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4h “his use of the army and navy 2 er rrerrecer ae P OnE Sea os haoieaatad ARMED FORCE AGAINST HUERTA: CONGRESS BACKS WILSON’S PLAN. PRICE ONE CENT. Coprright, 191 The. Presa ishing rod trhe'New York World) a NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL “20, 1914. ___—-:16 PA WILSON JUSTIFIED IN WAR ON HUERTA CONGRESS DECLARES Committee on Foreign Relations Reports Resolution Giving Him Power to Use Force Against the Dictator in Mexico. -| By Samuel M. Williams. (Staff Correspondent of The Evening Wor'd. WASHINGTON, April 20.—President Wilson delivered }to-day for regiments to leave tmme- his peaceful war message to Congress this afternoon in an at- mosptfere of intense excitement. His entrance was greeted hy. ah outburst of applause exceeding the greeting given to him on any previous occasion. Starting with a salvo of handclapping by Senators and Representatives, it grew in volume and then burst forth into shouts, punctuated with rebel yells from various parts of the House. The galleries took it up, the whole great room was quivering with the storm of swinging, swaying applause. Before this tribute the President stood in solemn silence, He bowed thrice to the Congress that was so vociferously welcoming him. When after a minute the demonstration died down he began the delivering of the speech ina slow, modulated voice that penetrated every part of the room. Just as soon as the joint session had dissolved this resolution was troduced in the House and referred to, the Committee on Foreign Re- ; “A” resolution justifying the employment of the armed forces of the United States in enforcing certain demands against Victoriano Huerta: “Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is justified in the employment of the armed forces of the United States to enforce the demands upon Victoriano Huerta for un- equivocal amends to the Government of the United States for affronts and indignities committed against this Government by Gen. Huerta and his representatives.” WILSON ASKS CONGRESS TO REMAIN IN SESSION. Majority Leader Underwood asked unanimous consent to make a @tatement. A round of applause from the Democrats greeted his request. “1 merely wished to state to the House,” he said, “that the President Informs me that it is of the utmost importance that action, be taken on the message just delivered to-day. I wish to ask each member of the House to remain here until a resolution can be passed through the House.” The executive session of the Senate quickly turned to consideration of appointments and the Mexican situation was considered in the Foreign * Relations Committee. While the House Foreign Affairs Committee was considering the Mexican situation Secretary Bryan was called in to state the Administra- tion’s attitude toward certain proposed changes, Insistent demands of Republican committeemen that the wording be materially changed caused Chairman Flood to seek the personal aid and influence of the Cabinet premier. The minority members’ objected to the use of the word “justify” in the resolution as regarding the President's course. They wanted to have “authorized,” but not “justified.” 7 Chairman Flood was anxious for a unanimous report and summoned Secretary Bryan to plead for fifteen minutes that the members hurry their report back to the House, The committee approved the resolution practically unchanged, GUARD AGAINST PLOT — |sravn ro FREE 6,000 MEXICANS ' HELD AT FORT BLISS, | inside the rhed that a man watch has been kept fence. It was} whom close r months, had M" pur « r which might be used to cut the barbed wire the camp. Ia around the camp sen- ing on elevated platforms guard with loaded rifles and four rapid fire guns are ready in case of an outbreak, The priso have no weapons except the FORT BLIsB, Tex, April 20—! ‘Vigilance over the Mexican prison camp was redoubled to-day on re- of information hinting at the bility of a plot to free the six former Federal sriaiere ine Deore, A ‘dead line” bas given them for chopping fi . fow bi pping firewood, and some spades, NATIONAL GUARD IN NEW YORK 1S READY FOR FIELD State Could Put 16,000 Men Into Service at First Call to Arms. ALL ARE WELL TRAINED. | In Case of Need Recruits Could Be Expected to Make War Total 30,600. ‘The National Guard of New York is ready to recruft up to Its war strength of 30,600 men. If there should be a