The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-15

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land San Francisco, at Tampico, and
tho Florida ard Prairie. at Vera Cruz
The torpedo boat hotilla n, Pensa
cola. Fla, has been ordered to stand
by for orders
While the. navy moved on, the Allan.
was giving his attention to the situa-
ton In the Pacific Most OF the Ameri-
can war craft in the Pacific already are
ia McSiCan waters.
While the navy was active. there was
no army movement Two explanations
for this were adNanccd--the desire that
the ConsututionaliSts, in control OF
Northern Mexico should not nisintcrpret
the action, and the fact that the United
states already has biz fighting force
within striking distance of Mexico.
twelve thousand troops are at Texas
City. where four army transports are
- anchor and thousands of cavalry
and infantry are spread along the Dor
der, where they can b" moved quickly.
IiicE administration officials DO not
expect critical Developments. but they
arc prepai ed for any emergency. Sec
rotary Bryan who is i'll. had intended
to leave tonight for Miami. Fla He
cAuceied ms reservation; anG announced
that he would stay IN Washington in
definitely. senator Shiveiv. acting
Chairman Of The senate Foreign Kela-
tons Committee. conferred with Mr..
lSryan and called al the White House
rs we'll lie said that at the reg ular
Wcotius o. The committed to- morrow lie
would transmit all the information he
had obtained to-day.
status of Cnso
The status OF The case, as .summcd
up hy Cabinet officers and other oiii-
.Cials. was Described as follows
Assistant FaNnaSteT ChaIteS Z. topp
ahn Do@iIoa,. o. !lAt ne tAi'HtN 80
plies They Were arrested hut later
GiStharGeu. III atc"rHAnc" Wlih resu
.ttt'thS ~, -! nay is OF w Wo.i ~; ne"'
N1ll'Ii HS Ui J ,,,,, ~ M,
tlat the un form OF Tie american navy
CO ntvn HiS - "v'ii,,,i.''oE ,vpt
i%tvH IA ~ A''"i % - S"'"'e " '"'''-
~. - s,c-'ccri.,r a.. wrile M. ,,is.,
~ -A'tS' :. - ~
80 tlot .,|i Iii mo marines were
'''is- .VHS ~ ~ NJ ~ ~ 81
.3Nou ~ .,..,,i,,,, ,n 49, ., lin.
but later extended tho time 10 aiiori
Communicate with his SUPERIOR officers
"A ~f5f.rlrit of aDolorv was issued
in Mexico CITY 10y General iiuerta, ana
taC o or6sreG ~ p1unished rms I'D ia no no,
satisfy the United states government.
and tile salute was insisted on. Cen
- comfy. hut An under secretary i'm
tho NeNican Foreign Office did inquire
- t'h7rrc O'Sh:,urhnc<sv If a salute
enonded 10 10y tho American ship would
be acceptable. This was emphatically
rejected by tile JnitcN states, ana NOth
was sent that nothing short OF pub
lie salute "a tho American nag would
be satisfactory.
situation before Cnbinct.
This was the situation Laid before
the Cabinet to-day by the PRESIDENT
Some administration officials were in
chnod 70 wait for more facts. ana 90
nothing unti! an investigation h2d hern
comple ted. others suggested that
llu.rta would oNade the issue anu dc
lay and that prompt and vigorous &C
tion was necessary.
John LIND, II is understood. IN his
conference win the PRESIDENT ana sec.
rotary Bry@n nag counscl!ed a 1orcciul
move. For two hours III" cabinet dis-
cusSed the pros ana cons, ana the pos
sloie conSequcnceS OF DRASTIC acton
ana ti!e plan OF sending the fieet as a
warning u. Huertai 81 the lengths 10
which nc NasnihGion government was
Frepared L. 20 10 enforce It's policy, was
unan,iinouSlE adopted There wts 70