The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-06-11
WAR RENEWAL
APPEARS NEAR
U. S. Navy to Use Force in Pre-
venting Blockade.
REBELS GIVE NEW CRISIS
Wilson's Administration, However,
Tries to Avert Clash That May
End Mediation-Vessel Carry
inq Arms Due Today.

Washington June 9.-Mexican med
iation may end within a short time In
consequence Of President Huerta's at
tempt to blockade the port of Tampi'
co.
His two gunboats, the Bravo and
Zaragosa. were within forty miles OF
Tampico at midnight TO execute bis
orders, but at the same time the
American navy department, under or
ders of President Wilson, was pre-
pared to use force If necessary to
keep Tampico an open port and to
prevent the Huerta gunboats from In
terfering with the docking OF the
steamship Antilla, now approaching
Tampico with a cargo OF war NUM-
lions for the constitutionalists
The attitude OF the Washington gov
eminent was announced in a yelled
statement issued Sunday evening by
Secretary Danields Of the navy de-
partment In response TO questions
whether the Huerta gunboats would
be allowed to prevent the landing OF
the Antilla's cargo or allowed to at
tempt to get the arms for the Huerta
government.
THE navy department has issued
no new orders to Admiral Badger
since the Mexican gunboats were re.
ported to be leaving Puerto Mexico,
said Mr.. Danieds. THE department
has at no time contemplated furnish.
ing a convoy for the Antilla or any
other ship, nor have any orders to
that effect been issued.
mo word whatever has been re-
ceived as to whether the warships Of
the blockade of Tampico, or what
their attitude would be toward such
a blockade.
There has been no change in the
policy of this government in reference
to its desire that the port OF Tam
pico shall be open to all commerce"
The reference to a convoy for the
Antilla is taken to mean simply that
the administration bases its present
course at Tampico not on the need
of safe landing for the Antilla's car
go in particular, but on the general
principle OF maintaining Tampico as
a port open to commerce Of all kinds
going in both directions.
II the commanders OF the Zaragosa
and the Bravo carry out the order
they are known 10 have received from
the provisional president OF Mexico,
. to 4 g.. 81, 10,
tween their ships and the American
warships that have been trailing
them ever since they fed from the
Panuco river after the constitutional
lists captured Tampico can be avoided.
No one expects this clash to be in
the dramatic form Of a naval engage
ment between the gunboats and the
"preponderant forces" OF the United
States.
A peremptory of the American com
mander for the Mexican gunboats to
make way for the rebel cargo, how
ever, would be In international law a
clash as unmistakabe as the sinking
OF the Huertista boats
Niagara Falls, Ont. June S.--Gen-
eral Huerta authorized his dele
gates TO the peace conference TO say
that he will accept in It's entirety the
plan agreed upon here and submitted
to him and 90 President Wilson nine
days ago.
One word from President Wilson
approving the agreement reached
here would conclude the conference
and avert war. but that word IS not
forthcoming.
The Express adds that this commu-
nication, decorated with all the frills
and embroidery Of diplomatic usage
and couched In language emphasizing
Great Britain's good viii toward the
United States, places President Wilson
in an awkward position"
An editorial In the Express express.
es satisfaction that the government
has put its foot down. 1t disclaims
any attempt TO subvert the Monroe
doctrine IL being made