The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-16
BIG WARSHIPS
GO TO TAMP|CO
AUERrA WILL BE FORCED TO sA.
Lutte THE AMERICAN FLAG.
ADMIRAL FLETCHER HAS POWER
Wilson Summons Members
of Senate and House Committees
and Tells Them What He Has
Done. May Spell War.

Washington, April 15.-The sealed
orders sent by the United States gov.
eminent to Rear Admiral Badger as
to what action to take in the Mexican
crisis were given to the press by a
high official. Rear Admiral 8. A.
Fiske, Secretary Daniels aid for oper-
alton, was dispatched to Hampton
roads bearing the orders, immediate
Iy after the announcement by the sec
rotary of the navy, that the entire Al.
Isnte fleet under the command Of
rush to Tampico. The sealed orders
are as follows:
I. Proceed at once with all the YES
sells under your command TO Tampico.
2. On arriving, send a boat ashore
with demand upon the Mexican fed.
eral officer in command for a formal
salute to the American flag.
3. II he refuses, notify him that II
the salute Is not made within "a hours,
you will land marines In Tampico.
4. Direct him to notify all noncom.
batants Of the 24-hour time limit.
S. II the salute Is not made within
the time limit, land marines and take
the federal Notifications and barracks.
6. II the federals resist, shell the
city and protect the marines with your
ship batteries.
Washington, April 15.-Twenty big
warships, many smaller ships and
10000 officers and men will be on
their way to Tampico to force Huer-
ia to salute the flag by nightfall.
Nothing is known here as to Huerta's
intentions but it is claimed that Pres
ident Wilson will use force If neces.
sary and possibly drive Huerta from
Power
! II is claimed that Admiral Fletcher
| in command OF the ships in the gulf
has power enough now to force HUI
erta to salute the flag, for TampicO
is not fortified, so the only eXplana-
ton for sending the entire atlantic
fleet is that Wilson intends going far.
ther
President Wilson summoned mem
bers of both the senate and house
committees on foreign relations to
the White House for the purpose of
telling them what he has done and
what he intends TO do.
Some think that Huerta sees defeat
ahead from the rebels and has Chos.
en- to stand on the flag incident, pre-
ferrlng TO be driven from Mexico by
the United States rather than by
Villa. Huerta thinks this would make
a hero of him in history because of
his stand for what he terms Mexican
honor"
been told they will be held respons.
IDLE for the lives of Americans in
Mexico, for officials here fear a wave
Of anti-American sentiment when the
news of the coming of the fleet reach.
es Mexico.
The army is sitting tight, but the
officers have their field kits packed.
Secretary of State Bryan was at his
desk to-day, grave but determined.
He was really the most worried mem
Der of the administration. The adj
vocate of universal peace, he is now
in the position of initiator OF a move
that may spell war and on it hinges
the very lives OF his fellow country
men in Mexico. He had nothing to
say.
The navy is delighted They have
accomplished a record. Caught un.
prepared with orders for instant &C
ton, the ships of the Atlantic fleet
covered themselves with glory and
were practically all ready to start
to-day. Ii is not expected that the
navy will see any real action. Tam
picO, where they are going, is not a
port which would have been selected
had it been planned TO send eXpedi-
tionary forces into Mexico, Vera Cruz
being the ideal port for such an ac.
ton. If such an action becomes neces-
sary, however, the national guards
men under the command OF Generals
Woods and Bell will be rushed from
Galveston by transport TO Vera Cruz.
Ready for the March.
Galveston, April Is. The entire
second division of the United States
Army here is today ready for a fiji.
lteen days march and maneuver. No
orders have been received for a
change OF position. The transports
in the harbor are still prepared. with
their steam up while the railroads
are holding cars in readiness II they
are needed.
President is Emphatic.
Washington, April L. - President
Huerta and his government in Mexico
must not only apologize for various
|. offenses against the United States
but must promise to be good in the
future II he and the government are
not to experience unpleasant conse
'quences, which may mean armed in
Iteryention. In effect this was wha
the President told congress toda!
through the leading members OF th'
house and senate foreign relations
committees. The president was mos
emphatic in his insistence that tn,
time for temporizing had passed. III
characterized Huerta's attitude as Dc
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