The Harrison times., 1914-04-18
ATLANTIC FLEET
TO FORCE SALUTE
FACTION NOT WORDS" is THE
PROGRAM OF THE WILSON
ADMINISTRATION,
PROCEEDING TO TAMPICO
Future Developments In Present Crisis
Depend Entirely Upon the Atti-
tude Of General Huerta.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-"Ac not words
was the way a cabinet officer describ'
ed the answer of the United States to
Huertas unwillingness to fire a sa'
Lutte to the stars and stripes from the
Huerta government as an apology for
the arrest of American bluejackets at
Tampico last Thursday.
No ultimatum has been issued, that
IS, no specified time has been set with
in which the Huerta government must
comply but the naval demonstration
has been ordered as an evidence OF
the fixed determination Of the United
States to back up Rear Admiral
Mayo's demand.
Future developments depend on
IIuerta himself" was the way high
administration official close to the
president summarized the situation.
The decision to send the fleet was
reached after the president and Secre-
tary Bryan had conferred for an hour
with John Lind, personal representa-
tive Of the president in Mexico and
after two.hour cabinet meeting dur
ing which dispatches from Charge
O'Shaughnessy revealed that the Huer'
Ia government disputed the right OF
American bluejackets to be ashore at
Tampico and contend that It's recent
public statement Of apology is ample.
Immediately after the cabinet meet
ing adjourned Secretary Daniels is'
sued his order to the Atlantic fleet,
II will be the largest fighting force
the American government has Assem-.
bled for possible action since tho
Spanish-American war, Eleven great
battleships, with auxilaries carrying
In all about $1,000 men, will comprise
the force OFF Tampico,
Everywhere, at the White House,
the State Department and the Navy
Department, the hope is expressed that
the dispatch OF the fleet will not lead
TO serious consequences, II Is predict
cd among administration officials that
General Huerta will satisfy the Amerl'
can demand and close the incident,
Officials said that negotiations with
the Huorta government had not ended
and that the way still Is open to Gen.
Huerta TO make amends,
The Navy Department sent complete
instructions TO Real Admiral Badger,
commander in chief Of the Atlantic
fleet, on board the battleship Arkan.
sas at Hampton Roads,
The Navy Department issued the fol
lowing
Admiral Badger will take with him
the battleships Arkansas, Louisiana,
Now Hampshire Michigan, Vermont
New Jersey and South Carolina, which
last ship has been intercepted on her
way from Haiti to Hampton Roads
"The gunboat Tacoma, now at Bos.
ton Mass, has been ordered also to
Tampico by way Of Newport, Il, H. and
will start this week
"Tho gunboAt Nashville, now Nt
Monte Christie, san Domingo, has been
ordered TO Guantanamo TO coal and
thence 20 Tampoo,
"The Rhode Island, Nebraska, Vir.
glnla and Georgia are now dockngi II
has not been decided yot whether they
will Join Admiral Badgers forces,
"Tho transport Hancock will leave
New orleans for Tamplco Tuesday
with the first regiment Of the expedl
tlonary forces Of marines"
The Utah, Connecticut Minnesota,
Des Molnoa, Chester, Dolphin and San
Francisco are At TampIeo and the
Florida and prarie at Vera Cruz,