Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-01
'BREGOV WILL GET
WAR STOCK Of GUNS
AND TEN LANES

lent on Revolution, Agrees
to Plans and Call Atten-
Z ion to Renewed Relations
~ WASHINGTON, Dec. So.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The Washing
ton government has agreed to sell
quantity of war material to the
Obra gon government in Mexico.
The decision. was reached after a
request or such action had been re-
keived from the Oregon government
n5lSis understood to have been
afNs5ed by desire to aid that
ll1iksnt which is faced by an
armed Uprising.
Although details of the transaction
are still pending before Secretary
Weeks. the material involved is said
to include military rifles now stored
/ at Fort Sam Houston or other army
depots near the border, and ten
military airplanes 1t is probable
that the ammunition for the rifles
and other equipment are included.
One report was to the effect that
the Obregon government contem-
plated an expenditure Of about $780,
900 for the material.
Decision OF the Washington ad-
ministration to make the sale came
somewhat as a surprise, 1nasmuch
as President Harding on April %,
last. made a statement of policy for
the war and navy departments which
opposed the sale of any surplus mill
tary equipment to foreign powers. !.
State Department Announcement
Inquiry at the state department
produced only the following state
ment:
1.-THE Mexican government has
presented request to this govern
ment osell it limited quantity of
war material. This government has
expressed its willingness to make
the sale in view of the relations be-
tween this government and the Mex
lean government, which was formal
~ recognized last September, and Of
the Importance of the maintenance
of stability and orderly constitu-
tional procedure in the neighhoring
republic
All Of the material contemplated
for sale is now available at army
depots in the eighth corps area. No
orders have yet been sent by the war
department to make deliveries but is
IL faI 4Iae1s r,4ff will r.
taken from surplus stocks of Ameri-
can. nufactured ,Enfields which
were turned out in vast quantities
during the World war The war de-
partment also has on hand vast re-
serve supply OF ammunition, much of
which probably would become use
less with deterioration before it
could be used by the American army.
No information was obtainable as
to the type of army planes likely to
be deli. cred to the Mexican govern
ment. The army air service also still
has a. war surplus of machines rapid
ly becoming obsolete. although still
entirely satisfactory for the purposes
of the Mexican government in it's
present conflict with the de la
Huerta forces.
Significance Seen i'm Move
There is little doubt that the de-
cision to sell arms to Mexico met
with some opposition in the war de-
partment. Army officials would not
talk of the matter for publication,
( however. Whatever they may feel
as to the policy involved, they have
no function of advice except in pure
" military matters and in the pres
pit case. probably have not been
He'd upon to say anything more
nan the army had in storage sur
plus stocks of arms sufficient to
meet Mexican requirements without
] depicting necessary reserve stocks
for the American forces.
Significance is attached to the
lause in the state departments
rief statement calling attention to
he recent restoration of diplomatic
elations between Mexico and the
nited States. The Obregon govern
lent has already procured ratifica-
on by the Mexican senate of their
pecial claims convention, one of the
vo pacts worked out by joint
pmmission to pave the way for
rmal diplomatic recognition by the
lnited States State department adj
ces today said that the second con-
sntion, known as the general
laims convention, had been formal
taken up for discussion by
Mexican senate. 1t was evident that
hrly ratification of the second con-
ention also was expected in official
rcles.
IXPAM GARRISON
- JOINS WITH REBELS
ASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The
CON of the port of Tuxpam,
OF Vera Cruz, under the COM
Of Colonel 1smaefR Rueda, to.
bined the revolutionary move
headed by Adolfo de Ia
TIA, according TO a MESA sc
sd at Vera Cruz at $50 p. m. by
the acting secretary of foreign af-
fairs, for the revolutionary organi-
xation. to friends in Washington.
The message described the de-
velopment as important, mot only
! because of the number of troops i.
81 gives us for field service, but be-
cause it yields the revolutionary
! movement absolute control of tbs
entire oil region of which Tuxpam is
the port
Declaring that the ohregon garr;-
son went over amidst the en-.
thusiastic applause of the people,"
the message continued:
This garrison is composed of the
! Seventh battalion of the line, AGO
dragons occupying Aqua Mazda.
I 500 men under the command ct
Lieutenant Colonies Silva and Diaz
6S we'll as other smaller bodies,
making a total OF troops who have
adhered TO the movement 1880 men.
This has been brought about
without any hloodshed whatsoever
and constitutes great advantage
I'd our arms"
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