Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-08
Another Crisis in
 Mexican Trouble
HUERTA HAS ORDERED BLOCK
 ApE OF PORT OF TAMPIco
POWERS ARE NOTIFIED
Two Federal cunbests Sail Past vsra cruz-Twe American cruissrs Keep ing Them Under Surveillance - Washington Regards Situation Grave.

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 Washington, June 7.-Another crisis in the Mexican dif1oulty faced the Washington government tonight, a situation fraught with perils for medi- precipitate actual warfaFe between the 1 united States and MeEco
 General Huerta has brought about the new crisis by ordering his gun boats to blockade the port of Tam pico and to seize a cargo of ammuni- | ton enroute there for the Mexican constitutionaiists aboard the steamer Antilla from New York, flying the Cuban flag Huerta has notified the powers that he intends to blockade the port and to seize the cargo con- signed to the belligerents against his sovereignty as contraband of war.
 Americans to Keep Port Open. The purpose of the United States to suppress the attempt to blockade and prevent interference with the An tilla was indicated tonight when Sec retary Daniels issued an ofiicial state ment announcing that while no new orders had been given Rear Admiral
 Badger there had been. no change in
 the policy of the government in ref
 erence to its desire that the port of
 Tampico shall be open to all com
 merce. The statement follows:
 The navy department has issued 10
 Mexican gunboats were reported to
 be leaving Puerto Mexico. The de-
 partment has at no time contemplated
 furnishing convoy to the Antilla or
 any other ship. nor have any orders
 to that effect been issued. No word
 whatever has been received as to
 whether or not the warships of other
 nations have been notified of the blockade at Tampico. or what their
 attitude would be toward such a blockade. There has been no change in the policy of the government in reference to Its desire that the port
 Of Tampico shall be open to all com
 No New Orders Issued. As to whether "aIl commerce. fin , this instance includes contraband of war no official of the government will
 discuss- So far as is known, the only 2 orders relating to Tarnpico that have been issued went to Admiral Badger , on May IS In the form of . message . informing him that while it was not believed the HuertaL gI1nboats would
 return to Tampico, 1t was deemed ad- [ | vfsable that the commanders of Amer 1. .. fcan naval vessels understand that 2 the government desired that there be D no interference with commerce at that port
 Badger vsrifies Blockade Report s That the blockade decree will be I carried out was verified today by Ad- miral Badger in a report to the navy
 department from Vera Cruz announc-
 ing that the Mexican gunboats Zara- gosa and Bravo. which left Puerto a Mexico last night had passed Vera . Cruz and were steamtng toward Tam 2 pico. The American cruiser Tacoma
 and gunboat Sacramento are follow
 ing the Huerta ships. What the . American warshfps will do when the Ifn do>- rxF IT a to seize the Antilla. when she arrfvss . at Tampico Wednesday, no official in
 Washington would say tonight
 The message from Admiral Badges . read:
 10 a. m. June T. Position of Mex- n ican gunboats Bravo and ZaraeuzA d "a a. m, latitude 1s.4S4, longitude ts.&
 headed for Tampdco, making about
 nine knots. Should arrive off Panucc - river about 5 a. nn- tomorrow. TAcoms ' and Sacramento following in observa- ~ tion.
 s tssgnedD "BADeBR.-
 Secretary Daniels Hastsns to ofies
 When this report reached wasnane. 10 ton 1t was immediately communicate to the president. Secretary of thu 70 Navy Daniels and Secretary of Stat. a Bryan Secretary Daniels hastenes
 from church to his ohice. The prsss
 dent conferred over the telephone witt 70 the cabinet and received an importar message from the American delerute. to the mediation conference at Niazars l- Falls. These were believed to hay,
 bearing on the impending delicat,
 situation at Tampico
 Whether any orders were sent dur 7, ing the day to Admiral Badger rslatiI- = to the situation which soon will de velop at Tampico could not be learned
 It was believed, however thai som,
 orders were sent. So far CT the pub .s ltcly known position of this govern nent is concerned the United State 70 rested on the order sent to Admira 'r Badger on May IS informing him tha
 the president of the United State
 wished Tampico to be kept open t 's commerce.
 d carranza's Agents Not Notified. IS Agents of General Carrarrze fl
 Washington tonight said they had n.
 official word relating to the propose ie determination of Huerta to blockad 70 General Carranza. As to Genersi Car u rsnza's expected answer to the pro
 posa1 from the South American medi
 ators. the constftetionalists' chief ed 7. visers stated that 1t might not be for l- warded before Tuesday, inasmuch Q = the general was not expected to leav ,e Torreon for Saltillo until tonigh.
 Should the Antilla change her cours
 or return to an American port dan ger of an immediate clash would averted-
 A third possibility discussed here l 2. that Admiral Badgers ships would nc ,n interfere with General Huerta's pur pose to blockade the port of Tanpic
 against importation of ammunition
 but that they would insist upon keep y ing the port open to ordinary com merce- This might avert serious con sequences. ss Erecting Ferti6oatiens at Tampiee, h- T7pico. June Tin anticipation (
 an Jack on the ely by the gunboat .. Zaraeoxa and Bravo, the work ( s,o erecting Notifications at tke mouth ( o the river here Is being rushed. Fly Dlc D heavy guns already have been place ot Steps also are being taken to bloc pc the channel of the river, should sue
 6 step be deemed necessary.