The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-16
SENATORS AND REPRESENTA-
TlVES ARE SUMMONED TO
THE WHITE HOUSE.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS NEXT
That Step Will Follow if Reparation
Does Not Come From the Huerta
Government for the Contemptuous
Attitude it Has Taken.

Washington, d c., April 15.-While
ships of the Atlantic fleet were turn
ing their prows toward Tampico to-
day to enforce President Wilson's de.
mand on Huerta for "A public salute
to the American flag, Senators and
the White House to be informed Of
all phases of the situation that Con
gress might be prepared for any fur
ther step.
President Wilson told the Congress
men that he stood first for peace,
but that If Huerta did not comply
with the American demands the first
step to enforce them would be the
seizure Of Tampico and Vera Cruz.
for which he considers there is ample
precedent.
Acting Chairman Shively of the
Senate foreign relations committee;
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican Of
that committee; Chairman Flood, of
the House foreign affairs committee
and Representative cooper, ranking
Republican committeeman, had an
hours conference with the President
at which Mr.. Wilson outlined all de.
tails of the Tampico incident, in
which Huerta commander arrested
American blue-jackets and refused to
salute the Stars and Stripes as an
APOLOGY.
Mr.. Wilson impressed upon his call
ers that while he sincerely hoped no
occasion would arise for the use of
force contingency might follow as
the result of the American demand
for salute, and he wished members
of Congress to be prepared,
All four men who saw the President
said no steps would be taken OF a
serious nature such as the landing OF
marines or the sheliing of a town
without authorization.
Marines have been landed before
said Chairman Flood, without author
ization, and towns have been shelled,
but inasmuch as Congress is In ses-
sion 1t would be more regular to get
authorization from Congress. The
President gave US the history Of the
Tampico incident, and explained just
velopments depend entirely on the at
titude Huerta takes. Congress, | am
sure, will stand by the President
Senator Sh1vely likewise described
the conference as chiefly informative.
will there be message to Con
gress from the PRESIDENT" Senator
Shively was asked.
1T certainly will come to that IL
reparation does not come from the
Huerta government for the contempt
uous attitude 1t has taken"
There have been no overnight de-
velopments," he said, 'and there is
really nothing imminent as yet. We
rll hope that General Huerta VIII
yield and remove grave situation,
phL IL lc uOCo nOL we dit pItpdIeu
to back up our demands. Before any
marines are landed or any lombard
ment or other serious steps are taken
the President intends to consult Con-
gress. We obtained from him today
complete account Of what has taken
place and his purposes so far as they
have developed. OF course, future
steps depend upon Mexico City"
Senator Lodge said he was in ac-
cord with what the President had
done and expressed the view that the
demand for the salute and the dis
patch OF the fleet was in accord with
precedent. He said he supported the
Presidents action, and hoped that Sc
rious steps might not be necessary.