The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-21
SENATORS OBJECT TO INDIVIDUALIZING HUERTA AND FAIL TO
 PASS RESOLUTION
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 of the United States and the duty to protect its citizens and its international rights require that such a course be followed in Mexico by our government as to compel respect and observance of it's rights"
 1 In AS hours. possibly less. the United States government will have taken pos
 session of the Mexican customs houses
 at Tampico and Vera Cruz.
 Detailed plans for landing of ma- rines at these two important coast towns were completed at a conference
 at the White House between President Wilson Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels. Major General Wood and Rear Admirals Fisle and Blue and John Lind.
 No orders to the army and navy will be issued tonight" was the an- lnouncement made after the conference, action temporarily being deferred until Congress acts on the joint resolution approving the Presidents purpose of
 using the armed forces of the United States to enforce it's demands against General Huerta growing out of the larrest at Tampico of American blue jackets.
 | The House adjourned until 10 o'clock 1 tomorrow and President Wilson. worn
 out, retired after hearing that the
 House had adopted the resolution.
 Keep Governments Informed l Persons who were in touch with the President said the steps which would be taken by the United States short of war" were of a nature which would
 not require formal notification to the powers in the same sense that dec | laration of blockade or other prelim- l inaries to war. Foreign governments Is will be kept informed of developments, | however
 The debate in the House brought out I the fact that. while the American navy probably would block Mexico off from
 commerce with the United States, it would not interfere with the passage | to and fro of foreign vessels. though cargoes discharged on the shore might
 be held at the customs houses.
 The joint resolution passed by the
 House, and which was before the Sen- ate at a late hour tonight, read as 1 follows:
 "A joint resolution justifying the em- ployment of the armed forces of the United States in enforcing certain de- mands against Victoria Huerta. Re- solved by the Senate and House of Rep
 resentatives in Congress assembled that | the President of the United states IS justified in the employment of the armed forces of the United States to senforce the demands upon Victortano 1 Huerta for unequivocal amends to the | government of the United States for affronts and indignities committed I g gainst this government by General Huerta and his representatives. Informal Conferences | During the evening there were infor-
 nal conferences of democrats and repub- | licans and opposition to the phraseolosN
 of the resolution was apparent Many
 senators. among them few democrats
 objected to singling out General Huerta as an individual and wanted to amend the
 resolution to direct it against the defacto government in Mexico City. Others
 wanted to make the resolution broad
 enough to cover Mexico generally. Administration leaders were beginning | to rally their forces early in anticipation | of republican opposition. Administration
 senators held that the passage of the | resolution was step which would enable l the President actually to prevent war by ! forcing Huerta to respect Americans and l their interests.
 1 The President had made 1t clear to Congress in his message that the execu- tive really had authority to act, but that 1 he preferred the approval of Congress be- l fore making any important move l Members of the house vert to bed irs.
 stead of waiting for the Senate to recon
 vene. Crowds tIfronged the Senate gall
 
 No Movements Announced At executive quarters there was let-up | in the late hours. Clerks were on duty for emergencies. but no movements were announced. A high official who was in l conference with the President pointed significantly to the fact that no orders
 had been issued to the army. and re- | marked that the constitutionalists need not be nervous over the situation for the present action was aimed entirely against Huerta. It was said that one of the req sons the White House was insistent on individualizing Huerta in the resolution was to prevent the constitutionalsts from misinterpreting present movements threatening hostilities against them the Mexican people generally.
 With the announcement earlier that the battleships Virginia, Nebra ska and | Georgia of the third division, had been
 ordered from Boston to Tampico. it was believed the final orders had been given for the movement of ships on the Atlantic side of the continent
 l The receipt late tonight of the state
 ment dictated by General Huerta to the | Associated Press saying there was no l American flag in the Dolphins whale | boat brought out informal comment from navy department officials, who asserted that Rear Admiral Mayo had reported the ] boat as flying the colors of the United States at both bow and stern. In any event, the American government considers the arrest of bluejackets in American uni form as unwarranted. democratic member of the Senate foreign relations committee at Ii 40 o'clock | said he believed no resolution would be favorably reported which individua lized Huerta. but that the measure probably would be broadened to include the ''de facto government at Mexico City" Opposition Develops Opposition had developed to such an extent to singling out Huerta in the reso- lution that 1t became practically certain that objections would postpone final ac- ton until Wednesday.
 Just before midnight Secretary Humility left the White House for the hotel where Vice President Marshall lives. Postmas- ter General Burleson and Secretary Gar rison were there and all went to the capitol.
 By adJourning until 1910 o'clock the Senate had ended the calender day of Monday. and under the Senate rules q single objection to a report from a com mittee or to a motion to discharge a com. rnittee is sufficient to put them there over one day.
 At midnight, Acting Chairman Shivey rushed from conference with Vice Presi- Mo oLal