Show WILSON REO ES ON UNIS PRESIDENT ISSUES TION permitting SHIPMENT OF ARMS ACROSS BORDER under new order the constitutional ista 1603 will be able to import muni tlona of wart war placing contending factions Fac tlona on equality washington president wilson by an executive order made public on tu tuesday e aday r february 3 removed all restrictions strict ions against the exportation 0 of munitions of war into mexico from tho the united states placing the con con tending elements on a basis of equality with respect to the purchase ot of arms and supplies in this country the executive order emphasized that it was the desire ot of the states to be inthe same position ol of neutrality toward the contending tac fac eions in mexico as were the othel powers the text of the proclamation follows whereas by a proclamation of the president issued on march 14 1912 under a joint resolution of congress approved by the president ou on the same lame day it was declared that there existed in mexico conditions of domestic violence which were promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the untied states and whereas by the joint resolution abaye mentioned it thereupon became unlawful to export arms or munitions of war to lo mexico except under such buell limitations and exceptions as the president should p prescribe mantl be now therefore 1 I woodrow wilson president of the united states of america hereby declare and proclaim that as the conditions on which the proclamation of march 14 1912 was based have essentially changed and as it to Is desirable to place the united states with reference to the exportation of arms or munitions of war to mexico mexica in the same position as other powers the said proclamation Is hereby revoked accompanying the order the white house issued the following statement of explanation the order under which the exportation of arms and ammunition into mexico Is forbidden was u departure from tile the accepted practices ot of neutrality a dellefate del lerate departure from those practices under a well considered joint resolution of dongress congress determined upon in circumstances which have now ceased to exist it was intended to dis courage incipient revolts against the regularly constituted authorities ol of mexico since that order was waa issued the circumstances of the case have undergone a radical change the there r e la 1 now no constitutional government govern mc nt I 1 in Id mexico exico and the existence of this or der hinders and delays the very thing the government of the united states Is now insisting upon namely that mexico shall be allowed to settle her own affairs and as soon as possible po isible put them upon a constitutional footing by her own force and counsel the order Is therefore rescinded dispatches from mexico city tuesday night announced that president wilmont Wll Wil sonik sont determination to give both factions faction no in n mexico il exico liberty to obtain war material from the united states will pot bt cause president aluerta to deliver to the american charge dat daf fabres his bisp passports a ss ports nor will it affect his attitude toward the united states or toward americans in mexico this assurance was given by general huerta many of the americans resident of mexico city on learning of president wilsons Wll Wil sona sons decision to raise the embargo on the exportation of arms from the united states to mexico mado made preparations to leave the capital for the coast on the night train |