The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-04-20
.hueTta Must Act in.
hii.Ity Hours.
FINAL uLT|MA1uM Sent.
Unless Dictator Complies Presl:
dent Will Ask Congress
for Power to Act.

Washington, April 20.-Huerta must
salute the American flag at Tampico
within thirty hours or President Will
son will go before congress and ask
for authority to take such measures
as may be necessary. This state
ment was issued at the White House:
General Huerta still is insisting
upon doing something less than has
been demanded and something less
than would constitute an acknowl
edgement that his representatives en-,
tirely were in the wrong in the In.
dignities they have put upon the gov
eminent of the United States" le
Secretary Bryan explained that the
presidents statement meant Huerta
would be obliged to guarantee the sa
lutte without qualification and that
physical obstacles might defer its
being actually fred by the time speci
lied.
At the state department Secretary
bryan called a hurried conference
with John Lind, the presidents per.
sonal representative in Mexico, who
has just returned from an eight
months stay in Huertas country and
brought back first hand information.
After conference with Mr.. Lind
Mr.. Bryan hurried back to the White
House, where other cabinet officers
had collected, and although with grave
faces the officials discussed the de.
velopment confidently.
No Further Temporizing.
"The temporizing is ended" said
one of the cabinet officers, who is
personally close to Mr.. Wilson. eve
have the punch, we know it, and We
are going to deliver it. Huerta has
had his last chance
While the text Of Huerta's message
and the presidents reply were not
made public it became known that
Huerta contended that all the of.
lenses for which the United States
asks apology have been apologized
for, and that "he demurs at anything
further"
Discussing the probabilities Sena.
tor Simmons, one of the administra:
ton leaders, said that the action OF
congress doubtless would be similar
to that taken before the war with
Spain in Cuba.
Congress undoubtedly would give
the president plenary power to deal
with Mexico as he saw fit to uphold
the honor of this government" said
Senator Simmons. ut would adopt
a general resolution broad in its
terms, that would give the president
free hand.
Authority to uphold the nations
honor and to afford protection to life
and property, certainly would come
within the authorization that con.
gress would give. Congress would
respond decisively and quickly if the
president should find it necessary to
communicate to it in this matter"
Force Strong Enough.
Officials pointed out that the naval
forces at Vera Cruz and Tampico
were sufficient to carry out the presi.
dents plans without waiting for the
arrival of Rear Admiral Badgers
fleet
The transport Hancock already has
arrived at Tampico with 800 marines,
the battleships Virginia, Connecticut
and Minnesota and the cruisers Des
Moines, Dolphin and San Francisco
also are there.
The scout cruiser Chester and the
transport Buffalo also are at Tampico,
with the collier Cyclops
At Vera Cruz are the battleships
Florida and Utah and the transport
Prairie, the latter having large com
plement of marines.
Rear Admiral Mayo commands the
ships at Tampico and Rear Admiral
Fletcher commaSds at Vera Cruz.
When Rear Admiral Badger arrives
he will take supreme command.
The flagship Arkansas, with the 9th.
er ships under Admiral Badger, will
reach Tampico by Tuesday.
Orders from Washington, however
putting the new fast ships under
forced draught would bring them into
Tampico on Monday night prepared
for action if President Wilson has ta
lay the situation before congress.
GUARD FOR MAYOR mitchell