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Show Traffic Resumed. VERA CRI'Z. Feb. 20. Railroad traffic between Mexico City and Vera Cruz was resumed today. John R. Sillimun, special agent of the state department at Washington, who has been instructed to come to Vera Cruz from Mexico City, has not yet arrived. posal to discuss the budget of foreign affairs, af-fairs, but the measure was immediately defeated bv a vote of 254 to 21. Deputy Eugenio Chieaa, In the name of the Republicans, presented a motion in which he said that, as the Italian army and navy were now ready, diplomatic preparations completed and all appropriations appropria-tions asked for granted, the government should make an explicit declaration whether it was for war or for a continuance con-tinuance of neutrality. Premier Salandra, speaking for himself and also for Foreign Minister Sonntno, answered Deputy Chiesa. The premier said he did not consider that a discussion discus-sion of the foreign policy of the government govern-ment was opportune at the present moment mo-ment and that he could add nothing to the declarations made by him on December Decem-ber 3. when lie advised that the country maintain an attitude of loyal, but watchful watch-ful and armed, neutrality. |