Show MEXICO NEARS STATE OF WAR MEXICO CITY May 22 INS INS INS- President Avila Camacho will declare declare declare de de- clare a state of emergency Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day it was stated in authoritative tive quarters as the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that another Mexican tanker had been sunk by a Submarine moved this country to the verge of a declaration of ot war against the axis Camacho will go b before fore the Mexican Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican congress to explain the r reasons rea- rea a- a sons Jons for a state of emergency it was said This was expected to tobe be the preliminary to a declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion of warAn war An already tense Mexican public pubic pub pub- lie lic ic was told by Minister of Marine Marine Marine Ma Ma- rine General Heriberto Jara that thata a submarine had sunk the Faja de Oro off the Brazilian coast Former Italian Ital Ship General Jara said there was no information regarding the fate of the crew of ot the vessel which formerly formerly formerly for for- merly was the Italian Ital tanker Ge- Ge Several South American radio stations had heard its S SOS 0 S calls he announced Refusal of Germany Italy and Japan to honor a Mexican protest over sinking of the tanker Potrero Potrero Po Po- del Llano by a submarine precipitated the present crisis between between between be be- tween Mexico and the axis Foreign Minister Padilla Padilla Pa- Pa dilla revealed that the German government as well as Japan and Italy had declined acceptance of the Mexican note asking indemnity indemnity indemnity when it was presented through the Swedish legation in m Berlin Keep Jeep Close Touch The United States ambassador George and the British British British Brit Brit- ish ambassador Charles H H. Bateman Bateman Bateman Bate- Bate man kept in close touch with developments de de- de- de Mexico's ambassador to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Dr Francisco Castillo Najera Najera Najera Na- Na jera who is presently in the Mexican Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican capital asserted that his country will not take a middle course Former President General Lazaro Lazaro La- La zaro Cardenas commander of the Pacific zone arrived meanwhile by airplane from his headquarters at Military circles speculated on how much help Mexico might get from the United States upon entering entering entering en en- directly into the world conflict con con- Planes were listed as the first need of the Mexican armed forces with torpedo boats for patrolling the country's extensive coasts second second second sec sec- ond in importance It was indicated indicated indicated indi indi- funds might be sought for expansion of the army |