The Harrison times., 1914-04-25

Washington.-P President Wilson's an
swer to the defiance on the part of
Huerta was a message to Congress, In
which he asked approval of the joint
session for the use Of armed forces of
the United States in such ways that
fullest recognition may be obtained
from General Huerta and his adher-
ents He did not at this time, how
ever, ask for any appropriation OF
money nor for authority to call out
the troops.
There was an outburst Of applause
from the galleries when Speaker Clark
introduced the president, and there
was intermittent applause when he
read the message,
President Wilson's Message.
President Wilson laid the Mexican
situation before Congress in these
words.
Gentlemen Of the Congress; 1t is
my duty to call your attention TO a
situation which has arisen IN our
dealings with Gen, Victorlano Huerta
at Mexico City which calls for action,
and to ask your advice and co-opera.
ton in acting upon 1t. On the 9th of
April a paymaster Of U. S, S. Dolphin
landed at the Iturbide bridge at Tam
plco with a whaeboat and boats crew
to take off certain supplies needed
by his ship, and while engage in load.
ing the boat was arrested by an Off
Ger and squad Of men Of the army OF
General Iiuerta,
Neither the paymaster or any one
Of the boats crew was armed Two
Of the men were in the boat when the
arrest took place, and were obliged to
leave 1t and submit to be taken into
custody Notwithstanding the fact that
the boat carried, both at her bow
and at her stern the flag Of the Unit
ga States.
Arrest Followed by Apologies.
"The officer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one Of the streets
Of the town with his prisoners when
met by an officer Of higher authority
who ordered him to return to the land
ing and await orders, and within an
hour and u bali from the time Of the
arrest orders wore received from the
commander OF the Huerista forces at
TamDIco for the release Of the paym0s'
ter and his men, The release was fol-
lowed by apologies from the command
or and later by an expression Of re-
gret by General lluerta himself
General Huorta urged that martial
lOw reigned at the time in TNmpleo;
that orders had been Issued that nc
one should be allowed to land at the
Iturbido bridSe, and that our sailors
had no right to land there, our naval
commanders ut the port had not been
notified Of any such prohibition, and
even II they had been, the only justl
fable course open to the local authorl
ties would have been to request the
paymaster and his crew to withdraw
md TO lodge q protest with the com
mandIng officer Of the fleet
Considered Arrest an Affrent,
admiral Mayo regarded the arrest
as 80 serious an atfront that he wat
not satisfied with the apologies offer
"a but demanded that the flag Of the
United states be sNluted with special
ceremony by the military commander
Of the port,
"Thc incident cannot bs regarded Al
trivial one, especially as two OF the
men arrested worc taken from the
bsat ItaNlr=thnt In TO say from the
territory OF the United states hut had
Il stood by itself II might have beer
attributed 10 the ignorance ar arro
gance Of u single officer. unfortu
natcly, II was not an Isolated case A
sorIos Of incidents have roochtly oc
cured which cannot but create the i'm
preston that the representatives Of
General iiuerta were willing to 20 0uI
Of their way'to show disregard for The
dignity and rights Of this government
Nnd felt perfectly safe In doing whai
they pleased making free to show II
many ways their irritation and con
tempt
Orderly Arrested In Vera Cruz,
~ few days after the incident nj
TanipIco an orderly from u, =, =
Minnesota was arrested ut Vera Cru,
while ashore In uniform to obtain The
ships mail, and was for time thrown
into JAIL An official dispatch from
this government 10 the embassy n
Moyco city was withheld by the al
thortIoe Of the telegraph service IN
III poremplorIy demanded by ouI
charge d'aftalres in person
80 far ia ! can learn, such wrongs
and annoyahoeH have been suffered Il
occur only against representatives o.