New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
HOUSE CONCURS
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(Continued from First Page.) tions in Mexico City would have, through their home governments, in- formed the United States. Press Ter ports have stated that telegraph wires from Mexico City to Vera Cruz were cut yesterday, which would probably account for the lack of in- formation. .-.
 Wilson Is Dishcartened. I'm sorry, terribly sorry were President Wilson's first words when news of loss of life in taking Vera Cruz first reached him. Today the l president was sad and disheartened. As he walked slowly to his office through the White House his head was bowed and his face study in deep feeling and gravity.
 Meeting Is Called. ] A meeting of the executive com I mittee of the American Red Cross was called for late today at the war l department, for the purpose of pre- pairing for emergencies in Mexico l Not Prelude to War. l Such severance of diplomatic re- lations, though not necessarily | prelude to war, is one of the steps that must be taken if war is to be | formally declared, and it is surmised 1 that Huerta is now about to resort to that step, regardless of any construc tion that may be placed upon the existing status of relations between the 1 United States and Mexico by the ex- ecutive of the former.
 l IH3 ;, nn 1n6 the international relations of Mexi- co necessarily would be greatly af fected and be readjusted to suit con- ditions of actual war, such as those arising from a blockade and the ne- cessity of defining the rights of neu- 1 trals within Mexican territory.
 It is presumed that Huerta prompt ly will serve notice upon the powers through the Mexican diplomatic rep resentatives abroad of such develop ment, in order that they might issue the customary proclamations of neu- 1 trality should they care to do so. 1 Such prOclamations would have some ] effect upon American commerce and upon the right of the United States government to secure ships and muni- tions of war from abroad.
 
 l Natural features of the city of Vera Cruz and the character of the buildings along the water front there were largely responsible for the loss of life of American bluejackets and marines who landed there yesterday. This opinion was expressed today by government officials who are familiar with the captured city.
 Between the bay and the line of l two-story buildings which face 1t is a vacant space of about 800 yards of beach open to fire from house tops. The customs house, which can only be req ched by crossing the open space, stands in this solid group of buildings at the end of one of the two long piers where the foreign merchant ships land.
 Buildings Form F'ortifications.
 Like most of the structures in the southern countries, the fiat roofed buildings with their high coping form a veritable fortification from which rif1emen may pick off those below in comparative safety. As the blocks are practically solid quite formidable troop can be mustered on the top of square of buildings.
 It was from this protected position that the Mexican troops opened fire on the bluejackets and marines
 The remainder of the city, with it's brick and plaster houses and its straight asphalted streets makes a pretty picture. Trees are scarce, their growth having been discouraged since. the yellow fever epidemics. but the principal avenue which stretches the entire length of the town and out into the suburbs, is lined with cocoa palms. The principal business street as we'll Is bordered by rows of palms and almond trees.
 Along the wharves the buildings are not unprepossessing structures, uni formly brick two stories and fiat roofed.
 These natural Notifications, officials who have recently returned from Vera Cruz believe, saved the lives of many bluejackets and marines, as we'll as Mexicans although the landing dd- vision was made up of some of Uncle | eS>-. @t- L -H.-