South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-23
WILSON GETS
FUND TO AID
AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, April %. - The
house of representative "Wednesday
afternoon voted 100000 for the use
o. the president in expenses in taking
care OF Americans in Mexico and for
transportation Of Americans from
Mexico.
The emergency resolution MAS pre-
scented by Chairman Fitzgerald OF the
house appropriations com mittee. and
Vas passed without opposition or
comment
This Is the first Of the war apprO-
pTiati0ns 20 be made by congress.
Others are TO follow should the treas
ury Of the United States be unable
from its general funds 10 meet the ex-
penses.
Chairman Underwood Of the house
ways and means committee said
Wednesday
The committee has not considered
any war revenue measures. The
movement OF troops and OF the navy
now on hy order or the president IS
provided for in the general aPPrOPria
ton bills and no additional expense
so far has beer incurred by the gov
eminent. No additional expense WILL
be incurred unless the president di-
reefs the march OF American troops
on 10 Mexico City. I have not heard
that he has issued SUCH an order"
Special stamp Tax.
The ways and means committee
members have decided as individuals
that whatever extra war tax may be
necessary Will be laid first through a
special stamp tax on those commodi-
ties and beverages paying q regular
revenue tax on official documents
and on commercial checks against do
nestle and foreign accounts
From tIis tax II IS estimated a spe-
rial revenue OF 500, 1000, 600 a year
can be raised. Should this revenue
not be sufficient 20 meet the expenses
that may come through war with
Mexico. the income tax viii be
doubled and another S100.000.000 will
be raised. The existing tariff law and
revenue laws Will not be changed eN-
cePt in pressing need.
IL was stated by members Of the
ways and means committee today that
there is $s6,OOO,OOO in the United
States treasury available for immedi-
ate use.
II became known tonight that Gen.
Carranza, chief OF the constitutional
lists has dispatched a long message to
Pres. Wilson from FL PasO protest
ing against the invasion Of MeNi-
co. Carranza, while holding that
Huerta is an "usurper' declares that
he holds certain representative pow
ers and as such is recognized by the
conshtutionalists. He intimated that
he would fight with Huerta TO resist
American invasion.
Waiting on Huerta.
With the city of Vera Cruz in the
hands Of the American forces this
government is waiting tonight for
Huerta TO indicate what he intends
To do
Information came 10 the president
from a private source that HUerta
has taken steps TO declare war against
the United States.
Whether this is true cannot be de-
termined at this time because Of the
inability To hold communication with
Mexico City.
The administration is seriously dis
turbed by Information from a reliable
source that Huerta consPired with
certain members of his cabinet TO in
suit the flag at Tam Aico for the pur-
pose OF bringing on war. The infor-
nation is TO the effect that Huerta
timed his acts so he would have TAX
en- the initiative last Monday. the day
the German vessel was expected to
arrive at Vera Cruz. carrying ammu-
milton. rifles and 900 machine guns
for his army. One hundred of these
guns were TO have been placed in the
streets of Vera cruz, to command the
water front where the American ma
rines were % land.
Will Take TamplcO.
The present plan or the admins
tTatiOn are 10 give Huerta time to
yield, TT he does not then TamPico
viii be taken. Next Prosresso viii
be occupied one by one the three
most important points on the east
coast, Mazatlan. Acapulco and Salina
cruz Will also he taken i'm an effort
20 force Huerta 10 his knees