now intend or desire tn
these outlaws should be captured, d
stroyed or dispersed by America
troops or at the request Of this Go
srnmont by the Mexican troops.
No RaIiaDpp in Carranza.
But even if Carranza could be 7
lied upon not to use the arms again
us-and every sensible man knows
cannot--still the armed banditti
Carranza of today may be the folio
ers Of Villa tomorrow. The pre-
dispatches Of this morning state IN
9O0O Carranza soldiers have revolt
and ioined Villa They are all arm
with American arms and supplied WI
American munitions of war by {
ronnivance and consent OF u
government -,
"Let us suppose, further, th
these arms would not be used again
nur own soldiers and against our on
ritizens. Still we know that Tor y
wears the bandit soldiers have robh
and looted from the starving Me-
rans every disable form Of proper
FOR the purpose Of exchanging II
munitions Of war. which are bel
supplied to them by The consent
sur government.
1--WE have known for two years q
all the arms and ammunition. W