The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-16

CHIC request of foreign governments,
VIII be received by General Car
rama from the United States, and
Secretary Bryan said be expected no
further question to be raised on this
point. He added that no formal rec
ognition was involved in this ar
rangement
Incidents OF the day-the busy ac-
tivity at the state, war and navy de-
partments and the White House
the conferences between the presi-
dent and members OF congress
showed that while the United States
was hoping the crisis might be avert
ed by deferential action on the part
OF General Huerta, every arm OF the
government was in active prepare
ton for emergencies.
Cabinet officers were uncertain OF
future engagements. Secretary
Bryan. who Is i'll and had planned 10
go to Florida, is staying here against
his physicians orders. Everywhere
spirit of serious tension was mani
fest.
The army is prepared" said Sec
rotary Garrison, but has not been
ordered TO cross the Mexican border
or to go to any Mexican port"
Liner 10 Chartered.
Incidentally, the chartering OF the
! Ward liner Esperanza at Vera Cruz,
with orders to proceed to Galveston,
where four army transports and thou
sands OF troops are located. is under
stood TO be only one OF the measures
OF preparation being taken for the
transportation OF troops, IL necessary.
Congress stands behind the admins
tration almost to man in the admin
is.ration's policy to demand repara-
ton for the indignities offered by the
HuertO government.
In the Senate to-day IL was plain
that the President would be backed
even 10 an actual warfare against
! Mexico TO uphold the sovereign dig
nifty OF the United Stotes. Both adj.
ministration and Republican leaders
expressed the emphatic view that the
United States is not sending the fleet
\ TO Tampico as a blur" that IL is
sending II there 10 signialiZe the fact
that at last the patience OF this gov
eminent has Teen exhausted and rep
aration must be made or the already
war-scared southern republic must
suffer the consequences. There are
many who hold the view that IL r.
not necessary for the President to
ask Congress for authority TO land
armed forces in Mexico 70 seize the
ports, but even these anticipate that.
whatever the President and the cabi-
net determine upon. the Congress will
be informed thoroughly in message
I from the President. and agree that
the purposes set forth In sucn a mes
sage would be ungrudgingly endorsed
Aroused Patriotic Fervor.
Though both houses OF Congress
proceeded in the regular course Of
legislative business throughout the
day. II was everywhere apparent that
the departure OF the fleet for Mexico
had aroused patriotic fervOr. and the
Mexican situation was t..e absorbing
topic OF Informal discussion In the
cloak rooms and corridors. senator
toke smith, Of Georgia, made a can.
vass OF the senate relating TO the dis
patch Of the feet and the unfolding
determination OF the administration
20 command Mexico's respect for the
believe" said Senator smith late
to-day, that nine-tenths Of the mem
Ders 81 the senate viii stand behind
the administration in n demand for
reparatton. II the government is
compelled BY the defiance OF Huerta
70 land armed forces ~ Mexican ports
! do not believe ~ would be necessary
20 nave authorization from congress
Tor such move"
There are those in congress who
hold the view that the latest move Of
me United states toward Mexico will
mean actual Intervention. that this
government will proceed DESPITE
reparatiOn for past insults. to blockade
ne ports on both coasts. that the RIO
brdnde border forces will be aug.
mented BY powerful reinforcements
ana vigorous campaign begun to
iotce an end 10 Huerta and the estab-
nsnment OF Mexican government
which would command recornifion nv
the United states.
Few Diseordant Notes
n Few discOrdant notes were sound
"a In congress to-day. Representa-.
i've Mondell Of Wyoming. In n speech
N the house CHARGED thai the presi-
uent sought 70 use the Atlantic fleet
70 enforce the mandates Of hls per.
sonal prejudice" against Hucrta Rem
resentative Bartholdt % Missouri de-
clared that refusal Of Huerta 10 salute
the Tag with q guns should not pre-