The daily sentinel., 1914-04-15
Bdtt|eship Squadron and Trans
ports With BIueJaCketS on
the Way TO TampiCo.
AUERTA DEFYING UNCLE SAM
Associated Press.
Washington, April 15.-Naval
demonstration on the Pacific coast of
Mexico was ordered late today by the
navy department.
Associated press

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Washington, ID. c. April 10
Huerta will salute the American flag
or the Atlantic fleet will seize Vera
Cruz and Tampico. What happens
afterward depends on Huerta. That
is the Presidents determination.
Leaders of congress with whom he
conferred today agreed there WAS
ample precedent la such action.
Not only the Tampico incident, but
long series of indignities Offered
the United States to the conspicuous
exclusion of other foreign nations
represented in Mexico convinced the
President and his advisers that the
United States had been singled out
for manifestations of ill will and
contempt"
official dispatches to O'Shaugb-
messy have been intercepted. II de-
veloped at the conference at the
White House that the two blue jack
cts arrested at Tampico had actually
beeu taken from Dolphin's boat.
While these are the developments in
Washington, the ships of the Atlantic
fleet are beginning to move toward
Tampico. The first vessels hnve
cleared from Hampton Roads and 9TH
ers in the Atlantic navy yards will
be ready to sail before night.
The arrest of an orderly who went
ashore to get mail for the American
fleet, the interception of dispatches
to Charge O'Shaughnessy, censorship
over official dispatches, and repeat
ed offenses ''against the rights and
dignity OF the United States" are
given today rs the cause for the dis
pat ch OF the Atlantic fleet to Mexico,
in an official statement representing
the administration views. The state
ment says in part:
at is pointed out that. considering
the present delicate situation the
unpIeasant incident at Tampico is not
to be thought OF alone. For some
time the de facto government Of
Mexico has seemed TO think that
mere apologies were sufficient when
the rights of American citizens or the
dignity of the government were in
yolyed, and have apparently made no
effort either in reps,rsttion or effect-
i've correction" Speaking OF the
orderly's arrest 1t says:
at is significant that an orderly
from the fleet in uniform with u mail
bag was picked ont from the many
men who were constantly 60
ing ashore on various errands. The
orderly was released, but the Offend
ing officer was given nominal PUNISH
ment." II says the intercepted Off
cial dispatch was delivered TO the
charge silly upon 1.-The personal ana
emphatic demand of OShaughnessy,
and declares these repeated Of
feuses- have necessarily made the I'M
preston that ..the United States is
singled out in manifestations OF Ill
will and contempt. i,
The statement closes Win uhe
declaration that there would be no
loss to the dignity Of the de iacto
government in Mexico in recognizing
in the fullest degree the claims OF
great sovereign government TO Hs
respect"
callers on the President we're;
Acting Chairman Shively OF the SEN
ate committee, Senator Lodge, rank
ing Republican member, Chairman
Flood and Cooper, ranking member
of the Republican house committee
Flood said:
Marines have been landed before
without authorization from congress-
and towns shelled out, but, AZ con-
gress is in session. 1t would ne more
regular to get the authorization OF
congress, which ! am sure Will stano
by the President"
Shively likewise described the con
ference as chiefly informative. l,
was said there had been no overnight
DEVELOPMENTS. Lodge said he was II
accord with what the President haf
done, and expressed the view that
demand for the salute and the dis