The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-20
NO OUTRAGES
WERE REPORTED
Grave Problem at Present is
Welfare of Our. Country
men Now in
Mexico.
Rebel Leader May Not be Stampeded
Into Joining Huerta in
Defiance Of
America.

[By John e. Nevin, Staff Correspond
ent of the United Press.]
WASHINGTON, April 2o-Mexico
will be completely isolated by night
fall. Every inch of the coast line
controlled by the defiant Huerta will
be dominated by guns from American
warships.
This will be the answer Of this
government to the Mexican demand
that before the stars and stripes are
saluted 1t agree formally to salute in
return and thereby recognize Ma
dero's slayer as the real president OF
Mexico. While the big war fleets
will not reach Mexican waters before
tomorrow at the earliest, there are
enough American warships on the
scene to "open the ball."
President Wilson returned to the
capital at an early hour. He imme-
diately assumed charge Of the situa-
:tion. He sent word to congressional
leaders that he wanted to see them.
He completed plans for his cabinet
injecting and ordered 1is engagement
canCeleu. I ne Cauruor 10 ap-
prove his special address to con.
gress setting forth the exact situation
in Mexico and his recommendaticNs
covering plans to meet the emergency.
This message the president was to de-
liver to congress at o'clock this at
ternoon. Congressional leaders as
sured the president that he will be
upheld in every way by that body. Alb
sent members had rushed to the city
during the night. The plan was to in
troduce q resolution empowering and
directing the chief executive to use
the entire land and naval forces OF
the United States and to call into the
service of the United States the or
ganized militia Of the United States
and to take such further steps as may
be necessary to enforce respect OF
the honor and dignity OF the United
States" Then 1t was planned to sus-
pend the rules Of both bodies and pass
an emergency appropriation bill to
meet the expense Of what is now &C
cepted will be actual war-armed in
tervention in Mexico.
Meanwhile the grave problem. the
one causing the keenest anxiety to
the president and his advisors. was
the situation of our countrymen and
countrywomen in Mexico.
There have been sporadic anti
American demonstrations but 20 far
no reported outrages. The message
OF the United Press Mexico City cor
respondent, telling that the exodus
from Mexico City had already begun,
was communicated to the president
and Secretary Bryan. This news
was yery welcome, indicating as 1t
did that everything was being done
by Huerta to prevent outrases. But
there was grave question whether
he will be able to get all Americans
safely to the sea coast, especially the
few who are in the remote Interior
Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz mas
been ordered to arrange to aid all
Americans coming there and SO per
cent of those who will leave Mexico
will start from that seaport. being
nut aboard merchant vessels and sent
north. If Admiral Fletcher cannos
charter enough ships he will be FUR
nished others. II necessary the Pan
anna railway ships may be hurried to
Vera Cruz for use. 1t was hoped by
the president that most Of the Ameri'
cans remaining in Mexico would be
out of that country by Wednesday
For months the agents Of the state de,
partment have been urging American
business men. compelled to remain in
Mexico, to get their women and chill
dren out of the country. This sus,
gestion has been generally followed
and most of the men that were forced
to stay were Of the kind that can be
depended upon to help themselves II
necessary. ~
One thing which may help the Unit
ed states is the fact that all Of north
! ern Mexico, with the exception OF Q