New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-22
IERA cruz SEIZURE
'eDERED IN A HURRY
:. other Way to Prevent
- Rio Shipment of Arms
Reaching Huerta.
81, CON TAKES STEP
WHILE SENATE TALKS
o.oinent of Marines Leaves
I o,s,;Iadelphia To-morrow-Four
More Big Ships to Go.

ron, The .bun- Bureau
s,,s,on. April 2l.-While the
,,lked to-day President Wilson
=, and in order to prevent the land
Vera cruz Of > 100000 rounds of
-.nnitioa ard 20 machine guns due
c.-nsn steamer to-day and des-
,o- Huerts's army he directed
-, Fletcher at Vera cruz to seize
.,.,,.Om house. This was done, and
.gnsi:, cnsaed.
=. nations Of the world were in
oftbe landing Of marines, but
., The aght this afternoon when
secretary Of state told the ambas-
~ Great Britain. France, Ger
austria-Hungary. Italy. Spain
- Japan vha, had been done.
IN dav long there we're constant de-
,,-,,nts indicating that war was az
and although officials Of the admin
alton persisted in declaring that
Vas OUT OF the question.
o-s.-s we're sent 10 Rear Admiral
go commanding the Atlantic feet,
: av,rt his course and proceed to
-. C-uz instead Of TO Tampico.
go. orders have been acknowledged
: -.sio and the Atlantic feet reached
~, Cruz tonight. Rear Admiral
y,vo has left Tampico for Vera Cruz
-,,b a large part Of his command.
Vera Cruz is being made the centre
"A, great naval demonstration, with
-or. men and guns aboard the Ameri-
:, sb,ps than ever before assembled
!, u,frsrdlv waters. Rear Admiral
p.sss- has been told 20 use his judg-
-.,, about the distribution Of forces.
y - believed that after consultation
nth Pear Admiral Fletcher. now COM
handing AZ Vera Cruz, Rear Admiral
5adger will assign four Of his eleven
s,rleships 10 Tampico and keep the
others At Vera Cruz. Tampico will
also have some Of the smaller ships.
rpboats and cruisers. and within a
.5o., time ships will be sent TO Puerto
Mexico and other points.
More Marines Ordered Out.
another regiment OF marines was or
Tered oft to-day u will sail from
Philadelphia on Thursday aboard the
Norro Castle, q Ward liner that the
Navy Department chartered to-day.
The regiment will number $40 men,
ard will proceed directly 70 Vera Cruz.
The landing OF marines al Tampico
yiH be followed by similar action else
rhsre. II the slightest danger appears,
men will be sent 70 guard the Tehuan-
'spec Railway, which crosses the 18th
nus Of Tshusntepec. Lord Cowdray.
read Of the great firm OF Pearson &
Co.. has a vested interest IN this line,
and il is on account Of this British
'vnsrship that plans have been made
ior the railways protection.
Men will also be landed al Tampico.
Owners OF q great oil well al a point
sixty miles from Tampico have made
frantic appeals 20 the government for
protection. A representative Of this oil
,oncern who called on the Secretary Of
re Navy said that he did not care
now much damage was done 10 his
'onpsny's tanks or other property, but
nat protection was needed for the
Fsh.r, which had been going FOR
seven years and was one Of the great
~ 10 Mexico. II any one should set Il
are there would be no way Of extin-
rushing the blaze In consequence Of
hsss representations, plans have been
mad. for sending marines 70 protect
ne property.
IS learned OF high authority that
ne President, in proceeding in Mexico.
following 2 deliberate. determined
'an not 10 sffront the Constitution
'''s in any way nor 20 have a single
American soldier or sailor set foot on
'''rtory controlled By the rebels. He
'ssirss 70 avoid the slightest action
inch would tend 20 force the Constl-
-'ionslists into the arms % Huerta in
Fosf 70 combat the United States.
Were convenience might dictate send
z Americans forces across rebel ter
''o'y convenience will be sacrificed,
HESS something urgent develops.
Warning BY o'shsuehnessy.
nelson O'shsughnessy. the American
nafse ds-aires in Mexico City. has
.iorrlst the diplomatic representatives
p al other nations % what has hap
'Ase during the last two or three
~ ara warned them OF the danger Of
,'n'icng their nationals 20 remain in
- capital HIS statement 20 them
~ Similar % the warning which he
''0s1 70 American citizens.
me regular army is ready for &C
~ The qusrternaster's department
- On i's list half hundred merchant
'"fls that can be Immediately pro-
F'o. Ten thousand troops az Texas
await the word for embarhation
-'ly thousand more are elsewhere IN
- United States ready and waiting
y movement
Vfoers have gone out 20 all army
- and stations for troops 20 hold
nfslvss IN readiness. The infantry,
e''i'y and artillery organizations
1itsfed through the country viii be