Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-07-21

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proclaimed his policy in an address.
before congress to which was at
tached correspondence between Mr.
Lind and the Huerta administration
Huerta was attacked in the Mexi.
can senate in October 5 by Senator
Doininguez, who spoke what was in
the minds Of himself and some of his
colleagues. Dominguez disappeared.
The chamber of deputies adopted a
resolution calling for an investiga-
ton.
To this Huerta's reply was dram
attic and swift. He marched COL
umn of troops to the chamber of the
deputies and threw 10 deputies into
prison. Next he dissolved congress
and took unto himself the legislative
authority, calling for an election of
new members on October 5.
Through Mr.. O'Shaughnessy the
United States made representation
against violence to the imprisoned
deputies.
When it became certain the cleo
tons had resulted in no constitution
al choice because of the failure of
voters to go to the polls, the Ameri-
can government peremptorially called
on Huerta to resign. In statement
to the diplomatic corps on November
9, he announced that he would de-
clare the result of the election null
and order another election.
On November IL, Huerta refused
to accede to the American demand
for his resignation and John Lind
left Mexico City for Vera Cruz.
Meantime the United States dis
patched warships to the Mexican
coast and Americans continued to
leave Mexico.
Definite proposals were made by
the United States to Carranza for his
adherents. Several of the European
powers, notable Great Britain, Ger
many and France, supported the
policy of the United States. The
constitutionalists continued their adj
vance to the south. They captured
several cities.
The situation became so critical
that Great Britain, Germany, Spain.
France and Japan ordered warships
to Mexican waters.
Fighting continued at Tampico and
many other centers and the constitu-
tionalists took Torreon.
An embargo placed on the expor-
tation of arms from the United States
to Mexico was raised early in Febru-
airy of the presentyear.
American troops were .concentrat-
ed on the border and the American
fleet in Mexican waters was strength
ened.
The constitutionalists captured
Monterey.
Then came the departure of John |
Lind from Vera Cruz and the arrest |
of a party of American blue jackets
at Tampico. for which an apology |
aid salute were demanded by the |
United States and refused by Huerta.
On April IL blue jackets and ma
rines were landed and occupied Vera
Cruz in consequence of the reported |
arrival of a consignment of arms and |
ammunition for Huerta. A number
of Americans were killed in the
street fighting. The Mexicans re-
tired and destroyed a portion of the
railway.
Shortly afterward a mediation
proposal received from Argentine,
Brazil and Chile was accepted and
ensued at Niagara Falls.
In the interval American troops
relieved the blue jackets at Vera
Cruz and since have remained in &C.
of the port.
Tampico and Zacatecas fell into
the hands of the constitutionalists
and the victorious armies continued
their march on Mexico City, where
rumors have been in circulation for
many weeks of the approaching
resignation of Huerta.