Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-04-16
PORTS TO Be SEIZED UNLESS
PRESIDENT HUERTA MAKES AN APOLOGY:
MACHINERY OF WAR IS SET IN MOTION
being singled out for indignities.

sary to ask for apologies.
MIR. Wilson IMPRESSED on his callers
that wf'lle he sincerely hoped no oe-
casIon would arise for the use Of force.
contingency might follow as tho re-
suit OF the American demand for sa-
lutte. and he wished members of con-
aress to be prepared.
CONGRESS Must Act.
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 shelling of town with
out authorization from congress.
Marines have been landed before"
said Chairman Flood, without
authorization and towns have even
been shelled, but inasmuch as con-
gress Is in session. it would be moro
regular to get authorization from con-
gress. The president gave us tho
history of the Tampico incident and
explained just what had been done.
but future developments depend en-
tirely on the attitude Huerta takes.
Congress- | am sure will stand by the
president"
Senator Shively likewise described
the conference as chiefly Informative
There have been no overnight de-
ve'opments.' he said "and there is
really nothing imminent as yet. We
hope chat General Iluerta viii Weld
ana remove grave situation. but IL
he does not, we are prepared to back
| up our demands. Before any marines
are landed, or any bombardments or
| other serious steps are taken. the
4 president intends 10 consult congress-
We obtained from him today COM
piete account of what has taken place
and ms purposes SO far as they have
developed, OF course. future steps do
1 pend on Mexico City
All Support Wilson.
Senator Lodge said he was in accord
lyu.it !, Ill.,
eynressed tha ,.ia, ~. .'au W., uo.ie, .1 an1
for. the s.1nte ,nd ~, sa at. .ne ue's.So ~ .nu
fleet was in ao.dr u .nI ,.;,, uisi...esl o. Ine
said ~ - a,.,.. eo,u WIZ, pfeceaeh.. no
action and uptu, haraa ,ea ~, .he presiasnt
Nmirht not ba nan.,....,', s.,.. ioaa steps
\ Senntnr ShiMal, ~, .,
faction would he basad an = T. ,nassasa
from President Wilson.
will there be a message from tho
PRESIDENT" he was asked
reparation does NOT come FROM the
Huerta government for t,e con
tempuous attitude it has taken" said
he.
Senator Sbive,y n,,s ornha+, a.,
declaring ridicnlon. an, ,dna ~. +ha ~.
J United States was "h,nffirs.. .ii0
President Wilson ncror1in,- 10 ~.
congressmen who talked with hin, ,,ao d
clared he had given a reasonable time
to Huerta and that wl,ile tho ti,,a ,,,as
without any lixad l,n,it thana ,,..l,.,S 80 .
no ullibblin.- ana ,l,.t nra,,,,,t nls..."e 70
would follow Huarta.s fail,,ra =, n os.s,
|ply. - soAAA-
Theexact stat,,s ,f f,,,r
ator Shiveiw nl,a srts.. = .ous.s' sen
changed "excapt tIat ~ Tg.,., as So -
will insis+ VII ~, .ae olii.eu -
nation IN ran.ra ti,, e., ~ 70 sl.is
by the Huerta ,,a,ar,,,. ~, ,Ae ueilahco
Sa,ata, s.i;.1 "a sly eiiilient
MANY nracedants ~. aatu ..il l.efe were
tion which wo,,1a ~. ~, .ion ili lelalia-
4 actual n,e,s,,ras ~ - oe eoiis,'iei eu u
were possibie IN " .,i.n Ia .tn a,lu @ .,,at ~
r houses 'of Mayio'. " ,,.;,s So s'ie custom
, of var Pafnr. 'at m,t,'oul ~, d "a ue~claration ~
dcrt,l,en hnw..,e,. .,.eta ail iet was un-
wo,1ld hn ,,a,,s,,,.s,.; iess pfooaply
. rL r. -, y,
..,r' ne ease OF tho Newfoundland.
j mere IS no 1lrst class power in the
} % %Moi,u from winch the United States
,,1 MouIa nave Wl'hstood what 1t has pa
.ieiels Wl.nstood from poor, ungov-
Gtiieu. =! 1 aiNlaed ana embroiled Mexico.
~, ~ - i.he the case OF swapping at the
: .l.i paeieh, New Iolndland dog who must
sonn sSJ,, n,1la,. ,
g opinion that IIuerta had defied ths
!. United States in the hone of arnnsina
support to his regime. Whats victorv
.'t. y - 'NsoiS