The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-04-18

western Newspaper mon NEWS F-Nlflt'-
Washington. April l6.-General HUI
erta was given final warning by the
United States government that unless
a salute was fired TO the Stars and
Stripes within a reasonable time TO
atone for repeated offenses against
the rights and dignity OF the umted
States" serious consequences would
result.
This warning was emphasized by ac-
ton which placed the majority OF the
ships OF the American navy under or
derg to proceed at once to the AT
lantic and Pacific coasts OF Mexico.
II was learned that General Huerta
when apprised by Charge OShaugn-
nessey of the proposed demonstration
of the Atlantic fleet argued that the
episode growing out OF the arrest OF
the American bluejachets at lamplco
was fit subject for arbitration at Inc
Hague and that he would appoint a
commission to investigate the Incl
dent
President Wilson in an emphatic re
bly, through Charge O'Sh2ughnessey
told Genera Huerta that the time for
delay and evasion had passed and that
the American government would tenn
pori2e no longer.
Administration officials hold that in
suits to the flag and questions OF ma
tional honor are not subjects for arbl'
tration.
All information that reached Wash
ington from Mexico City tended to
show that General Huerta was unoon
vipced that the United States was in
earnest and thought the Washington
government was bluffing. Some anti
American demonstrations at Vera
Cruz and other points were reported
Developments of the day here
showed clearly that determined anu
forceful policy had been adopted by
the President which would be backed
I'D by Congress and enforced by the
army and navy.
While expressing earnest hope fol
peace the President unequivocaiiy told
members % the Senate and House
committees on foreign affairs that the
offenses of the de facto government
at Mexico City to the dignity OF the
United States could no longer be toi
Grated and that unless Huerta com
piled with the American demands the
seizure OF the customs houses at Tam
pico and Vera Cruz and even the dec
laration o. a Pacific blockade shut
ting off commercial intercourse with
the United States would be fully Jus
titled by precedents in internationa
law.
II was established that no aggress
i've act, such as the landing OF ma
rines, or the shelling of any towns, OF
the seizure of any ports, would be un
dertaken without authorization from
Congress, after President Wilson hao
personally delivered message on the
subject.
Not only the Tampico incident, but
a long series of indignities Offered to
the United States, to the conspicuous
exclusion of other foreign nations rep
resented in Mexico, has convinced the
President and his advisers that the
United States has been singled out for
manifestations of ill-will and con
tempt"
Official dispatches to Charge O.
Shaughnessey have been intercepted
by the Mexican censor.
A ships orderly ashore in full uni
form in Vera Cruz on business of the
United States was arrested and re-
leased while nominal punishment was
meted out to the local officials.
These hitherto unpublished facts
we're disclosed in an official state
ment.
While these developments were TAX.
ing place in Washington the ships OF
the Atlantic fleet were beginning to
move toward Tampico. The big fight
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