Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-06-11
u. s. AND HUERTA
SHIPS MAY CLASH
u. S. InstruCts Fleet Not to Let
Mexicans Block TanpiCo.
PEACE AGENTS ARE NOTIFIED
Informed Forcible Resistance 10 Clos
Ing Of Port Does Not Break hrrnls-
tlce-Mediators Disagree With
Washington Officials.

Washington, June Calculation
may be brought to naught and war
like conditions re-established in Mex
leo If General Huerta persists in his
purpose to blockade Tampico.
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan have determined to maintain
Tampico as an open port Not only
have they sent instructions to this ef-
feet to Rear Admiral Badger, COM
mander-in-chief Of the North Atlantic
feet, but they have notified the medi-
ators that they do not consider the
attitude adopted and ordered enforced
as in any way violating the agreement
to suspend hostilities. The mediators
are not Of this view. They hold the
opinion that the United States has no
right to take any steps which consti-
5tute an interference with Huerta in
This operations against the constitu-
.tionaHst forces.
The administration, however, claims
that a blockade Of Tampico might ere
ate many questions Of international
importance. Looking at the matter
from the larger point Of view the ad-
ministration holds It to be desirable to
prevent Tampico from being indefinite
ly closed and the oil fields subjected
TO the danger of destruction by con-
itinued military operations.
It is not believed in Washington
that the commanders OF the Mexican
gunboats viii disobey the orders that
Rear Admiral Badger will give them.
IL they persist IN blockading, or If
they should attack the steamer An
tilla, which is bearing munitions Of
war to the constitutionalists, short
work would be made of them.
A tripartite agreement among the
United States, Great Britain and the
Netherlands to protect their citizens
from spoiation in the Mexican oil field
was announced. This says:
Approaching the great injustice to
the operators, who for their safety
were compelled to leave the district,
and so unable to comply with their
contracts and legal provisions, the
three governments have formally
agreed that they will not support diplo-
matically any claims to interests in
the oil regions acquired directly or in
directly by their respective nationals
since April 20, 1914. which in any way
were affected by cancellation or .confis-
Cationg resulting from the inability of
the bona fide owners to meet their con-
tractural or legal obligations because
of military operations or the disturbed
political state in and about Tampico
and Tuxpam.
This agreement in no way, how
ever, affects any case in which the
owner could have performed his obli-
cations, or any case of legitimate
transfer"
FL Paso, Tex, June 6.-Gen. Car
rama announced through agents here
that he would not answer the com
munication of the A.-B.-C. mediators
or issue his proclamation dealing with
the formation Of a provisional govern
ment in northern Mexico until he had
reached Saltillo.
Vera Cruz, June 6.-The price Pres
ident Huerta demands for his retire
ment is the legalization| Of his official
acts since his appointment to the pro-
visional presidency, said advices re-
ceived from the capital