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Show SENATORS URGE i EMBARGO LIFT I Sentiment in Favor of Send" ing Moral Support to Constitutionalists Con-stitutionalists Strong. PLEA MADE FOR ARMS German Ambassador Confer at White House With President Wilson. Washintgon, Nov 6 The news that Huerta would reject the American Amer-ican demands for his elimination was received In official circles without with-out comment. Secretary Bryan had a long conference with President Wilson, chairman Bacon of the senate sen-ate foreign relations committee was an early White House caller. Talk of lifting the embargo on arms was revived re-vived In congressional circles with considerable vigor Some senators have told the president pres-ident there was an overwhelming sentiment in congress In favor of permitting exports of arms to Mexico. Mex-ico. The president in his address to congress last August took a position posi-tion against lifting the embargo. Many persons have been pointing I out to him. however, that one of the alternatives open. If Huorta declined to resign through the efforts of diplomacy di-plomacy was to lend a moral support sup-port to tho constitutionalists movement. move-ment. Constitutionalists Want Arms. Constitutionalists here declare they don't wish recognition of their belligerency, belli-gerency, but onh wish to obtain arms on an equality with Huerta. Although discretionary power to permit exportatlons of munitions of war Is vested with the president. som observers think It unlikely that he would take such a step without some communication with congress. That phase of the situation has given rise to expectations that President Wilson might goon read another message to congress outlining the status of the negotiations with Mexico Mex-ico and making specific suggestions for future policy. Officials declined to say today whether they had received any answer an-swer directly or Indirectly, from I Huerta to the latest demands Count Von Bernstorff. the German ambassador, who only recently has returned to this country', had an en ; gagement to see the president late ' today Although the ambassador j came to pay his respects. It was believed be-lieved not Improbable that the Mexican Mex-ican situation would be discussed. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador ambas-sador returned to the capital this morning. The foreign relations committee discussed the Mexican situation at length and gave principal consideration consider-ation to the question of lifting the pmbargo on arms Senators said nothing definite had been done. From Individual expression of opinion, it seemed that most senators on the committee had not changed their favorable attitude toward such a move but still were dLspcsed to defer de-fer to the president and await some indication from him. f oo I ' |