The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-16

have been sent to meet this series of
deliberate insults and to force n proper
respect for the American nag and the
American uniform.
Up to n late hour tonight the State
Department had received no intimation
that President lIuerta intended TO re-
consider his refusal to meet the Amer-
can demand
A report reached WASHINGTON
through unofficial channels tina. Udcrta
was about to call The national iegisla-
ture together at Mexico city for the
purpose of submitting the question to
II as to whether or not he should
yield to the demand for Il salute. Such
a course would obviously relieve Huerta
OF considerable individu1i responsibility
and would result in making the episode
more completely a national affair.
So far AZ Washington is concerned.
however Huerta's statement that the in
cident is closed has been accepted and
no further diplomatic effort will be made
to obtain a reconsideration. From now
on the warships will speak for the
United States Government and Huerta
will be left to interpret the acts of the
Washington Administration in his own
way.
As yet NO ultimatum has been
delivered 10 Huerta hxins a time
linit In which the United states
will expect favorable action by him.
hist u he has not sisnihed his In
tention to make reparation when
the American Rect arrives In the
Gaif waters on Tampico early next
week steps viii Immediately he
taken 70 blockade the important
ports and scise them.
Before any act of this character is
undertaken. however, President Wilson
Will appear before Congress and ask for
legislative sanction. That he will have
the hearty support OF Congress regard
less OF party, was indicated to-day. The
Presidents disclosures of his plans to
members OF Congress led to an immedi-
ate favorable response from the ma
tional legislature.
Under the general plan as understood
here now. the United States IN Selling
ports and custom houses in Mexico will
merely do this as a means of seeking
reparation for an insult and probably
with a declaration in advance that the
ports will be relinquished when salts
faction has been given.
Wilson Sees Committee Membe r..
Tho first OF to-day's Developments came
when President Wilson went into confer
encs at the White House with the ranking
members OF the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations and the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs At these conferences
we're Senator Shively, acting chairman of
the Senate committee, and Senator Lodge
ranking Republican on the committee
Chairman Flood of the corresponding
House committee and Representative
Cooper or Wisconsin. ranking Republican.
The President took these men completely
into his confidence as to the events which
led up to the sending of the fleet to the
Gulf and the purposes of the Administra-
ton. so FAR as these are formulated. 1t
was at this conference that the President
first disclosed that II was not the Tampco
incident alone that precipitated this Gov
ernments warlike move. but that other
insults of a studied character had been
inflicted upon the United States. .
The President Informed the committee
Of his intention to seek the approval OF
Congress before ordering the actual COM
nrencement of hostilities II this becomes
necessary. lie advised his visitors to con-
vey the information entrusted to them to
their colleagues on the Congressional COM
mittees 80 that in the event the necessity
arises for action by Congress no consider
able delay will grow out OF the need for
Information on the part OF Congress-
The President Informed his callers that
he did not contemplate taking final step
until Admiral Badger has arrived of
Tampico. which will be early next week.
II by that time Huerta has failed to yield
TO this Governments demand the Presi-
dent will deliver an address to Congress
calling on the legislative branch for au-
thorization TO utilize the fleet to force
separation from the Mexican Govern
0nent. In this address he will outline his
reasons for demanding the salute to the
nag.
Approve President's Decision.
The members OF the Congressional com
mttees expressed their cordial approval
OF the Presidents decision to let Congress
share the responsibility for what might
be an act OF war. although they agreed
with him that the employment OF force,
either by landing OF marines at TampcO
and Vera Cruz or the blockade OF MeXi-
can ports. could properly be undertaken
by the President under his constitutional
power. With Congress In session. how
ever, II was deemed preferable that the
President obtain legislative sanction.
The President let IL be known that the
only contingency in which warlike meas
ures might be taken without consulting
Congress would he the committing of
some overt act on the part Of Mexico that
would demand immediate action.
President