The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-25
WORD FROM HUDSON.
Topekan Writes Interestingly About
Mexican Situation.

Paul Hudson Of Topeka, for many
years editor of the Mexican Herald
of Mexico City and recently fugitive
to Vera Cruz. where he is establish
letter home dealing with the situa-
ton from the standpoint of an Ameri-
can on foreign soil.
The letter reads, in part:
"AlF minor events are now over
Swallowed by the possibility of action.
Wouldn't it be the climax of incon-
sistency, II, after all the things that
years, a real crisis should be precipi-
tated by this comparatively insignia
cant Tampico affair? The crisis, it
seems. is already here. with the pros
pect of more serious developments
very quickly. The temporary arrest
of American marines, notwithstanding
their immediate release and the apoE
ogy of everybody from the commander
to the president, may be q very serious
insult. but to some of US the elevation
of the army uniform above the life of
American citizens is not only incon-
sistent but ridiculous.
I'VE all want to see the American
flag respected and protected. but come
of US have also had the idea that 1t
was or ought to be protection for
Americans. And now, after all the
apologies and offers Of Investigation
anu ICP1IdllO1s IL - l1AS18I0O That Mex
leo shall perform the public humilia-
ton of saluting the flag that she is said
to have insulted. There is every in
dication here that there is no inten-
ton of complying with this demand
and the question of the next step will
be right up to, the United States.
I'VE have but little news Of the act
ual status Of affairs further than to
know the authorities at Washington
have ordered big naval demonstra-
ton at Tampico that is to include ma
rines as well as warships. I do not
suppose they have any intention of
bombarding Tampico before withdraw
matte relations with Huerta, but the
situation is getting tense again and
doubtless we shall see another exodus
beginning tonight.
Since starting this have received
q piece of news over the telephone.
Mrs. c. has been planning to go to
Tampico for a week or SO. but today
G. who is in New York to leave for
the United States and not even to al
low Frank to remain here. She secured
passage on the Ward line, leaving to-
morrow, this morning and this after
noon she received word from the Ward
line Office to come and get her money
back that the sailing had been cance1l-
ed.
Nobody at the consulate or embassy
knows what 1t means, whether the
boat is to be held to take Americans
away or whether it is to be used as
a transport or what. At the Ward line
Offices they simply received orders to
cancel the sailing This will certainly
make people think things are doing as
no other outside incident could. 1t il
about time something were happening.
for, with exchange getting up nearly to
500 business Is being absolutely para
lyzed.
Exchange will drop very quickly,
think If anything like serious action is
taken at Tampico or elsewhere and it
looks now as though we were coming
to a show down without much delay.
wv. was betting at the University
club meeting last night that at the
last minute Bryan would apologize but
1t doesn't look as though Bryan were
handling this and the issue Is the per-
sonal enmity between Wilson and
Huerta and neither willing TO give in.
We have several Indications that the
crisis in this way IL welcome at this
end as well as the other. II not more
SO. as the least serious Of the Difficult
ties confronting them north and south -