Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-14
BEL. GUM, SPAIN
Sell. ARMS To
THE: MEXICAnS,
United States Protests to BrUS-
seis That Shipment VIII NIo-
late Arms Agreement.
SOME ORDERS GIVEN
AT PEACE MEETING
Mexican Representative al Paris Was
There to Speed Spanish Produc-
tion-Another Buyer Placed
Wreath at MI Vernon.
(By The Associated press)

Washington, Nov. l3.-Largc or
ders for arms and ammunition, placed
by Mexico in Belgium and Spain, in
preparation for the possibility of
American intervention, came to light
today when the state department let
it become known that the government
had taken steps to prevent their ship
ment.
The charge d'affaires of the United
States embassy in Brussels has pro
tested, under instructions, that ship
ment of the munitions would be in
violation OF the international arms
convention. AS Spain is not party to
the agreement which which was de-
signed to aid in keeping the peace
of the world during the after-the-War
transition period, no such direct ac-
ton is probable at Madrid.
The order in Belgium, was placed
with the Fabrique Rationale D'Arms
at LieGe, probably under the direction
Of Candida Aguilar, Mexican minister
Of foreign affairs and President Car
ranza's on-in-law, who went to Eu-
rope recently, after stopping here and
placing wreath on George Wash
ington's tomb at Mount Vernon.
The orders in Spain, which included
rifles, millions Of rounds of ammuni-
ton and large number of machine
guns, were negotiated through the
Mexican minister there, Eleseo Ar
rendondo, former ambassador to the
United States and President Car
ranza's nephew.
Order at Peace Meet.
The Spanish munitions, according
to information in the hands of the
government, began passing into Mex
leo more than a wear ago. while the
Furonean war still was goino on and
in violation of the inter-allied embar-
90. Rifles and ammunition and some
sample machine guns are reported to
have passed Havana on their way to
Mexico as late as June Of this year.
For later shipments cargo space had
been reserved for October 10 on Hol-
land American line steamers sailing
out Of Antwerp, and further space had
heen reserved for Tampico, Vera
Cruz and Puerto, Mexico on Decem-
Der 3.
The United States has been deny
ing shinments of arms and ammuni-
ton into Mexico for many months,
for tho reason that thew generally
fell into the hands of bandits and
often were used against Americans.
Soon after the end Of the war the
Mexico government asked for the re-
lease of munitions BOUGHT in the
United States in 1917, but it was re-
fused.
Such information as has now come
into the hands of the government
shows that Mexico already was turn
ing to European manufacturers for
her supply and has since placed
enormous orders.
It appears from the governments
information, that while the peace con-
ference was nj session in Paris, and
General Mondragon, a prominent
Mexican, was there advising his gov
eminent of it's probable course toward
Mexican affairs and particularly the
attitude of the United States, the
Spanish munition makers, with whom
large orders already had been placed,
were being urged to speed up the
delivery of powder and cartridges,
and particularly Of the machine guns,
which were reported to be a new type,
described as perfect and unimprov-
able,