The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-19

a peaceful blockade; II we had made
a general blockade, it would have
been an act Of war; and we were not
to be at war. Therefore, the Ypir
anga having come there, the only
way she could land her cargo was by
getting permission from us as the
possessors of the port to do so. That
permission, naturally, we did not
give. Admiral Badger think, he
was in command at the time tele
graphed to Washington to ask IL he
should give clearance-the vessel was
obliged to get clearance from us-to
the Ypiranga. The clearance was
given. She went to some American
port-Mobile, | think, though | am
not perfectly certain but 1t does not
matter-stayed there few days,
sailed again, and landed her entire
cargo of arms at Puerto Mexico,
which was in control of the Huerta
forces. The arms were taken up on
the Tehuantepec Railroad to the City
of Mexico and delivered. So we did
not stop the landing of that cargo by,
our expedition to Vera Cruz. We
neither got reparation to the flag nor
did we stop the delivery Of arms to
Huerta; but President Wilson, just
about that time, took off the embargo
on arms. That, OF course, was real
help to the insurgents. with whom we
had no port; they could not import
arms; but they could bring them ov-
er the border when the embargo was
raised, because at that time We were
selling arms without objection from
anybody. The Secretary of War,
however, with wisdom and cour'
age which can not be too highly con-
mended, insisted for military reasons
that no arms should be carried across
the border. A military order to that
effect was made. That left villa ana
Carranza in an awkward position,
without a port, and it became OF very
great importance that they should
have a port.
Then ensued the second Tampico
incident. Our ships were withdrawn
and placed nine miles away, on the
ground that If they were there 1t may
cause trouble. My own impression
is that they would have saved us
from trouble. We caused trouble at
Vera Cruz, but we seemed unwilling
even to run the risk of trouble at
Tampico. The ships were with
drawn. At Tampico there were Am
erican citizens in the immediate
nsighborhood to BE- protected and al
SO American property, especially In
the oil fields. The people employed
in the oil fields after the withdrawal
of our ships, alarmed by the advance
of the insurgents, hurried to Tampi;
co, to find themselves without any
protection and In danger of mas
sacre from the Huerta troops and the
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massacre and assault were prevented
was due to the action of the com
manders of the German and British
ships which were lying there. Those
refugees, to the number of 2,lOO as
recall, 300 OF whom were Ameri-
cans and 500 the citizens or subjects
of other powers, were taken on board
the British and German cruisers. Our
ships were lying nine miles away.
That method of saving American
lives did not, l think. crafty the feel
ings of the American people. The
admiral in command, when he re-
ceived the order to withdraw, was
SO astounded by 1t that he declined
to act unless the order was repeat
ed; and the order Of withdrawal was
repeated.
Mr.. President, having got thus far
although we had failed in our alles'
ed object at Vera Cruz, the interpo-
sition at Vera Cruz was sufficient TO
bring about the fall OF the Huerta
government. Moreover, our action az
Tampico in Withdrawing our SHIPS
was due to the fact that Unless the
insurgents secured Tampico they
could not get arms, and lifting the
embargo would have been OF no ad'
vantage to them. 1t was. therefore;
OF great Importance to the movement
against Huerta that the insurgents
should be able to procure arms and
munitions Of war. They took Tampi-
co, and they did II to secure the
arms. Our interposition, as | said.
at Vera Cruz was sufficient to cause
Huerta's withdrawal from Mexico ana
his fal lfrom power. The object or
the President had been accomplished
but the policy OF the United states
had not been advanced one step
It seemed impossible to induce an
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