The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-19
PRESIDENT SENDS
final MESSAGE
TO GEN. HUERTA
Now Awaits the Hour of Six Before
Further Orders Are
Gwen.
HUERTA VERY OBSTINATE"
SAY WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS
All the Forces Now in MlXico Are
Ready to Carry Out Any
Orders.
HUERTA VERY OBSTINATE"
SAY WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS

W aSnlnSlO0. April Io.-l!nCftl
will salute the American flag at
Tamprc before 6 p. m. Sunday or
President Wilson VIII 90 before
Congress in a joint session on Mcn-
day AM ask for authority to taxe
such measures as may be nete s2ry
The following statement today
was issued at the White House
General Huccta S still insisting
upon doing something less than has
been demanded an. something less
than would constitute an acknowl-
edgment that his representatives
were entirely wrong in the indlgEi
ties they have pat upon The Gov
crnmcnt Of the United States.
THE President has determined
that II General Huerta has not
yielded by 6 o'clcck on Sunday att
ernoon he will tahe the matter to
Congress on Monday"
Secretary Bryan prepared Presiv
dent Wilson's answer which was i'm.
medateIy sent to Mexico City. Il
set forth that unless Huerta ac-
cepts the American demands i'm
mediately, the plan for seizure CT
Tampico and Vera Cruz will be car.
ried out without waiting for Ad-
miral BG>tTer to reach Mexican
waters.
The plan for seizing Vera Cruz
and Tampico also includes the sez-
ure of the railways from Vera CRU,
to Mexico City as far as a tres;le
about 20 miles west Of Vera Cruz
While President Wilson's final
message was in transmission 20
Mexico City, orders were flashing
from the Navy Department setting
all the forces now in Mexican waters
in readiness to carry out it's terms.
There were no orders to the
troops III ieNdS Olty.
White House officials announced
that unless Huerta saluted the flag
according to President Wilson's dc.
mand as soon after receipt of to-
days message as was physically
possible, action would be taken
without any further exchanges.
Members of the Cabinet wCrc
summoned to the White House for
conference. Postmaster General
Burleson was the first to arrive.
Others hurried to the executive Of
fees in their motor cas-.
As President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Secretary Tumulty re-
turned to the White House Offices
their faces were serious ami they
were silent. All callers ana those
who had engagements with Mr.. VIII
son were turned away with the
words that very grave business"
was being considered.
Huerta's 0bstinacy Becomes Known
Immediately after the receipt of
Huerta's reply to the latest repre-
sentations of the United States. il
was described by officials as "unre-
sponsiye." AS Charge CShaugh-
nessys dispatches were being de-
ciphered it became known that
there was more quibbling over
terms.
The only comment of White
House officials at that time was
that Huerta was very obstinate. =
This was taken then in official cir
cles to foreshadow the annuonce-
ment of grave developments.
Secretary Bryan took the latest
dispatches to the White House to
lay them before President Wilson,
who again cancelled his plans to 20
to White Sulphur Springs for the
week end. 1t was known that
Huerta was making another effort
to string out the negotiations.
President Wilson had gone to the
golf links and Bryan and Secretary
Tumulty, taking an automobile, car