The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-23
Would Use Force Only So Far as
Necessary to Bring Die
tator to Terms.
HOPES WAR IS NOT NEAR
Chief Executive Declares This Country
Does Not Desire to Control Mexico
and That II War Does Come
We viii Only Be Fighting
huerta and His Adherents
and Not Mexico.

Washington, April 2l-Asking ap-
proyal to use the armed forces OF the
United States In such ways and to
such an extent that may be necessary
to obtain from General l1uerta and his
adherents the fullest recognition OF
the rights and dignity Of the United
States, President Wilson personally
appealed to a joint session OF con
gress for permission to compel proper
recognition Of the supremacy OF the
stars and stripes.
Text Of Presidents Message.
President Wilson in his message to
congress, said:
Gentlemen of the congress: 1t 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 a paymaster of the United
States steamship Dolphin landed at
the Iturbide bridge landing at Tam
pico with whaleboat and boats
crew to take off certain supplies
needed by this ship, and while en-
gagged in loading the boat was arrested
by an officer and squad Of men OF the
army of General IIuerta. 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 Are Later Released.
The officer who made the arrest
was proceeding up one Of the streets
OF the tcwn with his prisoners when
met by an officer Of higher authority,
landing and await orders; and within
an hour and "A half from the time OF
the arrest, orders were received from
the commander of the Iuertists forces
master and his men. The release was
followed by apologies from the com.
mander and later by an expression Of
regret by General Iluerta 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 10 land there.
oar naval commander at that port
had not been notified OF any such pro
hibition, and even II they had been
the only justinable course open TO the
local authorities would have been to
request the paymaster and his crew
TO withdraw and to lodge a protest
with the commanding officer OF tho
feet
Demands Salute of U. s. Flag
Admiral Mayo regarded the arrest
as so serious an affrout that he was
not satisfied with the apologies Of
fered. but demanded that the flag ol
the United States be saluted with
special ceremony by the military com
mandcr OF the port
The incident cannot be regarded
as a trivial one. especially as two
men Of the men arrested were taken
from the boat itsclf--that Is to say
from the territory Of tho United
States; but had II stood by itself Il
might have been attributed TO the
ignorance or arrogance Of single
officer.
Unfortunately, It was not an iso
lated case A series OF incidents have
recently occurred which cannot bu,
create the impression that the repre-
sentatives Of General IIuerta were
willing to 20 out Of their way to show
disregard for the dignity and rights
Of this government and felt perfectly