The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-16
To Demand Answer
To Three Insults
|Arresting Marines, failing Of
Orderly and Censorship Of
State Dispatches Are PriI =
cipIe Ones Drastic Action
Is Future Plan.

WASHINGTON, Aprfl t5-The
powerful Atlantic feet which sailed to-
day for Mexican waters will blockade
nnd seize the ports II TaHpico aad
Vera Cruz. unless President Huerta
yields to the demands IF the United
Estates and offers repar&tion for tfe
recent Insult se fee American Sag.
TtY8s eampa IGN on rho Eastern coast
Of Mnxice vii be supported by the
hlockaalng and seizure of all the Inn
ysnrtant ports On the Western coast.
This supplementary n1oveme nj
aealnst the Western coast was dis
closed this afternoon when Il WAS an
nounca5 that three cruisers, one trans
port. ard two golfers. 1u Pacific
Hafers had been ordered 70 sail AS
soon AZ possible for Mexican ports.
Thee " ar vessels viii carry about one
fhcusaHd marines ard w9il reinforce a
feet ~ four cruisers ard one gun boat
nlyoadf stationed III Mexican waters
Tn the west The tarpeod fia0lia az
|Ean Pedro, Csf ai&o hsss heen ordered
IL stand ready to sail eu short notice.
while tho h}acssdlng ard seizure
nc the MeXscaa parts IN the event 81
IIuerfas continued refusal "a sai9te
the American eoioFs will hat Ia Itself
xansgitnfe 20 declaration pf war. Il "a
Hirnnat certain 10 he followed NY open
hastlities. and wi3i a. least mark the
beg nnlnr of y policy Of farcefNl Inc
tervenfton IN the Southern repuhile-
Huerfa Sllen4.
frp to a late hnaF tonight the atate
department baa received No inunsa-
flon that president Huerfa intended tp
reeonsideg his refusal 81 meet the
american demand. A report reached
Washington through gunfficlal CHAN
nels that Huertm WAS about Ia Gail the
A Las at
Ctty for the purpose 20 submitting the
Question 10 them, as "a whether or NOT
he should yield 10 the demand Faf a
salnte. such q course would obvious"
Nv relieve hueF#a ri considerable In
6ividual responsibility, ard weald re-
Sun I'm making the episode mere GEM
pletefg national @ffatr
WASHINGTON. April ls-rhc first
Of todayAs developments ~ the aext-
car situation came when President
NsIaon ~ent loto conference AT tbe
White House with the ranking mem
beers oT the senate committee on for
sign relations. ana the house commit
tee on fareigs affaTs.
Presidents CoaAsenee.
The president took these meu com e
ieseiy into h8A confidence ~ 80 She
events watch led up to the sending ~
she f1eet TO the GuH. ard the purpose
OF the administration so far as these
1re formulated ii Va aA at tnis cem-
ference that sire president FIRST ais
elnaed that Il was 0pt thu fampieo
Incident alone tNAt preeipitated This
COVE aguamts warltAe mox@. 6at that
osher insults aY a studied character had
heen taalcted apon fhe United states.
fhs president Informed the committee
iii h3s intention t@ seek t6e ApgroN Al
aS ceme resa hsfere erterine tire actual
~
Negen4eA necessary tie advised his
ess4tagA ta convey the Information sn7
lrusssd Is thsna ia their colleagues en
the congressional committees. So that
tn he event tue necessity arises for
art3aE bN canaress a@ considerable
DELAY viii grow out ef the need OF Ia
( fnsaslan on the part II eoagrees.
the president intos med his callers
shMt ~ ala nat contemplate making
fnAl step umgll AaNtrAi Badger haa
arrived on 4aguplca, which Will he
@asa~ nest week If by that time
fsnNFta has failed 10 eietd 70 this gov
srni cents demand, tae president vii
aetlNw ~ mn address - congress- cailits
uu ths legislative hran@n tee aathera
ia leu lit utilise the aasR H. force tie
rass lion fYosn the Mexican government
In ihia address ne Win outitae HIS Fea
smA sar aunenana fha salute 90 fhe
naa.
tomsstster Approves.
sFha members NE the eNn@Fe#S&6nR
pan,ntfttae IA nseased their eaeaial An
nrnyAl af the pgesi#ents asetsiae ta
lei congress share xhe responsibility
f0s MIA, miRRg he an asst ef war II
lhuAgh tires a&Fasd wltb htm that the
esss alaeltsent ef fnerW eteheF hy iANd-
taH nf atarine# a8 Hsmniea ana were
ssza8 sc tina blockade &C AsAlas4a
laxfa gaala preparlN Pr WHtleFtsksa ef
lfe ggeN eat uUasg ats constitutional
@Uf
Ihrec gasalis-
Nhe president aaaa#sea a detAf
Ehaes AmAaits which hgsNv tesNltwa "
AtA determination tu eontpei thv spf
aFMNAwnt os AiaNtg@ 40 sAiatw nc n
alaA &4F843sa IA apalaaa These MfN ths
arrest HI blnnIaeNvtA ~ FAAnpt@@. the
sxFeas af a naaig afdaetA as Vera tfus
snA the heialns Wp az sn ottaN1al d's
catch IL Coarse " afA@Ak hhsa@Ns n
sM#NtWa tstfY
rhe nfssiaeas told hs Visitors hai
ha Waa in8afmlA that i0e representa-
ssas nAAae III ftnerga Win regard n
sne ar4enA at TaEANags, wwgN tasss u
Haany respects He said fhe American
haus ket@ tanAaa ss - paint ienfe.
xnAfNA hy MRNtN&0H ta @W nfahtpatWs
ssrrstprs Sss4ae III thpm alseueaFxss
lfrum the Dolphin whalsnuat ~ bus
Nruva@0gsS, hlie otherA remained y
4Ise hN@s sTh0AA u hu Msenf ashore w~ft
AFgesFes bng aateF MsxivAn @oiss~f'
&Np& snats custody tAnsa wha had -
asaaaasA IN ths boat ana whu teehnsAs
NJ wwT# on American aaEi sad anaei
4ha rFnEvsalen of the f1AR
sns-x&~ ~rssm r. s>sse4- 1$s%<sees asassszs~
t{S khe nasionAl callers. ard 4 N shAl
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