The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
Mexican Dictator Refuses to
Salute Flag as Ordered
by Pres. Wilson
TROOPS WILL PROCEED TO
OCCUPY MEXICAN CITIES
Congress Authorizes President to Use
Army and Navy for Forcible
Occupation Of Republic
of Mexico.

WaSnlnBtOn-Gen. NlctOTlanO ftuer-
ia, provisional president of Mexico,
fatty refused Sunday night to accede
to the unconditional demands of the
United States that he salute the Am
erican flag, and congress has author
lied President Wilson to use armed
forces to uphold the honor and digni-
ty of the nation.
Negotiations with Huerta over the
demand for a salute in reparation for
the arrest of American bluejackets at
Tampico on April 10, came to a close
Sunday evening at 6-o'clock, the last
hour given by President Wilson for
favorable response from the Mexican
dictator. The final word of Huerta TO
Charge 'Shaughnessy was refusal
to comply unless the United States
would guarantee in writing that his
salute would be returned.
The crisis thus reached does not
mean there will be a formal declara-
ton OF war, because the United States
could not declare war against gov
eminent which it does not recognize.
President Wilson has authority, how
ever, to send the armed forces into
Mexico, to seize first the ports of Tam
pico and Vera Cruz and the railroad
trestle leading from Vera Cruz to-
ward Mexico City.
The president held cabinet meet
ing Monday 1920 o'clock, when the
final arrangements for pacific block
ade of Mexican ports aud other steps
in the presidents program were de-
liberated.
The breach that finally has come
with Mexico will make it impossible,
it was declared on high authority, for
the United States to further protect
foreigners in that republic and foreign
governments have been notified Of
the situation in this regard.
VIII Occupy Mexico.
Maize Leonard Wood, chief of
STAFF, is under orders from the pres
ident TO proceed to Galveston and
Texas City to take command of the
forces of occupation in the move
ment on Mexico. A very important
distinction is drawn between an army
for an invasion and an army for the
occupation of Mexico. Mexico is not
to be invaded. 1t is to be occupied
and this movement is to be extended
until Huerta comes to terms.
The first step will be the beliger-
ent blockade of all the Mexican ports.
Then Tampico and Vera Cruz, and it
was learned some OF the other Mexi.
can ports, are to be occupied by a
| force of marines from the feet. These
ports will form advance bases for the
army which, if the dictator does not
come to terms, will follow. The army
will also be sent into Mexico if the
dictator permits the people in Mexico
to commit any outrage against Am
erican and foreign citizens.
Gen. Wood Will Govern.
Under the command of Gen. Wood
the army will. if necessary, pene
trate Mexico TO Mexico City and or
arriving at Mexico City, Gen. Wood
in all probability will become mill
tary governor of Mexico, in addition
to being the commander of the army
of occupation and the blockadine
fleet. This will be the third time In
the career of the former colonel Of
the Rough Riders that he has assumed
this role He was governor-genera
of Cuba and organized the existing
government of the island; later he
was sent to the Philippines, where he
became the military governor of the
islands.