Show 9 9 Y V CV Y V y V ij U S FACING DIFFICULTIES SUPPLYING ARMS TO OBREGON HOW ROYt MEXICO I SNAIL HAll p PAY y IS ISONE ISONE ONE PROBLEM Loan Would Mean Con Con- Congress Congress Congress gress Gets Say So In InCase InCase InCase Case CASH IS m FAVORED I Administration Convinced It Has All Authority Needed WASHINGTON Jan 4 Tire 4 States Stites government has lias sold lin rifles model 1917 rounds 30 calibre rifle line and airplanes to the he Obregon government ot or Mexico r L i y WASHINGTON Jan 4 Al 4 Al Although though though nothing has de developed to affect the Am American governments government's decision to sell war materials to the Obregon government of Mex Mex- MexIco Mexico Mexico ico Insofar as the general policy Dolley Is concerned It Is la known kno that certain certain tain details of the transaction are presenting a difficult problem Consideration of or a method of payment for far the at 11 WS a by the Mex Mex- MexIcan MexIcan Mexican ican government apparently apparently has raised a question as to whether a credit arrangement might be con con- cona con construed as a loan to Mexico In which event the president wOUld need congressional authorization before approving In an agreement I Surplus army stores have been sold In the United States on deterred deferred payment contracts but It Is le not nat known whether an application of the tho same Bamo principle Is fe being dis- dis discussed discussed dis discussed cussed or could be employed In Inthe Inthe the Mexican transaction Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary tary Weeks nho ho has charge of all details of the sale has made mado no comment on the negotiations No 1 doubt Is IB voiced as to the ad- ad administration's ad administration's ministrations ministration's authority to dispose ot of the materials to the Obregon gO government and a solution of hat appears to be the most dif II problem In completing the arrangements ma may be found It Is IsI thought In soone some quarters is a cash I payment nt agreement Such a tran tran- transaction transaction transaction It Is pointed out would re- re remove remove re remove move any embarrassment that might otherwise develop Disapproval lo al of af the sale of ot arms alms from any American source to the Mexican revolutionists nas aas expressed ex- ex ex expressed pressed yesterday esterday at the state de- de department department de department Americans making such sales It was said would do so at theIr own risk rish oc DC |