The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-04-24
HUERTA REPRESENTATIVE
IS GIVEN HIS PASSPORTS
Small Army of Occupation Dis
patched to Scene of Fighting.
WILSON'S EXPLANATION.
Algara Going to Canada, Diplomatic
Relations Having Been Broken
Off Completely.

oh SO1npleUely.
Washington, April 23.-United
States troops moved tonight to rein
force the American navy at Vera
Cruz; the embargo on arms into
Mexico was formally restored, and
troops were ordered to the Mexican
border, primarily to relieve uneasi-
ness among border residents, but also
=, No as a precaution against hostile
military operations along the inter
national line.
Secretary Garrison announced that
brigade of infantry and some ar
tillery, under Brig. Gen. Friedrich
Funston, had been ordered to en-
bark on the our army transport at
Galveston for Vera Cruz, to support
the expeditionary forces of marines
and bluejackets there. The chance
that Gen. Mas, the federal general,
might make a return attack on Vera
Cruz with reinforcements, and the
possible necessity of a forward move
ment toward Mexico City to protec,
fleeing Americans and the Vera Graz
railroad, were the underlying rea-
sons for the military movement.
The restoration of the embargo on
arms was officially announced after
the pronouncement of Gen. Carranza,
the constitutionalist chief, that he re-
garded the seizure of Vera Cruz as a
violation of Mexican sovereignty, had
been so considered by the administra-
ton. While Mexican constitutional
lists here protested that Carranza' S
real attitude was friendly, the Amer
lean government decided to take no
chances, and abruptly stopped the
shipment OF all arms into Mexico.
President Wilson earlier in the
day had issued a statement warning
Gen. Carranza, the constitutionalists
chief, that the United States was deal
ing now and would continue to deal
with those whom Huerta commands
"and those who come to his sup
port"
Both Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the
American charge d'affaires, and
Senior Algara, the charge d'affaires
OF the Mexican embassy, have been
given their passports. This is not re-
garded by the Washington govern
ment as presaging war but a declara-
tion of war by Huerta would not be
unexpected
The United States has chosen
Brazil to look after it's interests in
Mexico. Where there are no Brazil
Ian consuls French consuls will act
for the United States.
President Denies 1t is State OF War.
Washington. April 23.-President
Wilson told the Washington corre-
spondents today that so far as his au-
thority was concerned the United
States was not In a stats of war with
Mexico. ,.g,e.
The President said that while
Charge o'Shaughnessy had been
given his passports and Charge AL,
CARA had been granted his In return.
such a step, while always preceding
war, did not always result in war.
Mr.. Wilson explained the American
government was somewhat surprised
by the issuance Of passports to
O'Shaughnessy.
The president referred to the crisis
as serious and said he thought It was
HIS duty In discussing 1t now to con-
fine himself to facts, not revealing
what steps Of policy would be taken
in the future. No orders have been
issued to the army, he said, nor has
the embargo on arms been restored
with reference to the constitutional
fists.
Mr.. Wilson said ne considered the
acts thus far taken as reprisals and
measures Short OF war"
At present the president pointed
out that military operations we're con
fined merely to holding Vera Cruz
and its outskirts No blockade has
been declared.
villa Adjures War with United