The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-04-22
Giving His Reasons for Calling
Upon Congress to Give HIM
Authority.
TO USE THE ARMED FORCES
TO ENFORCE HIS DEMANDS
CcmmandaMt General Mas left Vera
IUron tie Mexican DeFaeto Govern
ment for Indignities Imposed


situation before congress in thcs,
words
"Gentl,men Of the Congress:
III IL my duty to call your atteE
ton to q sitaation which has arises
in our dealings with General Vie
toriano Hucrta at Mexico City which
calls for action, and to ask your dd-
vice and cooperation in acting up
en- il, On tho 9th of April pay
master of the L. S. s. Dolphin land
cd at the Iturbide Bridge Landils
at Tampico with whaleboat and
boats crew to take off certain sup
plies needed by his ship. and while
engaged in landing the boat was ar
rested by an officer and squad Of
men of the army of General Huerta.
Neither the paymaster nor any
one of the boats crew was armed,
1.-TWO Of the men were in the boat
lwhcn The arrest took place and We're
Obliged to. leave it 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 tho United States.
The officer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one of the streets
of the town with his prisoners when
met b. an officer of higher author
.ity, who ordered him to return to
Gthe landing and await orders, AMI
within an hour and half from the
/ time Of the arrest orders were re-
ceivcd from the commander of Huer-
/ tista forces at Tampico for the r.
lease Of the paymaster and his men.
The release was followed by apol-
ogies from the commander, and la
ter by an expression of regret ny
General lIuerta himself. General
Huerta urged that martial law Oh
tanned at the time at Tampico, that
orders had been issued that no one
should be allowed to land at tho
Iturbide bridge and that orr sailors
had no right to land there.
Our naval commanders at the
port had not been notified of any
such prohibition, and even if they
had been, the only justifiable cours'
open to the local authorities would
lhave been TO request the paymaster
and mis- crew to withdraw and t.
| lodge . protest with the command.
ing officer of the fleet.
Admiral Mayo regarded the "a
rest as 50 serious an affront that ia
was not satisfied with the apologies
loffored. but demanded that the FLAG
of the United States be salIted with
| special ceremony by the military
commander of the port.
The incident cannot be regardet
as trivial one, especially as two G.
the men arrested were taken frou
the boat itself-that is to say, from
th9 territory of the United states
but HAD it stood by itself, it Nigh
have been attributed to the ignor
kance or arrogance OF a single Off
ecr. Unfortunately, it was not al
: isolated ease.
"A series of incidents recent,
has taken place which cannot ba
create the impression that the repre-
entaJives Of General Huerta wer
Iwilling to so out of their way {
how disregard for the dignity an
lights Of this government. and Eel
rfeeuy safe in doing what the
pleased making free to. show ,
Q many ways their irritation and con
I tempt
\ "A lew days after the incident q
= Tampic1 an orderly from the L. s.
! minnesota was arrested at Ner
Cruz while ashore in uniform to ol
i tain the ships mail, and was for
ltime thrown into jail. An orficl
c dispatch from this government to :,
c embassy ut Mexico City was witI
: hold by the authorities of the tel
It graphic service until peremptori
IT demanded by or charge d'arfair
ii in person.
s. Sc far as can learn such wror
i'd and ANNOYANCE have been suffer,
" to occur only against represent
H. tiyos Of the United States.
IT j have heard OF no complain
~ from ether governments OF simil
Is treatment. Subsequent explanatio
all anil formal apologies did not III
A could not alter the popular impr,