Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-20
Tampico an orderly from the United

| Tampico an orderly from the United
States ship Minnesota was arrested al
Vera Cruz while ashore i'm uniform to
obtain the ships mail and was for q
time thrown into Jail. An official dis
I patch from this government to its en-.
bassy at Mexico City was withheld by
the athorities of the telegraphic service
until peremptorily demanded by ouI
charge d'affaires i'm person. So far as
L can learn, such wrongs and annoy
ances have been suffered to occur only
against representatives of the United
States. l have heard of no complaints
| from other governments of similar
treatment. Subsequent explanations
and formal apologies did not and could
not alter the popular impression which
il is possible il had been the object
of the Huertistas authorities to create
that the government of the United
States was being singled out and might
| be singled out with impunity for
Sights and affronts i'm retaliation for
its refusal to recognize the pretensions
of General Huerta to be regarded as
the constitutional provisional presi-
dent of the republic of Mexica.
| SUSTAINS ADMIRAL MAYO
"That manifest danger of such a
situation was that such offenses might
grow from bad to worse until some-
thing happened of SO gross and intol-
cradle a sort as to lead directly and
inevitably to armed conflict, IL was
necessary that the apologies of Gen
eral Huerta and his representatives
| should go much further, that they
should he such as to attract the atten-
tion of the whole population to their
| significance, and such as to impress
| E,n
cessity of seeing to 1t that no further
occasion for explanations and pro-
| fessed regrets should arise. /, there
miral Mayo in the whole of his de-
fore, felt 1t my duty to sustain Adj
mand and to insist that the flag of the
United States should be saluted i'm such
way as to indicate new spirit and
! attitude OH the part of the Huer-
tistas.
'Such q salute General Huerta has
refused, and 1 have come to ask your
approval and support i'm the course
now propose to pursue.
''This government can, I earnestly
hope, i'm no circumstances be forced
into war with the people of Mexico.
Mexico is torn by civil strife. II
we are to accept the tests of its own
constitution, it has no government
General Huerta has set his power UP
u
without right and by methods for
which there can be no justification
Only part of the country Is under his
control. III armed conflict should un-
happily come as a result of his atti-
tude of personal resentment towards
this government, we should be fight
ing only General Huerta and those
who adhere to him and give him their
support and our object would be only
to restore to the people of the dis
tracted republic the opportunity to set
own government. -. .. -.
'But 1 earnestly hope that war is
not now i'm question: 1 believe that
speak for the American people when |
say that we do not desire to control
| in any degree the affairs of our sis
ter republic. Our feeling for the peO-
pie of Mexico is one of deep and genu-
inc friendship and everything that we
have so far done or refrained from do
ing has proceeded from our desire to
help them, not to hinder or embarrass
them. We would not wish even to
exercise the good oBces of friendship
without their welcome and consent.
The people of Mexico are entitled to
settle their own domestic affairs i'm
their own way, and we sincerely de-
sire to respect their right. The pres
ent situation need have none of the
grave complications of interference If
we deal with it promptly, firmly and
wisely. -. ... -. -. .......
mo doubt 1 could do what is neces-
sary i'm the circumstances to enforce
respect for our government without
recourse to the congress and yet not
exceed my constitutional powers as
President; but 1 do not wish to act i'm
u matter possibly of so grave conse-
quence except in close conference and
Incorporation with both the Senate and
House. 1, therefore, come to ask your
approval that l should use the armed
forces of the United States in such way
and to such an extent as may be nec-
essary to obtain from General Huerta
and his adherents the fullest recog-
milton of the rights and dignity of the
United States, even amidst the dis
tressing conditions now unhappily OBJ
tanning i'm Mexico.
''There can I'm what we do be no
thought of aggression or of selfish ag-
grandiZement. We seek to maintain
the dignity and authority of the
United States only because we wish al
ways to keep our great influence tm-
| impaired for the uses of liberty, both
| i'm the United States and wherever
else 1t may be employed for the bene-
nt Oh mankInu.
Houston. Texas. April 20.-The Sec
| ond Division of the United States
| Army here on practice march, be-
gan hurried movement back to Texas
City and Galveston o-day on orders
received from Washington at o'clock
this morning. The Fifth Brigade of
| the division was rushed aboard troop
| trains, but the remainder of the big
, army unit, which brought nearly
| 10000 men here, was ordered to make
| the siXty-mile hike" back to the coast
on foot. Plans We're made for the
/ Fifth Brigade to go aboard transports,
although it was said no sailing orders
| have been received.
The plan was to have the Fifth,
numbering $500 mon, ready for sail
ing to Vera Cruz by Tuesday morning
in case troop movement should be
ordered.