The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
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 |DE LA HUERT 4 WIPED IN BUD
Coolidge Places Embago On
 Supplying Of War Munitions
 To Rebel Forces Opposing
 0bregon On Hughes Advice IMPRISONMENT AND FINE TO BE METED WOLATORS Mexican RevoIutionist Lead-
 CT Had Given Orders To'Pur- 7 chase Rifles, Machine Guns,
 Ammunition ThroughAgents

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-President Coolidge took further steps to aid the obregon government in Mexico today. signing proclamation, which imposed an immediate embargo on any shipment of war munitions to that country except with the spe- cific approval of the government. A line of $10.000 or two years impris- onment or both may be imposed upon convicted violators of the embargo.
 Action was taken by the President on recommendation of Secretary Hughes. No formal statement accom- panied the text of the proclamation when 1t was made public at the state department. So far as known, how ever, the Washington government has had no exact information as to intended sales of arms in the United States to Mexican rebel factions be- yond the inquiry through the depart- ment of justice received yesterday from the De La Huerta agent in New Orleans concerning purchase and as- sembly in New Orleans for shipment to the rebel forces of arms and am- intuition.
 Under the proclamation the treas ury department would be required immediately to deny clearance at any port or along the border to arms shipments of any character for Mex leo except where the specific ap- pr0val of Secretary Hughes for the shipment had been obtained. The de- partment of justice presumably will instruct it's agents to cause the ar- rest of any persons conspiring to vio- late the law, Unless arms smuggling i'll defiance of the embargo should reach proportions beyond the control of the civil officers of the govern ment. orders for army and navy CO., operation are not expected to be sent. - t5 o o O 4
 Navy to Prevent smagEiipg. Y 7'restis 1t Coolidge's action in sign ing the proclamation foreshadows or ders by the treasury department to the customs and revenue cutter serv- ice to prevent the clearing of any ships carrying cargoes of arms from the United States for the Mexican rebels. Orders probably will include directions to the revenue cutters to the event of their surreptltious de- parture with arms cargoes from American waters. The navy would be used for this purpose also, if needed.
 Border patrols against liquor, drugs. aliens and other forms of smuggling probably will be in structed to watch for arms snug gling expeditions. Secretary Weeks said today, however. that while army commanders on the border would be advise of the issuance of the proc lamation, he would construe it at present as addressed primarily to the civil officers along the international line and would not direct the army to begin patrolling against arms smugglers The War Secretary made it plain, however, that in the event of any extensive gun running. army forces including cavalry and aircraft stationed on the border would be used to break up the traffic.
 The proclamation Is supplementary to the decision to sell arms to the Obregon government as a measure of aid in putting down the De La Huerta rebellion. It Is in line with the policy adopted by the administra' tion in deciding to make that sale.
 The government has gone the whole length of it's powers to aid the Obregon government against the rebels. Financial aid could not be extended by the Washington govern ment without specific sanction by Congress.
 Government officials believe that
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