Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-04-24
President AWAITS
ACTION IN SENATE
Plans Are Complete for Landing
Marines at Tanpico
and Vera Cruz.

eight hours. possibly less, the United
States government will take posses
sion of the Mexican customs houses
at Tampico and Vera Cruz.
Detailed plans for landing of ma
rines at these two important coast
towns were completed at a confer
ence 1T the White House between
President Wilson, Secretaries Bryan,
Garrison and Daniels, Major General
Wood and Rear Admirals Fiske and
Blue, and John Lind.
mo orders to the army and navy
will be issued yet" was the announce
ment made after the conference, &C.
ton temporarily being deferred until
congress acts on the joint resolution
approving the presidents purpose of
using the armed forces of the United
States to enforce it's demands against
General Huerta-growing out of the
arrest at Tampico of American blue
Jackets.
Action was held up through oppos!
ton in the senate to the form of the
joint resolution approving President
Wilson's purposes, as it passed the
house.
The resolution passed the house, 1897
to 81, after spirited debate.
In spectacular session the senate
discussed the house resolution briefly
Senators objected to matchmaking
Huerta and subresolution was
agreed upon BY the foreign relations
committee giving the president bread
authority to deal with indignities Of:
fered the United States in Mexico lin
view of the situation as presented by
the president in his message
Lodge Presents Substitute.
Senator Lodge presented a substi.
tute for the preamble OF the resoIu-
ton reported by the committee which
he will endeavor TO have adopted
1t set forth:
"That the state Si unrest. violence
and anarchy which exists in Mexico
the numerous unchecked and unpun-
ished murders of American citizens
! and the spoliation OF their property
| in that country. the impossibility of
securing protection or redress by Dip
| lomatic methods in the absence of
| lawful or effective authority, the in
! ability of Mexico to discharge its in
ternational obligations, the unpro-
voked insults and indignities inflicted
! upon the flag and the uniform of the
United States by the armed forces in
| occupation of large parts of Mexican
territory have become intolerable.
That the seli-respect and dignity
of the United States and the duty to
protect its citizens and its interna.
tlonal rights require that such
course be followed in Mexico by our
government as to compel respect and
observance of it's rights
The resolution as agreed upon by
the foreign relations committee read:
In view of the facts presented by;
the president of the United States in
his address told to the congress in
joint session the twentieth day of
April, 1914, in regard to certain af-
fronts and indignities committed
against the United States in Mexico,
be it
"Resolved, that the president is JUS
tilted In the employment of the armed
forces of the United States to enforce
his unequivocal demands and aifronts
and indignities committed against
the United States; be it further
No Intent to Make War.
Resolved, that the United States
dtsclaims any hostility to the Mexi-
can people or any purpose to make
war upon Them
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