Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1914 — EMBARGO ON ARMS RAISED BY WILSON [ARTICLE]

EMBARGO ON ARMS RAISED BY WILSON

“Fight It Out” Plan to Be Adopted and Rebels in* Mexico Can Now Purchase U. S. Arms. President Wilson Tuesday issued a proclamation removing the embargo on the shipment of arms into Mexico and all munitions of war can now be purchased in the United States by either the federals or the rebels of Mexico. For some time there has been a belief current in some sections that it might be best to let Mexico have arms and ammunition so that they , could “fight it out” among themselves. Recently many rifles and much ammunition reached Mexico from Japan and this prompted the decision to permit U. S. flnms to also sell arms and ammunition to Mexico. Some prophecy that the effect will be a speedy settlement of the Tnternational strife of that country, bat others say that as long as there are two of them there will be war. The action is apt to cause great uneasiness with Americans remaining in Mexico. Some reports say there are $85,000 Japs in Mexico and that intervention by the United States means that the Japs will also take up arms against this country. v===