New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-16
Declare 1t Means Hostility
to Both Mexican
Factions.
WAR OR INTERVENTION,
TT!EIR INTERPRETATION
President May Blockade Ports
in Mexico Without Asking
for Authority.
Iron TIL. Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, April 16-"War or inter-
vention" was the Interpretation put on the
ADMINISTRATORS course in the Mexican
crisis by members of the Senate to-day.
Members Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee confidently expect that II Huerta
refuses TO make the apology demanded
and to account for other transgressions
the President will deliver an address 10
Congress soon dealing with the situation,
and that Congress will give its assent to
the use CT the armed forces of the United
States in any manner the President may
direct-which would be tantamount TO a
declaration OF war
Senator Shively. acting chairman OF the
Foreign Relations Committee. and Sena-
tor Lodge, senior Republican member,
were summoned to the White House this
morning. The conclusion reached by Sem
ators after the conference was that the
President had made up his mind. The
"watchful waiting policy which has
hitherto prevailed has, they believe, been
definitely abandoned.
That even II Huerta makes the apology
demanded for the Tampico incident the
end will not be in sight is the impression
prevailing In the Senate. The arrest OF
the American naval officer and seamen Is
only the elimination OF series of Incl
dents. There would still remain to be ac-
counted for the arrest of an orderly from
enc of the American warships at Vera
Cruz, which constituted an interception OF
the official dispatches Of the United
States, and other acts hostile to citizens
of this country.
Huerta's Position Serious.
Huerta, as the situation is viewed by
members of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, has his back TO the wall. II he
makes the apology demanded there will be
an outbreak against him in the Mexican
capital His position there is none too
strong.
The impression also prevails among SEN
ators that there will be an accounting
with the Constituencies. who have ig-
nored the United States by deporting
Spanish citizens under its protection and
pillaging their property. At the Capitol
sentiment appeared to be averse to any
compromise with the Constitutionalists.
Although both Senator Shively and SEN
tor Lodge declined to say what the Presi-
dents intentions were, the report was cir
culated in the Senate that Mr. Wilson had
decided TO deal firmly with both factions
in Mexico Confirmation of this report
was found In the dispatch of naval forces
to the west coast. 1t was also said that
the army was ready and that the military
forces OF the United States would be pre-
pared to set sail from Galveston when the
call came. Among Senators intervention.
which has long been regarded as inevi-
table, is now looked upon as practically
an accomplished fact.
Senator Fall. OF New Mexico, who
knows Mexico at first hand, made the pre-
diction to-day that IL Intervention were
undertaken 1t would be matter OF short
duration.
"Huerta is In such a position" he said.
that he cannot submit to the demands OF
the United States. The difficulty of inter
vention has been much exaggerated. l
look to see order restored in Mexico with