Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

o !. -, - enforce his demands
'A. ~.. granted President VII
s1., 's' = by congress, by the
= The following joint reso-
!, Of the facts presented by
- u. .''srt of the United States IN
a s delivered to congress IN
~. ~, IN the 10th day of April,
. La s''.. -..5 IN certain afronts and
teama w. committed against the
,ieak GATES in Mexico, be It
hich '.,3 That the president Is
has |. !, the employment of the
d left ,,.ss of the United States to
! H, demands for unequivocal
9 nd q, the afronts and indigni-
actor sd --ri-ted against the United
Up be it further
lmpea .,zsd That the United States
out & 4. any hostility to the Meu-
oppo' ,.,oIe or any purpose to make
H. 81 p0l them. 90
howl a snse by a vote OF 337 to 38
piat5eII5 ,,sriouslv adopted resolution
TN s \ 5v the administration, but the
debated it long and rather bit
ae policy of the president be-
Gene lfeized BY Senator's Lodge, Root
OF Rsy At last, early Wednesday
Iaetl -rg resolution in the form
haste ,bova was adopted by a vote
pl1e' to IS, and later in the day it
ma ereed to by the lower house.
:. e.. ssasnts Message to Congress.
go ssient Wilson personally pre-
nd bis appeal to congress for justi-
80 a at 8 joint session on Monday.
- TIT Of bis message follows:
grlemen Of the Congress: It ia
= Sgy to call your attention to a
IS -stsn which has arisen In our deal
d With Gen. Victoriano Huerta
Mexico City, which calls for action,
I'd to ask your advice and co-opera-
tm in acting upon it. On the 9th
d APRIL a paymaster of the United
State; steamship Dolphin landed at
: be It1rbide bridge landing at Tam
F@ with a Whaleboat and boats
crew 70 take off certain supplies
, istsi by this ship, and while en-
!, ggei in loading the boat was arrested
! b an officer and squad Of men of the
lfuy Of General Huerta. Neither the
Eynaster nor anyone Of the boats
crew was armed. Two of the men
i. we're in the boat when the arrest took
y pace and we're obliged to leave it
aad submit to be taken into custody,
/ Notwithstanding the fact that the boat
carried, both at her bow, and at her
Hsfl' the flag Of the United States.
Men Are Later Released.
]. The officer who made the arrest
vas proceeding up one Of the streets
o. lie town with his prisoners when
net BY sn officer Of higher authority
'ao ordered him to return to the
alalng and await orders; and within
u nour and a half from the time OF
aS arrest orders were received from
NC wHmander Of the Huertista forces
y Ianplco for the release Of the pay
aas'ef and his men. The release was
VlOsed by apologies from the com
-4uueI ana later by an expression OF
,'slsal by General Huerta himself
p'IsiaI Huerta urged that martial
"a ~ obtained at the time at Tampico
--' U'uefs had been issued that nc
su' should be allowed to land at the
"4,Ode bridge and that our sailors
-- ~ 10 right to land there.
0u' naval commander at that port
s ~ a0' been notified of any such pro
a'o'IOn' and even il they had beer
S u Oaiy lustifable course open to the
Wal authorities would have been tt
, ~ 'ne paymaster and his crew t.
!. s'1uTaW and to lodge a protest witt
summarizing officer of the feet.
a,s s"aoos Salute of U. S. Flag.
=, AuNlFal Mayo regarded the arres
~, " serious an affront that he wa.
a. =, Sausned with the apologies of
~ ,ssT. but demanded that the flag O
81, 'Al'ea States be saluted with spe
10, ceremony by the military com
-anaer Of the port
,-;-.-, Incident cannot be regarded a.
ha ia one especially as two men o
~. Ien arrested we're taken from tn,
t SO-s ltselt-that Is to say. from tn,
!. '' . Of the United States; but ha,
st, .tSOu oy itself 1t might have beef
ssed to the ignorance or AFRO
sauce a OF single officer
h.. Unfortunately, it was not an ,so
49, ,Su case. a series of incidents hay,
cra sel'ly occurred which cannot bu
SEM, 'ne Impression that the repre-
v,u,- ','eS OF General Huerta wer
s,.. Ils to go out Of their way to SHOW
Of tbS Tor the dignity and right
sata sOyernment and felt perfect,
nsH, II doing what they pleased
bsi I.l gre free to show in many way
- "II'ation and contempt.
:. s Orderly Was Arrested.
Tar,. .e" days after the incident a
sta .,plCo an orderly from the unite,
sup Minnesota was arreste,