Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-24

1rcs tiAC NOiAotAtutitLdl1Sl CIllcl, ludt li0 regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz as 8 violation of Mexican sovereignty had been considered by the adminis- tration. While Mexican constitution ahsts here protested that Carranza's 8 real attitude was friendly, the Ameri- chances and abruptly stopped the ship ment of all arms into Mexico.
 Wilson Issues Warning to Carranza.
 President Wills on earlier in tEe day had issued a statement warning Gen era1 Carranza, the constitutionaliSt chief, that the United States was deal ing now. and would continue to deal, with these whom Huerta commands, and those who come to his support .'
 Both Nelson OShaughnessy, the American charge d'affaires, and Senor Algara, the charge q 'affaires Of the Mexican embassy. have been given 5 their passports. This is not regarded
 by the Washington government as presag1ng war, but a declaration of war by Huerta would not be unex-
 pected.
 The United States has chosen Brazil to look after it's interests in Mexico E Where there are no Brazilian consuls, French censuls will act for the United States. sA...- Reserve Fleet Ordered to Mexico.
 During the ds.y a special reserve fleet, ranging from dreadnoughts to tiny gunboats, was ordered to the At lant1c coast of Mexico. No fighting of any corsequence was reported from
 Vera Cruz. The American land forces pushed their way three miles inland to some important Urea stworks to
 make their position secure. Rear Ad- miral Fletcher and American Consul
 Canada were occupied most of tne day in Vera Cruz in handling hundreds of American refugees, British and Ger man vessels took off more than 1,200 refugees at Tampico, and a general exodus of Americans from Mexican cities was reported
 The senate in the meantime passed the house bill appropriating $500, 900 to take care of American refugees. Senator Borah declared in the debate that @ condition of actual war existed between the United States and Mex ico Senators Lodge and Weeks urged that the embargo be replaced along the entire border.
 Rear Admiral Badger requested per-
 mission to capture all Mexican gun boats and vessels carrying troops or
 ammunition for the aid of the Mexi- cans around Vera Cruz. These were the outstanding developments which came in dramatic sequence througho 1t day of extreme tension. The nation al capital was nervous while the dip lomatic relations of the Huerta govern
 
 finally severed and the army and navy continued to put themselves on war basis.
 Revelations of the purposes of Car 1 ranza and Huerta are being awaited before a complete military campaign is developed. The United States in- tends to take no offensive steps, for the present preferring to hold Vera Cruz until the situation in Mexico City and elsewhere in the southern repub- lie crySta1lizos.
 There were frequent conferences be- tween President Wilson and Secre- tar1es Bryan, Garrison Daniels, Mo Adoo and Lane during the day. To- night Secretary McAdoo and the other secretaries were at the White House,
 discussing formal orders to customs officials to hold up shipments of arIas, which eventuated later in a formal announcement of the embargo. Also 1t was believed the subject of financing the military operations was carefully I considered Frequent Conferences at White House It was another day of activity at the White House, state, war and navy
 buildings with many tense moments such as have not been experienced since the Spanish American war The attitude of General CaEranza, as explained in his note, showing that he regarded the invasion of Vera Cruz dS d VlOiaIiOn or McX1can sovereignty, was the first stdevelopment which threw official Washington into a feverish ex- pection of sensational developments The possibility that the great body cf constitutionalist forces along the :n- ternational boundary might take an of fensive stand in the situation was everywhere discussed
 Wilson's Reply to carranza. President Wilson and his cabinet Of ficers studied Carranza's note, and within a few hours statement was issued by the president reiterating the purposes of the American goyernlnen, as friendly to the Mexican people. bul emphasizing that Huerta controlled the region where the offenses were com mitted, the Washington government must enforce it's rightful demands upon those whom the existing. author ities at the place where we act do for the time being, represent. The news that Charge O'Shaush had come in the early hours of ths until an informal cabinet council Jelt
 at the White House late. Secretars Bryan asked the Brazilian government I if 1t would act for the United States | in Mexico City and after a conference with Ambassador De Gama announced that complete arrangements had beer I made The choice of Brazil insteas I of a European power was regarded as very significant. Not only has Bra zil, like Argentine and Chile. refused | to recognize the Huerta government l but the fact that the United State: