The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-11-20
|EX|CO GETTING
/ READY FOR WAR
]. hing Immense Purchases OF Arms
~ Ammunition in Europe--Sup-
r.sed to Be to Meet Expected
U. S. Intervention.

Washington. Nov 14,--Large or
e. for arms and ammunition, placed
g Mexico in Belgium and Spain, in
4 @snaration for the possibility of
raerican Intervention, came to light
aav when the State Department let
be known that the government had
IL on steps to prevent their shipment.
'The charge d'affairs of the United
<ates embassy in Brussels has pro-
80 under instructions, that ship
IN Of munitions would be in viola
~ If the international arms conven-
"a. AS Spain is not party to the
oreement. which was designed to aid
) <-leening the peace of the world dur
i the -the-war transition peri
II no such direct action is probable
& Madrid.
A Carranza Family Affair.
&The order in Belgium was placed
III the Fabrique Rationale d'Arms
xl.iege, probably under the direction
n Candido Aguilar. Mexican minister
Il foreign affairs. and President Car
- q son-in Law, whe went 10 EH
6pe recently, after stopping here and
i Icing wreath on George Washing
NJ tomb at Mount Vernon.
'*Tbe orders in Spain, which includ-
ii rifles. millions of rounds of ammu-
ition and large number Of machine
|uns. we're negotiated thru the Mex
IL minister there, Eleseo Arredondo,
sfmerly ambassador to the United
#tes, who is President Carranza's
|1phew.
Shipped Some Arms From Spain.
Tic Spanish munitions, according to
Formation in the hands of the gov
<nment, began passing into Mexico
6pre than a year ago while the Euro
|ean war was still going on and in
Blation Of the inter-allied embargo.
Efes and ammunition and some sam
h machine guns are reported to have
4ssed Havana on their way to Mex
81 as late as June of this year.
q Urged to Speed Delivery.
Such information as has now come
nto the hands of the government
bows that Mexico already was turn
|1g to European manufacturers for
y supply and has since placed enor-
aous orders.
<it appears, from the governments
Formation, that while the peace con-
Nence was in session in Paris and
Aneral Mondragon, a prominent Mex
EAn, was there advising his govern
6ent of its probable course toward
1exiean affairs and particularly the
ttitude of the United States. the
Danish munitions makers, with whom
#ge orders already had been placed,
ere being urged to speed up the de-
Hery of powder and cartridges, and
hticularly of the nacine guns, which
ere reported to be a new type de-
@ibed as perfect and unimprovable.
& Sounded Other Latin States.
Eeneral Mondragon, it appears, re-
Hrted from his conferences in Paris
4Rt Mexico need not fear interven-
@n by the United States, but infor-
#tion received at the same time dis
hsed that the orders for munitions
#adily were going forward. The in
4Emation in the governments hands
30 discloses that the Mexican Off
IS managing the affair were at
#npting to estimate the attitude Of
81, Chile, Argentina and other
|tnth American countries if the
lifted States should decide on inter-
&ntion.
Watch German Mission.
IN that connection, recent Mexican
Elvities in Spain are receiving atten-
#n, and considerable matter charac-
Tized as Mexican propaganda is be-
3 observed in the Spanish press.
e important part taken by Mexicans
B the Spanish celebration of the dis
#ery of America last month also has
IN reported.
Meanwhile the activities of Ger
mission in Mexico are being
Rsely watched. Attempts by the
Nicon government at confiscation of
pes and oil wells, with an announced
" to their naturalization, are be-
closely examined in comparison
70 Germany's need for those nrod-