Evening star., 1914-04-19
BRYAN GETS DISPATCHES.
"ENc0URAGING, NOT FINAL"
President Wilson at White Sulphur
Springs, But Will Keep in Touch
With Situation.
RETALIATION PLOT IS HEARD
Scheme to Seize American Ship
ments on Tehuantepec Railroad
Will Be Blocked If Ports
Are Taken.

With the United States facing
the gravest situation that has been
presented since the Spanish
American war, those in charge of
every department of the govern
ment are on the qui vive to exact
honor for the Stars and Stripes
and respect for the authority Of
the United States by the might of
the armed forces of this nation. if
Huerta does not guarantee a sa-
lutte to the flag before 7 80 o'clock.
Washington time, tonight. which
is the equivalent Of E o'clock Mex
ican time.
Secretary Bryan remained at the
State Department until after mid
night Soon after he had gone
home dispatches were delivered to
him at his home and were trans
lated there. At 1880 o'clock this
morning Mr.. Bryan described
these messages as encouraging
but not final" He said he might
receive some positive information
at any moment, but did not expect
anything definite until afternoon
today.
Secretary Bryan kept State De
partment officials on duty during
the night to receive and decipher
messages. After the more im-
portant messages are translated
they are to be transmitted to
President Wilson upon his arrival
at White Sulphur Springs this
morning
| President Goes After Wife.
| President Wilson left at 1l:15 o'clock
last night for White Sulphur Springs.
where Mrs. Wilson has been for the past
week for her health. He was accompa-
MED only by Dr. Grayson. The President
| will return to Washington tomorrow
i morning bringing Mrs. Wilson with him.
| 1t became known last night that
Huerta had been scheming to retaliatc
against United States interest If Vera
Cruz and Tampico are bombarded- His
plan was to seize the 5000 tons o.
| American freight that pass across the
Tehuantepec route from Puerto Mexico
to Selma Cruz and return each week.
But the United States is prepared TO
defend this property from seizure. Rep
| reservations have already been made
by the big sugar interests of New York
and Philadelphia, and assurance is given
| that their property rights will be pro-
tected.
| In the face of much speculation 10
| the attitude of the consttutionalists. Car
rama and his advisers have preserved a
| Sepulchral silence, but have kept on their
way toward Saltillo and Monterey, pre-
pairing to storm these points of vantage.
See Trap for Carranza.
| The Star is authorized to state that any
| statement purporting to voice the inten-
| tions of the constitutionalist forces. un-
| less it is given by Carranza himself.
should be considered as spurious. Officials
| in constitutionalist headquarters here do
| not believe that any statement will be
made by the constitutionalists. They be-
| leve that Huerta has been weaving Il
| little spider web for Gen. Carranza 10
| fall into. hoping to entice the rebel lead
| er into entangling himself in the meshes
I ar$o hos ha-
| tween the United States and the federal
! forces. But those authorized to speak
| for Carranza intimate that the rebel
chief has no intention OF being diverted
from the main issue of his campaign by
Huerta's side quarrel with the United
States. 1t is pointed out that the United
States authorities have explicitly stated
| that they. have no quarrel with the Car
ranza faction, and no desire to medde
! in the Mexican warfare except to see that
the United States subjects and property
are not endangered and that the nag and
authority of the United States are not
| insuted.
Game of War Politics.
Officials point out that under this in
depreciation of the present situation.
with Carranza holding aloof from the
United States quarrel with Huerta,
there is strong possibility that the
United States will blockade Vera Cruz
and Tampico. Then. should the consti-
tutionalists capture Tampico. the United
States, having no row with Carranza.
would lift the embargo. 1t is believed
that this is the game of war politics that
Carranza is playing.
Regarding the possibility Of Huerta
seizing the shipments across the
Tehuantepec route. which railroad lie
now holds. the situation is thus ex-
planned.
Thousands of tons of American
freight from New York, carried by the
American Hawaiian Steamship Company
Of New York are transshipped each,