The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-20
NOT SURPRISED AT
HUERTA'S REFUSAL
Virginia Member of Senate For
cign Relations Committee, Com
menting on Mexican Develop
mcnts, Declares His Belief
That Dictator Is Near
ing End.


'hH Ae&ic"H issuc 70 efss'o' A"' -
moro" VIII soc some swift develop
,.n,s : am no, surnr,sed n, his fail
a.. 49, &C.,. 49,, a,
-
Washington expected.
THIS was the comment OF United
-,.,a. ca,..o- cY,u6e cra,so, ,no,
'9''l1' '''"''' - :, ?" 1''''
the Mexican situation. when informed
last night by a reporter for The Times
l'lS''a''" 'h"t '"0 u'o'''oi "o'
clned - make The demanded arn"nde.
Senator Swanson. @ho Is a member Of
,he Sena;" Committee OF Foreign Re-
iatirns, was discovered hy the reporter
~ Elba station waiting for the $40
o'oloci. train for Washington. He had
spent IN" da; I'm Richmond At the bed
side ~ hia hrother-in-la Cunning
ham iian.
"Dlrl3iaacv can DO nothing further"
sata senator Swanson. "Iiuerta has
tcon given plenty Of time to make the
apolcry demanded by ,his country for
the insult 10 the nag, and has chosen
not 70 do H. on the face OF the news
there appears nothing else for the
i'r"Sidcnt IL do except 10 force the
i@she. expect President Wilson TO
ask Congress tomorrow FOR permits
Sion 10 employ the army and navy
( Z" 'niorc" his demands. Whether or
no, i, VIII lead 10 Ii declaration OF war
".u't no. venture TO sas.
rrcp"rrd :" support President.
congress II prepared TO support
scent W !tsgi! every move. what
'Fopo4ai INC president may bring
w. 'h" senate and House Of Repre-
ts" 80" - 'p-hio'ro" VIII tie APP
- , - ny "s - IS nossiSle for
.pproval ~ Ln,, -, ~, ne united
ior anv over, art ana /, v.,ii W. feger,Gd
c"ininE without question
ha.or swanson naI!ifested deep
interest in the reports from Mexico
| ,iiN and asit"d Tor many details which
y was Impossible at the time OF tho
70 supply. Tho best avail
- i''oIHnNoh was that the time
.t,t '.'',,' i.F nf'As the salute had elapsed
mo cn,..- aaa.e hn'!nS bcen fred.
sil'@1i f"Earded the news as
tho possible deve,on,nen,s 80 -, re-!
.av ar ,,vo S'''eA'S OF the mex.
..lr6r. -,
President u.t,n 70 comply with
relations ba,,,.a "i''.h"'"'i nrinEs
a crisis" sa,5 ~ '"o countries 10
is TOO early 10 t.li, 80. "mnson, ,r, IL
dent wiil prohahlv ssi, feSl
blockade OF I,nn,,,o i.st ioF
Tho closing ~ 49, ana vera Cruz.
Of course. ,natcrt,ii, ' - "oula'
strength, G.priyinn nv, -. -
customs receipts. VIVA, p., % i"'
lead TO Is another thing" ''''s ~
Is there anv poa.ibio x,..
avoid hostilities vim rt.x,.. ~" :"
senator was asked. '"e
No Way 10 Avoid Troubls
II don't know of .,,.
Them" replied Senator w. "N u,u M
Is just possible tha, - T.a-..,
iuerta rctracts or ,n.l.a, SaE.'!l Ia,.
promise 10 retract. hn,nro px.t',''.o "t','',o
Wilson applies Ia con,.r ires'aen'
thority 10 use force, that ;, conn,n, ,,t,, "u
De nrertcd. Ii he waits un,u .s,a'
The President appears bcfors Snrra
believe il viii be too i.,,n ~ons'ess'
~ IL getting time 10 do somo,h,n.
anyway, If the United states COM;
protect its own soldiers ,n,, IAN
had better give un irving 10 ha @ =
ei1n @ The arrest Of troop OF neana-
this country ana ,, ne uniform OF
conntry's Nag, was a direct arSran, '"'a vs.
,ne 'a'ion, and can he wiped out onlv
- ..,,, rh apology. voluntary or forced
me salute to the flag dem.ndoa
g.. resiaent Wilson WAS nothing more
,h"ii an apology. Instead of annlo,,iz~
" ha.t.