Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-04-19
PRESIDENT SENDS
 FINAL ULTIMATUM Huerta Must Today Agree to Salute as Demanded
 by Admiral Mayo.
w AR PREPARATIONS
Army Officers Ready to Throw Negu- lars Into MPXicO-500.0G .0GO Men Will Be NYeded-lncOme Tax Will Be
 Doubled to Raise Revenue.

Washington, April 1S,-Presdent Huerta is now in possession of an ultimate from the United States government to the effect that he must agree to salute the American flag before D. m. tomorrow in the man ner originally proposed by Admiral Mayo. l. is the opinion here tonight that if Huerta does not comply with the demand without any further ques- tioning war between the United States and Huerta's government will ensue. 9 The substance of President Will sons ultimatum to Huerta was made known in this statement, issued at the white house this afternoon:
 General Huerta is still insisting upon doing something less than has been demanded and something less than would constitute an acknowl- edgement that his representatives were entirely in the wrong ill the in dignities they have put upon the government of the United States. "The president has determined that if General Huerta has not yielded by o'clock on Sunday afternoon he will take the matter to congress Mon- day"
 Following the announcement of the presidents ultimatum 10 Huerta, wire less messages were sent to Admiral Badger, commander of the Atlantic fleet. and to Admiral Mayo and to Admiral Fletcher, advising them Of the ominous developments.
 These messages halt all aggressive action until the president shall have appeared before congress on Mon day in the event that Huerta does not comply with the American ultimatum.
 War Department Active.
 Feverish activities at the war de parement followed the announcement of the ultimatum. Preparations for the movement of troops on large scale were begun.
 Authorization for increasong the army or navy forces can come only through a joint resolution of con gress. The men of the army and navy departments estimate that if war is declared the army will be in creased immediately by 250,000 and the navy by 10000 additional sailors. The present navy quota of men is exhausted. he first army move will be the sending of a large body of regular troops from Galveston to CO., operate with the naval forces at elt"ampico and Vera Cruz.
 m The utimatum to Huerta was the lghimax today of a strles of rapid de- l alopments and a frantic exchange His dispatches.
 ith- Huerta Refuses Demand aln larly in the day message was . lived saying that Huerfa refused
 lder the salute at Tampico unless
 Fsalute would be returned simul A v[Susly by the American battle z h. President Wilson immediately N MI refusal of this demand, and n fmed Huerta that he must salute ;N hginally proposed before
 lok tomorrow evening Or the Hsi\ent would "take the matter in eongress"
 Ecretary Bryan explained 1ni ght
 all Huerta would have to dc Wd be to indicate before 6 o'clocl
 Erow evening that he would fire
 hlnte. The salute would not actu
 lave to be fired by that hour. MT
 explained that this concession
 tke to the fact that there is nc
 vl\phic communication betweer city and Tampico and that i
 Abe almost impossible to ge
 Acre in time. President Will H\ accept Huerta's promise.
 \ To Levy War Tax
 Avenues needed by this coun
 so1d intervention come througl nrl Huerta to make satisfact
 baIs by tomorrow night, vii
 oorA Aeither by doubling the in
 sta1 Tor by imnosing specia
 Tor by both.
 oreaAated that the proposed in oad;h income tax will yield a'
 s1oo kevenue of approxima.el- ation stonl The special revenue
 no+tNn be made to yielf
 anec;ep 100000 These tw' Cn s,,nds will supply all the wa M. weak Ny, at least at the out
 nnosan\war, should it follow . Aments. @
 nS5OO.O0O Needed
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