The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-15
PRESIDENT SENDS
BIG NAVALFORC
TO MEXICO
To Enforce Demand for sa ute
From Huerta
NO ULuMAlUM AS YtI
Eleven 6attleships and 5000 Men
viii Make a Demonstration on
Tampleo

Hampton Roads. Va. April i5.-
Admiral Dodgers feet left here at
1880 today for Tampico and Vera
Cruz TO enforce the American de-
mand that the Mexican government
make fun and complete apology for
the insult TO this country In the ar
rest OF American marines
Admiral Dodgers feet consists OF
the baitleships Arkansas. Vermont.
Now Jersey and New Hampshire and
the gunboat Yankton. The South
Carolina. which Is on the way from
Hayti to this port, will Join the feet
in the Florida straits II she can be
reached by wireless in season.
Rear Admiral Dodger declared Just
before going aboard his flagship the
Arkansas, that the feet would be al
Tampico Monday night or Tuesday
morning. The Delaware which is un.
dergoing repairs is lef; behind.
Washington. April l5.-No word
OF apology has come from President
Huerta and while President Wilson
has issued no formal statement he
made his position clear to callers to-
day that he will brook no further de-
lay and that this will be no rose
water demonstration but prompt war
unless Huerta takes action at once
In reparation for the insult TO this
country.
In both branches OF congress party
lines are forgotten and Democrats,
Republicans and Progrossives are
working toge her to back up the
president and to see that nothing Is
lacking to make every move effec.
tive.
The promptness with which Ad-
miral Dodgers feet put TO sea today
is most gratifying to everybody and
especially 20 those OF each OF the
three parties who have labored for
years 10 make the American navy
effective In time of crisis.
Washington, April 14s-President
wilson today ordered practically the
entire Atlantic feet TO Mexican
waters to force a public salute to the
Stars and Strips from the Huerta
government as an apology for the ar
rest of American marines at Tampico
last Thursday.
No ultimatum has been issued
that is, no specified time has been
set within which the Huerta govern
ment must comply-bu. the naval
demonstration has been ordered as a
concrete evidence Of the fixed deter.
mination of the United States TO
back up Rear Admiral Mayo's de.
mand for a salute. Up TO tonight
Gen. Huerta had not made satisfac-
tory response to that demand.
Future developments depend upon
Huerta himself" was the way a high
Administration official close to the
President summarized the situation.
The decision to send the fleet was
reached after the President and Sec
rotary Bryan had conferred for an
hour with John Lind, pesonal repre-
sentative OF the President in Mexi-
CO. and after two hours cabineS
meeting, during which dispatches
from Charge O'Shaughnessy revealed
that the Huerta government disputed
the right Of American marines to be
ashore at Tampico, and contended
that the recent public statement of
apology was ample.
Immediately after the Cabinet
meeting adjourned Secretary Daniels
issued his order TO the Atlantic fleet,
and wireless messages flashed up and
down the Atlantic coast to put the
fleet under steam for Tampico 1t
will be the largest lighting force the
American Government has assembled
for possible action since the Spanish
American war. Eleven great battle.
ships with auxiliaries carrying in all
about $1,000 men will comprise the
force off Tampico.
High Administration officials do
not expect critical developments, but
they are prepared for any emergency.
Secretary Bryan. who is i'll, had in
tended to leave tonight for Miami,
Fla. He cancelled his reservation
and announced he would stay in
Washington indefinitely. Senator
Shively, acting chairman of the Sen.
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
had long conference with Mr. Bry-
an and called at the White House as
well. He said that at the regular
meeting of the committee tomorrow
he would transmit all the informal
ion he had obtained today.