The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-02
CONGRESS BACKS
UP ARMED ACTION
justifies President In Use Of
Army and Navy.
JOINT RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Long and Lively Debate In Senate
Mr.. Wilson's Message, ReeitIn9
Affronts to United States BY
the Huertistas.

tho huertistAs.
Washington, April 23.-In view OF
the facts presented by the president
of the United States In his address de-
livered to congress in joint session on
the goth day Of April, 1914, In regard
TO certain afYronts and indignities COM
mitted against the United States In
Mexico. be 1t
Resolved. That the president II
Justified In the employment OF the
armed forces of the United States to
enforce his demands for unequivocai
amends for the affronts and indignities
committed against the United States;
be It further
Resolved. That the United States
disclaims any hostility to the Mexican
people or any purpose to make war
upon them"
BY adopting the above resolution
Wednesday the congress OF the United
States upheld the course OF President
Wilson in the Mexican ambroglio, and
gave him free rein to proceed as he
deems best In the house the resolu-
ton was adopted speedily, after brief
debate, by vote Of 337 to 81. But
there was much longer debate In the
senate, and the presidents policy was
severely criticized by number OF
senators. most of whom objected to
proceeding against Huerta as an in
dividual, and supported substitute
resolution offered by Senator Lodge,
In which the entire Mexican situation
was cited as cause for action by the
United States. The resolution given
above was adopted, " to 10.
Presidents Message to Congress.
President Wilson personally pre-
sented his appeal to congress for justi-
fication at joint session on Monday.
The text Of his message follows:
Gentlemen Of the Congress: II Is
my duty to call your attention to a
situation which has arisen in our deal
ings With Gen. Victoriano Huerta
at Mexico City, which calls for action.
and to ask your advice and co-opera-
ton in acting upon It. On the 9th
of April, paymaster Of the United
States steamship Dolphin landed at
the Iturbide bridge landing at Tam
pico with a whaleboat and boats
crew to take of certain supplies
needed by this ship, and while en-
gagged in loading the boat vas arrested
by an officer and squad Of men Of the
army of General Huerta. Neither the
paymaster nor anyone OF the boats
crew was armed. Two Of the men
were In the boat when the arrest took
place and were obliged to leave II
and submit to be taken into custody
Notwithstanding the fact that the boat
carried. both at her bow, and at her
stern. the flag of the United States.
Men Arc Later Released.
"The officer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one OF the streets
of the town with his prisoners when
met by an officer of higher authority
who ordered him to return to the
landing and await orders: and within
| an hour and half from the time OF
| lilo uIIEbt, oiuCib WCiO iCStiNCu AIOhl
the commander of the Huertista forces
at Tampico for the release Of the pay.
master and his men. The release was
followed by apologies from the com
mander and later by an expression OF
regreat by General Huerta himself
General Huerta urged that martial
law obtained at the time at Tampico
that orders had been issued that nc
one should be allowed to land at the
Iturbide bridge and that our sailors
had no right to land there.
Our naval commander at that port
had not been notified of any such pro
hibition; and even II they had beer
the only justifiable course open to the
local authorities would have been tc
request the paymaster and his crew tc
withdraw and to lodge a protest with
the commanding officer of the feet.
Demands Salute Of U. s. FLAG.
Admiral Mayo regarded the arres,
as 30 serious an affront that he wal
not satisfied with the apologies Of
fered. but demanded that the flag Of
the United States be saluted with spe
cial ceremony by the military com
mander Of the port.
The incident cannot be regarded a,
a trivial one, especially as two men o.
the men arrested wero taken from tn,
boat itself-that is to say. from tn,
territory Of the United States; but hat
It stood by itself 1t might have beer
attributed to the ignorance or AFRO
gance Of single officer.
| Unfortunately, It was not an iso
lated case. A series of incidents hav,
recently occurred which cannot bu
create the impression that the repre-
sentatives Of General Huerta wer,
willing 70 60 out of their way to shov
disregard for the dignity and right,
Of this government and felt perfect!
safe In doing what they pleased
making free to show In many way,
their irritation and contempt.
v. 9. Orderly Was Arrested.
"A few days after the incident a
Tampico an orderly from the Unitet
States ship Minnesota was arreste,
at Vera Cruz while ashore in unifdrn
to obtain the ships mail. and was TO
. time thrown into Jail.
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