The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-09
TO
%E-6HIP TO HUNS
Mexico is Norely Pressed for
Food and isTrying Have
Restrictions Removed.
washingt\ \pn Bureau
The PensacoS q journal

~''~ - ''' 'f'F7iNiN II
Washington, D. G., Jan 1t Is
practa"auy impossible ar the presen'
time L" re-ship to the Teutoni1 Allies
materials exported to Mexico fr IN lh'
United states, the Mexican New R".
reau, the mouthpiece in the nlte'
States Of the Mclean government as
serts in a bulletin issued today
\ grave MISUNDERSTANDING in Ameri-
can official and commercial circles u@
MeNico's ability to re-ship materials to
Germany is the sole reason that the
United states has placed an embarso
upon shipments of certain goods ard
supplies to MeNico the bulletin states.
and goes on TO explain that the en-
barge was placed to prevent such sap
plies being re-shpped to Germany
American officials recognize i'm the
statement an admission that Mexico
IS now sorely pressed for food and has
taken to this indirect method Of at
tempting to have the embargo restrlc-
tions limited.
1t is improbable that the United
States VIII take heed of this exp!ana
ton by the MexicanS and remove the
embargo restrictions but will allow
them To remain in force and compel
the EarranZa government to a day Of
reckoning and readjustment of diplo-
matte relations between the two gov
.rnments. which have been most TN
satisfactory To the United states for |
III" past Vicar.
Eeforo the United states will let
down the bars ard permit any freer
"Nportatjon into McNiro of foodstuffz !
and nafpri.41- r-aTt.-s.s FF,-
ture of war materials this governments !
is certain 10 require MeXjc" to make !
Substantial reductions in tn" export .
ma other taxes imposed ON all wavt
materials such as leather. rubber, cop |
per. silver. iron and lead ore. cotton .
and oil, from Mexico.
II is IL" secret in Washington that /
rhe administration believes these re /
~triotions We're imposed hv Nexicn t
through the influence the German /
agents have over the Carranza gov |
ernment
Recaus" Of the belief that German /
influence ia Mexico has been respon- !
Sibl" for imposition of high export /
taxes on number Of important ma /
terjals the United States has drawn !
from Mexico and u desire to have the /
restrictions removed. the American .
government has been compelled T.
check shipments OF corn and other
foodstuffs To Mexico while it smother .
ed It's desire 70 ship foodstuffs in there
IN great Quantities to relieve starva-
ti"ns among the Mexican poems
Carranza with his people starving
at home iS now ON the verge Of being
forced TO appeaj ~ the United States
lor help = the United States does not
voluntarily let down the bars in re
sponse TO the explanation made today
bv the Mexican News bureau
The Bureaus bulletin on re-shin-
,nentsto Germany reads in part as fol
lows.
SO far as Mexico is concerned. re
by the neutral counties 10
Germany and her allies is practical
impossibiIty under present conditions.
or if possible in limited way III any
manner, such fact can be readily as
certained and the movement checked.
There is hut one direct line uf cargo
steamers operating between the Allan
tic coast of Mexico and TEuropeanI
oountries- This Is the one that con
meets Vera cruz and Tampico with
Spain. These steamers, however, af-
ter clearing from Mexican ports.
call at Havana, and proceed thence to
an American port before finally TAX
ng departure for their ultimate des-
-inati0n II they carried contrabani
goods ia quantity that fact would no
readily determined in the American
port.
Furthermore. there * no method
.or conveying supplies in any quantity
between spain and points controlled
~ the Central Powers. all the avenues
-or either maritime or land traffic. be
nG held by the forces and fleets Of Z
he Allies. Hence the difficulty If not
mpossibility of utilizing Mexico as a
halfway point for shipping goods
rom the United states for use by the
Central Powers or Europe. even If
here were any intention or desire TO
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