Arizona republican., 1914-04-15
ATLANTIC FLEET ORDERED
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commander until that evening to fire the salute, but later extended the time in order to afford the local com mander an opportunity to commun:- cate with superior officers in Mexico City,
 "A statement fapology was issued in Mexico City by Huerta and the To- cal officer who arrested the marines was ordered punished. This was not satisfactory to the United States and the salute was insisted upon. Huerta at no time agreed to comply, but his under secretary in the Mexican for eign office did inquire of O'Shaugh messy if a salute fired to the gunboat Dolphin and responded to by the American ship would be acceptable.
 This was emphatically rejected by the United States and word was sent that nothing short of a public salute to the American flag would be satis factory"
 This was the situation laid before the cabinet today by the president. John Lind, it is understood, in his conference with the president and Secretary Bryan, counseled forceful move. For two hours the cabinet dis cussed the possible consequences of drastic action and the plan of sending the fleet as warning to Huerta of the lengths to which the Washington government was prepared to go to en- force it's policy was unanimously adopted.
 i No direct statement or explanation of developments was issued by either the White House or the state depart ment.
 Action, not words" was the way one cabinet officer declared the an- swer of the United States to Huerta' s unwillingness to fire a salute when demanded by the American govern ment
 Incidentally, a copy of navy orders issued by Daniels is understood to have been transmitted to O'Shaugh- messy so that the Huerta government may be informed of the course which the United States has adopted. It is said there was no necessity of inform ing other foreign governments unless
 a state of blockade was declared.
 News of the ordering of the fleet tc
 Mexican waters was received by con-
 gress with general satisfaction. IT
 the house, when Representative Mur-
 dock of Kansas publicly proclaimed
 the news from Daniels, there was 2
 mild demonstration of approval Nc
 public announcement was made in the senate, but the news quickly spread about the chamber and into committed rooms where senators were engaged 1T
 official business.
 l Tomorrow the situation will Occup!
 the attention of the senate commit
 tee on foreign relations. Members O the house foreign affairs committe' also manifested keen interest in tn,
 developments. Representative Flood chairman of this committee, conferred with his colleagues about preparation , for any emergency which might arise f Beyond asserting that the situation seemed to be serious one Actinl Chairman Shively of the senate for eign relations committee made m , comment.
 t Many senators and representative f expressed themselves in sympath
 with the action of the administration
 but declined to be quoted in view 0 l the uncertainty as to what migh
 eventuate.
 The dispatch of the fleet create : only mild excitement in the nationa e lcapital generally. Newspapers or d dered representatives to Hampto d Roads and tonight the navy depart
 lment granted permission to twenty re