Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
PRESIDENT WILSON
REJECTS DEMAND
Of GEN. CARRANzA
Chief Executive Declines to Or
der Evacuation of Vera Cruz.
FIGHT is AGAINST HUERTA
Declares That 1--WE Are Dealing With
Those Whom Dictator Commands
and Those Who Come to
His Support"

Washington, April 24.-Apprehen-
sive of an attack by 10000 Mexicans
upon the American bluejackets and
marines at Vera Cruz, President VIII
son ordered the Fifth brigade, United
States infantry, to proceed with all
dispatch from Galveston to the Next
can port.
These troops, numbering $500 men,
are being rushed aboard four trans
ports in Galveston harbor. The yes
sells, conveyed by torpedo destroyer
fotilla, sailed early in the morning.
This is in accordance with the ur-
gent request of Rear Admiral Badger,
who reported that the infantry and
artillery must arrive in Vera Cruz "at
the earliest possible moment
A large force of cavalry and addi-
tioDal artillery are to follow on char
tered transports within a few days.
More Troops for Border.
For the purpose of impressing his
threat of action upon General Carran-
"a and his followers, three regiments
were ordered from the Preside, San
Francisco, to the Texas border, and
similar orders were issued to the
Sixth field artillery at Fort Riley, Kan.
Special Squadron Created.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
created special service squadron,
under the command of Rear Admiral
Cameron McRae Winslow, for inshore
work on the east coast of Mexico.
This command will comprise the
great new dreadnaughts New York
and Texas, the armored cruisers
Washington and Montana, the cruisers
| Tacoma, Des Moines, Chester and
Salem, the gunboats Nashville, Dol
phin, Castine, Machias, Paducah.
Wheeling, Petrol and Eagle, and such
other vessels as many become avail
able. This squadron will not be avail
able for six weeks. =
Washington, April 24.-President
| Wilson rejected the demand of Gen.
Venustiano Carranza, provisional pres
| ident of the Mexican constitutional
lists, that the American marines and
sailors who have captured Vera Cruz
evacuate that city.
President Wilson's Statement.
The following statement, written by
President Wilson himself, was given
out at the White House:
II wish to reiterate with the great
est earnestness the desire and inten-
ton of this government to respect in
every possible way the sovereignty
and independence of the people OF
Mexico The feeling and intention OF
the government in this matter are not
based upon politics. They go much
deeper than that They are based
upon the genuine friendship for the
Mexican people and a profound inter-
est in the re-establishment of their
constitutional system.
whatever unhappy circumstances
or necessities may arise this object
will be held steadily in view and pur-
sued with constituent purpose so far
as this government is concerned.
But we are dealing with facts.
Wherever and whenever the dignity
of the United States is f1outed, it's in
ternational rights or the rights of its
citizens invaded, or it's influence re-
buffed, where it has the right to at
tempt to exercise it, this government
must deal with those actually in con-
troll.
Dealing With Huerta and Supporters.
TT is now dealing with General
/ Huerta within the territory he con-
trolls. That he does not rightfully
control it does not alter the fact that
he does control it. We are dealing,
moreover, only with those whom he
commands and with those who come
to his support. With those we must
deal
They do not lawfully represent the
people of Mexico. In that fact we re-
joice, because our quarrel is not with
the Mexican people and we do not
desire to dictate their affairs. But we
must enforce our rightful demands
upon those whom the existing authori-
ties at the place where we act do.
for the time-being, control"
All Mexico is to be bottled up and
the American military forces will
strike directly at Mexico City.
This is the answer to Huerta's
threat of a declaration of war and,
Carranzas taking sides with the dio~
tator