The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-08
HUERTA CALLS OFF
HIS BLOCKADE
OF TAMPIC0
Follows Advice Of Representa-
Ives at Niagara Falls
WASHINGTON WAS ANXIOUS
Indications Pointed TO Clash Between
Huerta's ounboats and Amer
Jean Navy


Mexico City. June S.-Provisional
President Huerta today withdrew his
blockade OF the port OF Tampico. II
is understood that lIueria took the
step upon receipt of advice from the
conference at Niagara Falls
Washington. June 7.-Anoiher cri-
sis in the Mexican difficulty faced the
Washington government tonight, sit
uation fraught with perils for media
ton and actual warfare between the
United States and Mexico.
General Huerta has brought about
the new crisis by ordering his gun
boats to blockade the port OF Tampi-
co. and 10 seize the cargo of ammuni-
ton en- route there for the Mexican
Constimtionalists abroad the steamer
Antilla from New York. flying the Gu
ban flag Huerta has notified the pow
ers of the intent TO blockade the port,
and that he proposed to seize a cargo
OF ammunition en- route against his
sovereignty as contraband OF war.
The purpose of the United States
TO suppress the attempt TO blockade
and prevent interference with the An
tilla, was indicated when Secretary
Daniels issued an official statement
announcing that while no new orde s
had been given Rear Admiral Badger
there had been no change in the pol
icy OF the government in reference to
It's desire that the port of Tampico
shall be open to all commerce. The
statement follows;
THE navy department has issued
no new orders to Admiral Badger
since the Mexican gmboats were re-
ported to be leaving Puerto Mexico.
The department has at no time con-
templated furnishing a convoy to the
Antilla or any other ship nor have any
orders to that effect been issued.
mo word. whatever. has been re-
ceived as to whether or not the war
ships OF other nations have been no
titled of the blockade at Tamplco. or
what their attitude would be toward
such blockade There has been no
change in the policy of the govern
ment in reference TO its desire that
the port of Tampico shall be open to
all commerce.
As to whether "all commerce" in
this, instance includes contraband of
war, no official of the government
will discuss. So far as is known, the
oily orders relating TO Tampico that
been issued went to Admiral Bad
ger on May IS in the form of mes
sage informing him that while it was
not believed the Huerta gunboats
would return to Tampico il was deem
ed advisable that the commanders of
American naval vessels understood
that the government desired that
there be no Interference with COM
merce at that port,
Official adyices from Rear Admiral
Badger that the two Mexican gun
boats proceeding TO the blockade at
Tampico passed Vera Cruz this morn
ing. being followed by the United
States ships Tacoma and Sacremen-
to, were received today at the navy
department
Officials continued silent on what
will be Rear Admiral Mayo's course
should the Mexican vessels attempt
to interfere with the steamer Antilla
bearing 4 war cargo for the Constitu-
tionalists. The tension in official cir
cles disclosed how acute the Tampico
situation is regarded in relation TO
mediation.