The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-15
TAMPICO INCIDENT
ONLY ELIMINATION
OF CONTINUED INSULTS

Continued from Page OneD.
up and only delivered to him after he
had made emphatic demands. upon HUI
erta himself
II was learned from a high official
source today that the situation which
eliminated In yesterdays order 10
Rear-Admiral Badger was about as
! follows.
For some time past.,the de facto
| government Of Mexico has indicated
/ BY it's attitude that il considered mere
apologies Sufficient when the rights
OF American citizens or The dignity OF
the government oil the United States
| was involved and has apparently made
no attempt at either PREPARATION or TO
| effect correction OF the serious dere-
| licuons OF its civil and military Off.
GERS.
Immediately after the arrest OF
Kopp and his men at Tampico an or
derby from one OF Fletcher's warships
in Vera Cruz, who had been sent
ashore for the ships mail, and who
was in fun uniform with the Official
mail bag across his shoulder was ar
rested and jailed by the Vera Cruz
authorities. He was not released UNI
Ill summary representations had been
made by the American consul
The federal officer who arrested
him received only nominal punish
ment
I'm his report OF the incident Ad-
miral Fletcher characterizes II as
highly significant that an orderly from
the United States feet was picked out
from the many persons who were con
stantly going ashore on various er-
rands from the warships of every ma
tionality in the harbor."
Most serious oil all, in the opinion
of the president and mis- advisers, the
officials in charge of the telegraph Of
fee at Mexico City presumed 10 with
hold an official dispatch. of the United
States government to its embassy at
Mexico City until it should have been
sent TO the censor and his permission
received to deliver II. The dispatch
was turned over to Charge O'Shaugh-
messy only upon his personal and EN-
phatic demand he baving in the mean.
time learned through other channels
that dispatch had been sent him
which he had not received.
In discussing this series-of incidents,
a high official who enjoys the conf
dence Of President Wilson said today:
1T cannot but strike anyone who
has watched tho course or events in I
Mexico as significant that untoward
incidents such as these have not oc-
Cured ia any case where representa-
tiyes of other governments were con
cerned, but only in dealings with rep |
resentatives of the government Of the |
United states, and that there has been |
no occasion for other governments TO |
call attention TO such matters or 10 /
ask for apologies
These repeated offenses against |
the rights and dignity OF the United |
States. offenses not duplicated with 1
regard TO the representatives of other !
governments, have necessarily made 1
the impression that the government I
Of the United States was singled out |
for manifestations of ill-will and con-
tempt.
The authorities of the state depart
ment feel confident that when the Sc
robustness and cumulative effects OF
these Incidents are made evident To
he government of Mexico, that gov
eminent will see the propriety and ne
,essity OF giving such evidences OF
rs desire 10 repudiate and correct
-hese things as will be not only salts
factory TO the government OF the
United States, but also an evidence
20 the rest Of the world OF an entire
change of attitude. There can be no
oss to the dignity of the de facto gov.
srnment OF Mexico iif feeesnizfag in
he fullest degree the claims OF a great
10 70 |
Authority for the president TO use
orce in Mexico. without formal
declaration OF war was urged i'm the
senate foreign relations committee
his afternoon by Senator Lodge, rank
ng minority member, Lodge pointed
,ut that IL would be practically i'm
,ossiblea 10 declare war formally. /
ince there was no government recog.
lized in Mexico against which war
.ould be declared.
Lodge declared that the demand or
ADMIRAL Mayo that the flag be salut- 1,
d. under the circumstances. was the ,
customary amend required by inter.
ational law
A strong sentiment in favor OF ,
iacking mp the president was shown ,
y the entire committee. practically, ,
ut IL was pointed out that there /,
,ould be no difficulty I'm getting a res
luton through any time that this
hould be needed
Lodge told the committee that the ,
elzure OF two Americans from
mall boat flying the American flag. !
ractically amounted to an act OF /
ar This particular Instance, at r
'arrrpirU. mad i5pVu -ItgrH1ted 10 me T :
enators at the White House confer ,
nee
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels 10. r
ay announced the receipt OF a mes !
age from Rear Admiral Fletcher re-. In
orring marked improvement In the Z
The message reads
mo new developments at Tampico. 1 a