Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-25
mo SALUTE TOU.S.;;
WILSON'S MESSAGE
| TO CONGRESS DUE
huerta'S Last Chance to Yield Is
Gone-War Plans
Rushed.
MARINES PREPARED TO LAND
Dictator of Mexico Keeps Up Cub
bling to the Last as Congress
men Lay Plans to De-
clare Ho6tilitles.

clare Hostilitles.
Washington, April 20. - Huerta's
rocrastination, his spsrrIng for time,
now explained, as due to his anxl-
3 ty to receive a shipIoad of ammuni-
on which is bound for Vera Cruz on
vessel flying the German flag.
AS the United States may try to pre-
ent this vessel from landing It's car
0 II it reaches Vera Cruz before a
tate Of war Is declared to exist, there
promise of a brand new and seri'
3us International complication.
N II is expected at the state depart
4 rent that President Huerta will send
barge o'shaughnessy his passports
*,day, which would make 1t necessary
B pr him to leave Mexico within few
lays. II this is done similar action
= III be taken in Washington toward
&enor AIgara, charge d'affaircs for
uerta.
n At a midnight conference Secretary
3 arrlson had a long talk over the tel
#3hone with Gen. Leonard Wood,
q lef Of staff Of the army. It is be-
#sved generally that General Wood
I'LL 90 to the border to take COM
and Of the troops there. Secretary
srrison said, however, that he had
! II "ordered anybody to the border
IT,
Secretary Garrison telesraphed d.
sion commanders throughout tire
untry a resume Of Huerta's refusal
accede to President Wilson's de-
and, In order that his officers might
prepares for any situation likely to
ise.
Secretary Daniels sent like informa-
IN TO all commanders In Mexican
a sters.
City OF Mexico, April 20.-The Mexi-
foreign minister. Senior Portillo y
81 Jas. announced that 1t would be i'm
ssible to agree TO the demand Of the
Il iited States that the flag of that
untry be Internationally saluted be-
use that flag was not insulted, be
use It was not flying from the launch
& d because the marines were set free
en- before an investigation. and the
Ger responsible for the arrests was
B nself arrested and held for trial,
rhe foreign minister announced fur
r that the Mexican government
uld agree that both flags be saluted
American flag first and then the
i xican flag. this arrangement to be
do by protocol signed by the
lerican charge daffaires. Nelson
4 shaughnessy, and the Mexican for
minister,
Mexico Appeals to Justice.
E rhe United States government
s. nor Portillo declared. had refused
mission to Charge O'Shaughnessy
sign such a protocol. which Mexico
= was incompatible with its dignity
conclusion the foreign minister
d:
Mexico has yielded as much as her
nifty will permit. Mexico trusts tc
fair-mindedness and spirit of justice
The American people"
VIII Make Reprisals.
Washington, April 20 Huerta has
used to accept President Wilson's
nand for salute to the American
I. In a refusal late last night he
ntered with new conditions.
lflcials said these would not be &C
ted and that the program OF re
al would be carried out
ecretary Tumulty announced just
= ere II o'clock that President vii
had instructed him by telephone
call a special meeting Of the cab
for 1890 o'clock today.
lr. Tumulty announced that the
sident was preparing to deliver a
cial message to congress today.
The matter is closed. said MIR Tu.
ty. Huerta. he added, had asked
no continuation OF the negotiations
refused fatty to accede to what
called the demand for an "uncon-
onal" salute.
Fleets to Seize Ports.
leantime American war fleets were
~ ing down both coasts on the way
al Mexican waters to carry out the
ID sident's plan for reprisals.
M he crisis thus reached does not
IN that there will be a formal
rs aration Of war, because the United
es could not declare war against
,vernment which Il does not recog-
"a resident Wilson Will seek author
however. to send the armed forces
Mexico to seize first the ports OF
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