Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-18
WILSON DEMANDS
SALUTE OF FLAG
[Continued From First Pagel
Dramatic Scenes


The scene which attended the morn
ing developments was very dramatic.
President Wilson had gone, as is his
usual Saturday habit, across the Po-
tomac to a secluded little club, where
he plays golf.
When Charge O'Shaughnessy' dis
patches were deciphered and their i'm
port became known to Secretary
Bryan and Mr.. Tumulty, hurried at
tempt was made to get the President
on the telephone. Secretary Bryan
and Mr.. Tumulty started in fast au-
tomobile, and while they were rush
! ing across the Virginia hills the
White House telephones had succeed
ed in reaching the President, who
hurried back to the clubhouse and
started for Washington.
Secretary Bryan and Mr. Tumuity
met the President out in a dusty road,
and in the sun of bright blue day the
important dispatches were communi-
Gated and the journey was continued
to the White House.
The President went at once to his
study, where he wrote his statement
giving Huerta until 6 o'clock Sunday
night. He typed it himself upon his
personal typewriter, as it his custom
with important official documents.
Then he decided that inasmuch as
there probably would be no action be-
fore tomorrow night, he would
change his plans and go to White
/ Sulphur Springs, w. Va, anyway and
bring Mrs. Wilson back to Washing
ton.
Plan to Move Ships
AT the Navy Department, in the
absence of Secretary Daniels, who is
in Cleveland, Ohio, to-day to make
some speeches, the Board of Aids,
which is the executive arm of the SER
vice, went into session to make the
finishing plans for moving ships and
marines.
There was no activity at the War
Department and no orders We're issued
for the troops at Texas City
At the State Department Secretary
Bryan had hurried conference with
John Lind. after which Mr.. Bryan
went back to the White House, where
other Cabinet officers had collected
and, although with grave faces, the
officials discussed the developments
confidently.
THE temporizing is ended" said
one of the Cabinet officers, who is
personally close to Mr.. Wilson. I'VE
have the punch, we know it, and we
are going to deliver it. Huerta has
| had his last chance.
While the text of Huerta's message
to-day and the Presidents reply were
not made public, 1t baceme known that
! 1uerta contended that all the offenses
for which the United States asks apol-
ogy have been apologized for.
Will Not Await Badger
Officials pointed out that the naval
forces at Vera Cruz and Tampico were
sufficient to carry out the President s
plans without waiting for the arrival
of Rear Admiral Badgers fleet.
The transport Hancock already has
arrived at Tampico with 500 marines,
the battleships Virginia, Connecticut
and Minnesota and the cruisers Des
Moines, Dolphin and San Francisco
also are there. The scout cruiser
Chester and the transport Buffalo also
are at Tampico with the collier Cy-
clops.
Congress undoubtedly would give
the President plenary power to deal
with Mexico as he saw fit to uphold
the honor of this government" said
Senator Simmons. "It would adopt u
general resolution broad in it's terms,
that would give the President a free
Ihand.
Authority to uphold the honor and
to afford protection to life and prop
erty certainly would come within the
authorization that Congress would
give. Congress certainly would re-
spond decisively and quickly If the
President should find it necessary to
communicate to Ii in this matter'