The daily sentinel., 1914-04-18

Bryan explained that the state
ment meant that Huerta would be
obliged to guarantee the salute with
out qualification by Sunday and that
physical obstacles might defer its
being actually fired by that hour.
When 'Shaughnessy' 5 dispatches
were deciphered and the import
known tha President Ms. "a. she .o1l
links across the Potomac. He was
followed by Bryan and Tumulty The
President Immediately left the links
aud returned to Washington and pre-
pared the ultimatum to Huerta. He
typed it himself on his personal type
writer, as is his custom with impor-
tant official documents. Then he
decided, as there would probably be
no action before tomorrow night that
he would 20 TO White sulphur
Springs and bring Mrs. Wilson back
to Washington.
There is no activity in the war de-
partment. and no orders were issued
for the troops in Texas City. Bryan
conferred with Lind at the state de-
partment He then returned to the
White House.
In some circles there is conviction
that Huerta is bent OH making trou
BILE with the United States and hopes
to unite warning Mexican factions.
Officials here. however, do not ex-
pect the constitutionalists to be con
cerned in the quarrel with Huerta.
A plan to seize Vera Cruz was in
cluded in the seizure OF the railways
Tor about twenty miles toward Mex
leo City.
Senators. regardless of their party,
expressed confidence in congress to
promptly support the president in
any emergency and to act quickly if
Huerta failed 10 accede to the presi-
dents final terms.
The armored cruiser South Da-
kota, with 260 marines on board, was
ordered to sail today from Bremerton
navy yards to San Diego, Calf, and
await further orders. The orders
We're issued provisioning all the
available warships on the Pacific
coast and mobilize the marines at San
Diego. &
Huerta's final defiance came as a
surprise to some of the officials and
confirmed the suspicious OF others,
who have never believed that the die
tator was sincere in his promises to
charge de O'Shaugnessy last Tues
day, The Pacific blockade was not
favorably regarded by executive quar-
ters. The reprisal appeared to furn-
tsh method as usual in redressing
an offense such as the present one.
1t is usually done by sequestration or
seizure of property of the offending
state holding IL until the redress is
given International authorities hold
this means of putting stress on any
wrong doing of a state by something
short of war
While Huerta's message today and
the Presidents reply were not made
public. it became known that Huerta
contended that all the offenses for
which the United States asks apology
he had apologized for. and "demurs
at anything further
Officials pointed out that the ma
val forces at Vera Cruz and Tampico
are sufficient to carry out the Presi-
dents plans without waiting the ar
rival of Rear Admiral Badgers
fleet. The transport Hancock has
already arrived at Tampico with 500
marines. The battleships Virginia.
Connecticut. Minnesota. the cruisers
Des Moines, Dolphin and San Fran
cisco are also there with the scout
cruiser Chester the transport Buffa-
10 and the collier Cyclops At Vera
Cruz are the battleships Florida and
Utah, and the transport Prairie. the
latter with large complement of
marines. The flagship Arkansas with
other vessels rnder Read Admiral
Badger were off Key West last night,