Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-04-24

word to General Mas, the Mexican
commander, that If firing did not
cease the town would be bombarded.
If this word reached General Mas it
produced little result Firing con-
ton. The jackies advanced along Sec
ond street from the water front and
were stationed among the custom
house buildings. This brings them
close up to the principal plaza. Mex
lean citizens now declare that most
of their troops are out of the city.
Consul General Reported Killed.
Washington, April 22.-It is general
ly known here that a serious riot is in
progress in Mexico City. There also
is rumor that Consul General Arnold
Shanklin has been murdered and forty
other Americans wounded. There is
no official confirmation of the story,
but there is general fear that it may
be true.
Under Consul General Shanklin's
personal supervision the Americans
in the principal Mexican cities were
armed two years ago, in expectation
that President Taft would order inter
vention at that time.
Women and Children Flee.
Vera Cruz, April 22.-Two sections
of the special train bearing refugees
from Mexico City have arrived here
A third section is expected soon.
Most of the passengers on board the
trains are Americans, the majority be-
ing women and children. There was
no evidence of alarm among these peo-
pie when they arrived here. In fact,
they looked more like picnic party
than refugees from danger zone.
Washington, April 22.-After an all
night session the resolution adopted
by the house, which authorized the
president to use the U. S. army and
navy to GUST Huerta from the presi-
dency of Mexico and punish those
guilty of insulting the American flag,
was adopted by the U. s. senate, ~
to IS, after many speeches that will be
historic Senators Lodge and Root set
forth in their speeches reasons why
the insult to the flag could not be the
sole motive for interference in Mexico
by force Of arms.
Senator Root, once secretary OF
state, and before that secretary OF
war, and one of the accepted world s
authorities on international law, de-
clared in the debate at night that JUS
LITIGATION of what is about to be done
and what already has been done in
Mexico cannot be limited by a ques-
ton as to the number of guns that
shall be fired in a salute of apology
or by the manner of firing the salute
in question.
See War Already.
Experts in foreign affairs take the
ground thai war has been proclaimed,
and that the outrage upon American
lives and property must be con-
sidered in justification of the in
PREVENTION steps taken and of such
other steps as may be taken. There
will be an effort in conference to force
the acceptance of the original resolu-
ton, which came to congress from the
state department specifically mention
ing Huerta as the object of attack.
Williams Fights Change.
Senator John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi, who was the one member
of the foreign relations committee to
stick for the resolution in the form
adopted by the house Monday, is sup
porting the committee resolution IN
the hope that in conference it will be
put back in its original form. His
theory is that war is an easy thing
to enter into, but mighty hard thing
to get out OF, and that if matters can
be limited to Huerta it will be pos
sible for our forces to retire from
Mexico as soon as the dictator is
driven out of the country.
Meager reports of the engagement
at Vera Cruz had filtered to the cap
itol when the senate resumed its ses-
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