The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-04-23

Gentlemen Of the c0ngreas:-"It Is my oufg
70 call your attention 10 8 situation which has
aaisen in cur dealings vita General Huerts
at Mexico City which calls for action. and "a
ask your advice and cooperation in setting on
IL. on the ninth OF April a p@ymasteF Of the
United States steamship Dolphin landed at the
iturbide bridge landing At rampieo with 8
whsieboaf and boats crew 70 take of certain
supplies needed bg his ship and while engAg-
ed In loading the boat. was arrested By an o.
Seer and squad Of men Of the array Of General
HnertA. Neither the paymaster nor any one
Of the boats crew was armed. Two Of the
men were in the boat when the arrest took
place and were obliged TO leave il and bmEt
70 be taken into custody. notwithstanding the
fact that the boat carried both al her bow and
al her stern. the Gag Of the United States. The
Ofncer who made the arrest was proceeded up
one of the streets Of the town with his prison
ezA when met BY an ofacsr of higher authority
/ who ordered him to return 20 the landing and
/ swaft orders. and, within an hour and q half
/ from the time Of the arrest. orders were re-
ceiyed from the commander Of the HnertAisER
forces st Tampico for the release Of the pay
/ MASTER and his men. TIE release was followed
/ By apologies from the commander and iater
By an expression Of regret by General uerta
himself.
General HueFta urged that marshal Law OBJ
tanned al the time at T&mpico; that orders
had been issued thai no one should be allowed
to land 81 the Iturbide bridge and that our
sailors had no right there. Our naval CON-
manders 81 the port had not been notified Of
any such prohibition. and even il they had
been. the only lustt6able course open TO the |
local authorities would have been TO request /
she paymsster and his crew TO withdraw and i
to lodge protest with the commanding onsc- /
er Of the aeet Admiral Mayo regarded the ar
rest as so serious sn Afrons thar he was NOT 1
satisfied with the apologies offered. but de-
manded that the dag Of the United states be
sAinsed with special ceremony by the military
commander OF the port.
s'Ths incident cannot be regarded as q tri-
vsai one. especially as two Of the N en- arrested
were taken from she boat ftseif--Ehas is 10 aay L
frozn the territory Of the United States; bat
had Il stood by itself Il might have been asEri-
buted 10 the ignorance or arrogance OF a sin Il
gle ofscer. Unfortunately. IL was not an kso.
lated case. A series OF incidents have recent
ly occurred which cRnnos but create the i'm
preston that the representatives Of General
Huerta were willing 10 go out sheiF way to
show disregard for the dignity and rights OF L
thir government and felt perfectly safe in
doing whaf they pleased. making free to show
In many ways shefr irritatton and contempt
A iew days after She fncfdent 81 Tampico an Il
orderly from the q. s. s. Minnesota was
arrested at Vera Cruz while ashore in uniform
to obtain the ships mail aud was fora time
thrown into jail. An eEaciai dispatch from
this goserntment 80 It's embassy was witneld
b. the authorit es Of the telegraph service
until perempteTily demanded by cur charge
a aNaires in person. 50 far ss I can learn,
such wrongs and annoyances have been su r.
cred only 70 occnr against representatives OF
the United States. hare beard OF no com
plaanss from other governments of similar
treatment. Subsequent explanations and
formal apologies did not and could net alter
the popular impression. which Il Is possible
that ft had been the object OF the Huerfalssa
the United States was being slngled cut and ,
might be singled out with impnnlty for
slagshs and fronss in retaliation for isa refusal
to recognise the pretensss OF General Huerfa [
to be regarded khs unconstitutional provision !
al pr@sidens OF Mexico. The manifest danger
Of snch situation WISE thas such efenses
miehs grow from bad 10 woxse until some.
thing happsned Of 20 gross and fmEolerabie a
sort as 20 lead directly and inevitably 70
armed conhict. If was necessary that the 4
apologies OF General Husrss aud his repre- ] =
seasalives should so much further. that they !
should be such "a TO attFsos she attention OF :
he whole population 10 shelr siKnlagance :
and snch as 10 impress on General Hnerta 3
himself she necessity oi seeing 20 II khat no 1
urther occasion nor explanations and pro.
essed regrets should ATaae. I. therefore, felt
4 my duty TO sustain AdmiFal Mayo III the i
xhoie OF his demand and 30 fa1iss that the
lag Of she United States should be saiuted In =
uch way as to indicate new spirit and At. Z
isnde on fhe part OF the Huertsis1as. lp
such salute General Huerta ass refused.
md have come TO ask youE approval and
uppufs In the course now purpose 70 persue.
u earnestly hope that waF il moe noes ii
n question. 1 believe that 1 spoak for the =
american people when l say that we do mos =
leaire 60 eonssol In any degree she sgasFs on u
ar sister republic. Our fealing tor she peo- ri
lie Of Mexico ID one Of deep and genuine
snd everything that we hare done
0 far or reErafned from doing has proceeded a
rom our desire 70 help them, nog TO hinder or S
mbaxrass them. The present situation need y;
Nve none Of the grave complications Of In =
sssessnee II va aeal wlsh Il promptly, nrmly. ~
md wasaly.
stNo daubs eousd do what In necessary In
aa circumstances tn enforce waspsek seg anr It'll
avAxnmam& without r@enux@a In sh# congress ri
I'D yet net exceed my constitutional powsxs 4,
i presiaanss hus do nvg wssb % aes Ia naas =
sr pasalhsg os NO grave consequences exeepk Ss