New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-16
Senators Back Wilson.

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Senators Back Wilson.
Senators. whatever their views as 70
the advantages or disadvantages or the
policy hitherto adopted by the admins
tration. took the view to-day. with few
exceptions, that the President had chosen
the only proper course in demanding an
apology from Huerta. There was sug-
gestion from some Republicans that he
was avertlng political trouble over the
canal tolls controversy by directing at
tention 10 Mexico, but the only direct
criticism was that decisive action had not
been taken sooner.
Most Senators regarded the dispatch OF
the fleet to Mexican waters as OF mucn
Rraver portent than n demonstration TO
exact an apology.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee
will meet tomorrow to discuss the crisis
Members OF the House recognize the
gravity OF the situation and are with the
President, although Representative Mon
dell, a Wyoming Republican. made Bit
ter attack to-day on the administration
policy.
In n speech on the floor Mr.. Mondell
asserted that the sending Of the fleet TO
Tamplco was to carry out a Presidential
mandate for the elimination OF Huerta,
while grave outrages against this country
committed by the Constitutionalists had
gone linrebuked.
The meeting OF the Foreign Affairs
Committee will be behind closed doors,
Chairman Flood said to-day. "A serious
situation has developed that may lead
10 war, but it is the hope OF all con-
cerned that war will be averted."
Wilson Hopes for Peace.
Representative Cooper said:
1--WE found the President willing to tell
US what had been done and why he had
acted He said the situation had become
so aggravated that further delay might
become dangerous. and gave the i'm
preston that he was determined to let
Huorta and the world know that this
country has endured these insults as long
as 1t can. He expressed hope that the
demands OF this country would be COM
piled with"
1t is the expectation at the capital that
in the event Huerta declines to capitulate
the President will ask the authority of
Congress to blockade the ports and seize
the customs houses at Vera Cruz and
Tampico If an overt act should be com
mitted requiring speedy action, II is
agreed that the President has the right
to strike without waiting on Congress.
Reviewing the offences Of the Constitu-
tionalists, Mr.. Mondell declared that "for
wellnigh a year American citizens In
Northern Mexico have been insulted,
browbeaten, their property destroyed,
their lives taken.
I'VE have appealed in vain," he added,
ito the cut threats IN command of these
so-called armies During all these months
OF outrages against American citizens, as
we'll as British and Spanish subjects. we
have declined to send uniformed man
across the Rio Grande, even though an
American was foully murdered and is
known to be In grave almost within
sight OF that sluggish stream.
But down at Tampico 1t Is different
There the government OF Mexico ia oper-
ating. Last December the President noti-
fed us that this government must fall
In one and the same breath he tells us
there is no gvernment in Mexico and that
the government is there. He has recog-
nized 1t by sending his emissary, John
Lind. to IT."
Mr.. Mondell said Huerta has apologized
for the Tampico incident, had punished
the officer guilty of arresting the blue
Jackets, and had liberated them. The ar
resting officer. he said, probably did his
duty as he saw H.