The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-20

commander and later hy IN OXpres-
sion of regret uy General Hucrtn him
srlr
'G,uorIl Uunr'B urged mat martial
law obtained tt tnt time 10 Tampico.
that orders bad been issued that No.
one should %. flowed Co land 90 the
Iturhldr uudr. and that our snilors
had 90 right Geo land there
"Our naval commanders lt the port
had NOT been notified 81 ANS suCh proc
hihiIun, and, even 10 thcy had been.
'h' only unsuitable course open 20 the
i..al authorities would have been TO-
r|.Iirsi the pn' master and his crew 90
withdraw and Goo lodge a protest with
iur commanding officer 90 the fleet
Admiral MAYO regarded the arrest
ls go serious an anront that he was
uHt satisfied with thr apologies offered
hut demanded that thc nag ~ tho
United States hc saiuted with special
ccremouy Ly the military commander
Of the port
"Thc incident cannot be regarded
ns q trivial one, especially AS twp .
the men arrested we're taken from tn
boat itsclf-W3t is 200 say from the
TERRITORY Of tho United States bat hai
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attributed 600 the ignorance or arru-
gaucc % "a single officer.
Unfortunately 81 was not an isolated
case. a series 81 incidents have rec
Gently occurred which c1nuot ou;
create the impression that the repre-
s%cniatfrs n. General fIuerta were
willing tu Eu .ut Of their va, To show
disrcgard for he dignity n rights
of this gov umcnt ana felt perfectly
safe in DONG what they pleased.
making Tree tp show in many ways
their irritation ana contempt.
"a f,W days after the incident 40
Tampico. an ORDER. from the United
'tatos steamship Minnesota was ore
rested at Vera Cruz while ashore iu
uniform 90 obtain the ships mail ana
was for "a time thrown into itii An
official dispatch from this government
to ms embassy at Mexico city was
withheld by the authorities of the tei-
egraph service until porcmptorilv
demanded by our charge d'ansirrs in
person. So far as I can learn, such
wrongs u a%nnoyances have been
suffered only Co occur against repre-
]scntutIves of tho United States. :
have heard OF no complaints from
other governments Of similar treat
mont Subsequent explanation an
I formal apologies ala not and could not
alter the popular impression, which d
rs possible % had been the object cd
the Hucrtaista authorities Go Great.
that tho government of the United
states wH- slnplcd out and might Do,
singled out with Impuuity for slight.
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fusal Go recognize tho pretcnses of
General Huerta 20 Doe regarded as IN,
constitutional provisional president of
the republic of Mexico.
THE manifest danger Of such n
situation was that such umeusps nigh.
grow from bad 90 worse until some.
thing happened 81 so gross and intot.
lerablc "a sort as To- lead directly am,
inevitably TO armed conflict. II WI.
necessary that the apologies Of Gen
eral Hucrta and his representative.
should 20 much further. that the'
should Doe such as 60 attract the at
tenuun Of the whole population &,
their significance and such Is To i'm
press on General Huerta himself m,
necessity OF seeing 60 IL that no fur
thor occasion tor explanations ant
professed regrots should arise.
T. therefore. felt % my duty To- sus
tain Admiral Mayo in the whole u
his demand 10 insist that the nag A.,
the United stat y should bee salute,
In such q way as Co Indicate "a new
spirit ana attitude ON the pam - IN
Hucrtaistas
such a salute General Hucrta ha
refused ana J have come Go ask YOU
approval and support in the course
now purpose 10 pursue.
This government can, ] %e1rucstl
hope, la no circumstances, be force
into war with the people OF MoNic,
Mexico IL torn by ciyll strife. II 81
are 60 accept the tests 90 its own con
stitutiun, % has no government. Gen
eral Hucrta has set his power up 8
the city Of Mexico. such as IL D.,
without right and by methods TO
J there can be no justification Onl
part Of the country Is under his cou
troll n armed c%onfict should uu
happily come as a result 81 his att
tudc az personal resentment toward
this government. We should be hgh'
Ing only General Hucrta and our oh
jcct would bee 90 restore To the PEG
pie Of the distracted republic the or
portunity 60 set up again their uw
laws and their own government.
But I earnestly hope hat war
, not now IN question. ! believe hat
speak for the American people whs
say that We do not desire 90 contrt
In any degree the affairs Of our sisto
, republic. our feeling for the poop.
pf Mckee one OF deep and genuln
friondsr and everything that "
ave So Gar done or RETAINED frut
doing has proceeded from our desir
10 helm them. not 90 hinder or cmhd,
I ass them We would not wish even 3
exercise the good offices of friendsni
> without their welcome and Couscn
The people Of Mexico are entitled Q
settle their own domestic affairs 3
their own way and We sincerely ds
sire Geo respect their rights The pre-,
,ut situation need h1yc none Of th
grave complications OF interference,
we deal with % promptly. hrmly Hu
wisely.
$40 doubt 7 could do what h. nee
sssary Boo the circumstance Co cnfurg
RESPECT FOR our government Withot
recourse 60 the congress, and yet q,
cX.ood my constitutional powers 4
.ur. dent. but I do not wish Co act
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