The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-17
HUERTA NOW APPEARS TO
BE EVADING THE
ISSUE
TEST TO COME
IN A FEW DAYS
BattleshipS Are Hurrying On the
Atlantic and On the Pacific
To BE Ready For Any
Emergency
(By Associated Pressl

jority of the ships OF the American
navy undsr orders today to proceed
Immediately. to the Atlantic and Pa
cifIc coaSs of Mexico, the United
States gprernmelt gave Provisional
= President Huerta' final warning tbal
unlcss a salute were fired to the stars
and strips within Reasonable time
to atone "for repeated offense,
against the right and dignities of the
United Safes" serious eventuaIities
would result.
IT was learned tonight that General
iiuoTaa Waen appraised bp Charge
O'Shaughlessy of the proposed dem.
onstratipn of the Atlantic fleet, argu.
ed that ae episode growing out OF
the arrest of American blueiackets q.
Tampice was Git subject for arbi-
tration d the Hague, and that he
would appoint q commission to inves.
tlgate th Incident.
& 2 President Emphatic.
. Presdn Wilson Ia AN emphatic re.
]; ply tiiragh Charge o'shadghnessy
is iunI qstood 70 have told General
Hucrt that tho time for delay end
cyasid had pasaed and that the
( Amer tn EoEeflment would tempo.
rize longer administration ofSi-
Az q tcfthe flag and
questions OF national honor are not
,Htbiees Tor efSi Sisnatlons sE ss.
.. All ln1ofti4ti6A. offlcial and other
wise. that reached washington from
Mexico tended 10 show that General
Huerta was lrconvinced that the
United States was in earnest and
thought the washington government
was bluffing. Some anti-American
demonstrations at Vera Cruz and
other points were reported
Developments here today showed
c!se:isy the. the. ae..eess determined! and force
ful policy had been adopted by the
president, which would be backed up
by congross and enforced IL necessary
by the army and navy.
While expressing earnest hope for
peace, the president unequivocally
told members OF the senate and house
committees on foreign affairs that the
offense Of. the de facto government at
Mexico City could no longer be toler-
ated. and that uniess .Huerta complied
with the American demands. seizure
of tho customs houses at Tampico
and Vera Cruz and even the declara-
tion OF d Pacific blockade, shutting
OF commerciA! Intercourse with the
United States, would be fully justified
by the psecedents In international
Law. !,
Congress Backs Wilson.
1t was established that no aggres-
sive act. such as the landing of ma
rines or the shelling OF any towns
or the seizure or any ports, would
be undertakea without authorization
from congress after President VIII
son had parsonnIlvl delivered q mes
sage on the subject,
The nearly unanimous approval
that republicans and democrats alike
gave the administsetion's initial steps
made ii apparent. however, that
should Rear Adn1ral Badger find II
necessary, co1grsss would back uE
the American NAVY without hesitation
After, orders had been issued today
for q naval demonstration on the
Pacific coast 81 mexico as well as on
tine Atlantic, ueleral Huerta was ad-
vIsed that tho most powerful fighting
force the Alseglsah government eyei
hiss assembled cn sea, carrying thoa'
sai:ds 6f marines and bluejackets. Z Z
headed for sts seaport towns Of the
southern repEblic, ready TO enforce Y
tho extreme the american policy.
Upon General fIuerta depend tne nl
next Developments; he has about
week to decide tie question, for the
Warships WIN NOT reach Mexican Wa
ssrs for sevsrl dAys: Meanwhile the
United States haa notified all toreigI ls !
governments Of rs attitude toware T
ths Tampic9 incident, and Of the ae'
spatch Of che fisets to Mexican waters
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