Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-04
lUOSTARVIlVG;
WANTS Aid
RAMA Organ Pleads
Tor Removal of Bor-
der Embargo
MES GERMANS PROFIT
Bv a star Correspondent
wASHINGTON. Jan

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W n Is virtually impossible at present
y feship to the Teuton.c allies mate.
M exported 10 Mexico from the. United
4ntes. the Mexican News Bureau. the
n1sfhpiece N. the United States OF the
ixlcsn Government. asserts In bui'
Il 1fln issued today.
&} Al grave misunderstanding IN Ameri.
1{{u<s of3ictal and commercial circles OF
e <6oxjco's ability TO reship materials TO
e 3ssunoy ia the sole reason that the
6 |fn1ted states has placed an embargo
kGon shipments OF certain goods and
kI<roolies to Mexico. the bulletin states
ma roes on TO explain that the embargo
WAS placed to prevent such supplies
n b83nx reshipped to Germany.
IA American officials recognize III the
ttatement an admission that MeNico "
Aorrw pressed for food and has taken
q this Indirect method of attenptir3 TO
!, Nave embargo restrictions limited.
Il II is improbable that the unied states
kiil take heed Of this explanation and
feuoye embargo restrictions. More
fIikely IL will allow them 10 remain IN
force and compel the Carranza Govern
mont to day OF reckoning ana read
iustment of diplomatic and commercial
/. xelattops between the two governments.
which have been most unsatisfactory to
ihe United states for the last year.
z Before the United states will let down
the bars and permit freer expectation
into Mexico of foodstuffs and m tterlals
necessary for manufacture of war ma =
terials, this Government is certain to
reouire Mexico to make substantial re-
Auctions In the export and other taxes
Imposed OH all war materials such as
leather, rubber. copper, silver. iron and
lead, ores. cotton and oil. from Mexico,
Because Of the belief that German in
,Nueuce In Mexico has been responsible
: for imposition of high export taxes on
number of important materials the
United states has drawn from Mexico,
and a desire to have the restrictions
removed. the American Government has
been compelled to check shipments OF
corn and other foodstuffs to Mexico
while it smothercd it's desire to ship
foodstuns In there in great quantities
to relieve starvation among the Next
can poems.
Carranza. with his people starving at
home. is now on the verge OF being
forced to appeal to the United states
for help IL the United States does not
voluntarily let down the bars In re-
spouse to the explanation made by the
Mexican News Bureau,
The bureaus bulletin on reshipments
TO Germany reads in part as follows:
80 far as Mexico is concerned. re-
ehipments by the neutral countries tc
Germany and her allies is a practical IN
possibility under present conditions, oil
n possible In a limited way In any
manner. such fact can be readily ascer'
tanned and the movement checked. There
II but one direct line of cargo steamers
operating between the Atlantic coast o
Mexico and European countries. This Ii
the one that connects Vera Cruz ano
Tampico with Spain. These steamers
however. after clearing from Mexican
ports call at Havana and proceed thence
20 an American port before finally TAX
ing departure for their ultimate destina
tion. II they carried contraband good
IN quantity that fact would be readil!
determined In the American port.
"Furthermore. there is no method fo
conveying supplies In any quantity be
tween Spain and points controlled by tn
\ Central Powers. an the avenues 70
either maritime or land traffic beinl
held by the forces aud fleets of tn
Allies. Hence the difficulty. IL not i'm
possibility, of utilizing Mexico as "a half
way point for shipping goods from tn
United States for use by the Centra
Powers or Europe, even II there wcr
any Intention Or desire to do So
Those who are interested in promot
ing untrammeled trade relations be
tween the United States and Mexico
fer mutual advantages of each country
y believe much good can be accomplished
!. by a more thorough understanding of tn
Situation"