Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-11
us. TOSEND 10000
RIFLES TO MEXICO
War Department Assembling
Surplus Arms-NeWs En-
courages Officials.
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
More announcement over the situa-
ton in Mexico was drawn today by
administration officials from the latest
dispatches from that country, but they
still were keeping close watch on
events south of the Rio Grande.
Acceleration of efforts to assist the
Mexican government in putting down
the revolution was one development of
the day. the War Department assem-
bling 10000 Enfield rifles with large
quantities of ammunition. for which
the government to the south has asked,
from surplus stores in this country.
Explaining that the details of the
supplies requested by Mexico are mill
tary secrets which should not be di-
vulged, Secretary of War Good declined
to amplify his previous announcement
on this subject. He said the American
Government might be criticized If 1t
should make public information which
the Mexican government regarded as a
military secret.
Intcrned Troops Discussed.
Disposition of the 300 Federal troops
and their families from Juarez, who
were given asylum last week at Fort
Bliss after they had crossed into Ell
Paso. formed the subject of conferences
between State and War Department
officials. 1t was disclosed that Brig.
Gen. George Van Horn Mcaely, COM
handing at Fort Bliss, hae. reported
that he had made no agree nent with
the Rebels, which would prevent the re-
turn of the Federal force to Mexico at
any time. It was regarded as likely,
however, that action by the Mexican
government would be deferred pending
communications from Mexico City.
State Department officials said there
had been no decision as to what atti-
tude the United States would take in
event the Federal forces advancing
from the south should force some of the
Rebels into American territory. They
added, however, that the probabilities
were that they would be informed in &C
cordance with the provisions of the
1928 Havana convention, which has
been ratified by Mexico but which still
Senate.
Secretary Kellogg stated emphati-
cally that the rebels had not been rec
ognized as belligerentS by the American
Government and that no such recogni-
ton would be extended. He reiterated
that there was no indication that any
Americans on the American side of the
border were assisting the revolutionists.
Federals Well Entrenched.
Most of the dispatches to the State
Department contained no information
supplementing that in press reports
from Mexico last night, but one from
Mazatlan indicated that the rebel adj
vance southwark toward that west coast
port had been halted temporarily with
the scouting forces returning to the
rebel base at Culiacan. The American
consul at Mazatlan reported that condi-
tons In the city were becoming normal
and that the federals were well en-
trenched
Notice was received from the Mexi-
can Ambassador that all of the Mexican
border ports in the states of Sonora and
Chihuahua and the seacoast ports of
Sonora had been closed to exports and
imports. This step was taken to pre-
vent the rebels from coming into pos
session of customs duties which would
materially assist them in financing their
movement against the federal govern
ment.
The port of Vera Cruz, closed when
the rebels seized it, now has been re-
opened under federal jurisdiction.