call diately for the Mexican border it would be possible within twenty-four hours to have 16,000 men on the move. It would take two weeks to reach tha} full war strength. Gov. Glynn has been in communteca- tion with Major-Gen, John F, O'Ryan| who is in Washington, where he! has been a student at the War Col- lege. He ts expected in New York to- morrow. If the President wants mill- |tary ald through the National Guard of New York he will communicate with tiov. Glynn, who, as commander- in-chief of the citizen soldlery, can summon them at a moment's notice, This will be the fighting force of the National Guard when the full war complement haa been recruited: ‘Thirteen regiments of infantry, 23,400; | cavalry, 1,200; enginer corps, 2,000; signal corps, 200; field artillery, 2,600; sanitary corps, 1,200. It is expected that as soon as Major-Gen. O'Ryan reaches here re- cruiting tents will be set up in pub- lc places, as was done some weeks) ago when vartous militia companies sought to fill their ranks. "There is considerable rivalry among the regiments of the First and Second Brigades, which are in Greater New York. In the First Brigade in Man- hattan are the Seventh, Sixty-ninth, Seventy-First and Twelfth Regi- ments. Wagers already are being made at the various armories as to which regiments or brigades will be given first choice should men be needed: It is known that somo of the regiments are better equipped than others, large- ly because they have more men per company. The Seventh, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-first are considered first choice regiments in the First Brigade, although the Twelfth has a record as favorable as any. Gen. George R. Dyer is in command of the First Brigade. There are three regiments in the Second Brigade tn Brooklyn—the Fourteenth, Forty- sev- enth and Twenty-third. Gen. John G. | Eddy {s in command. The New York National Guard has been making ready for an emergency like the pr one for more than ,, Extra equipment for the rease in the fighting strength has been ordered, and should there be a sudden call the officers predict ease and facility In handling the situation. In the event of a call the militia- men would be informed by corporal | squads and through published no- tices. They would report at their armories ind from there move im- mediately to the State camp at Peekskill. There local forces would meet the up-State regiments, An tho recruits come in from the tents in parks and from the armortes, which also will pe used for recruiting pur- poses, they will be shipped to Poek- skill, ‘where they will he drilled, joy. Glynn had a long conference at Albany to-day with Ieut.-Col nry V. Howard, representing | Henrs De Witt Hamilton | Col: Howard assured the Governor that in case volunteers ware called for by President Wilson Now York would respond promptly, The Ad jutant-General already has prepared |@ bill calling for an appropriation of 500,000 to meet the expenses which would be incurred if notual hostilities with Mexico occurred, n ’ ‘BLOCKADE BEGINS WITH CLEARING OF VERACRUZ HARBOR American Fleet Commander Serves Notice to Have Mer- chant Ships Sent Away. = i CARES FOR REFUGEES. Amerjcan and Other Foreiga Women Advised to Take Shelter Aboard Ships. VERA CRUZ, April 20.—Com- mander Charles FE. Hughes, chief of ataft of the United States Atlantic fleet, to-day called on Gen. Gustavo Maas, commander of the Federal troops at Vera Crug, and on the com- mander of the port and instructed them to order all merchant vessels out of the harbor. Commander Hughes then went on board the Spanieh and the British warships anchored off thia port and ‘informed their commanders of his ac+ tion, Wiltlam W. Canada, the American Consul here, i@ making arrangements to have the forelgners in the city taken on board the merchant vessels should the necessity arine, All American and other foreign women have been asked by Consul Canada to take refuge on veasole now in the harbor, preferably on board the Mexico of the Ward line, and the Faperanaa, which has been chartered by the United States Navy. Consul Canada in endeavoring to inform all foreigners of President Wilson's action, and under tnatruc- tions from the Department of State reminds them of a previous warning to withdraw from Mexico. Orders to repeat these instructions to Tampico and Monterey and to in- form Tuxpan and Puerto Mexico have been received by the Consul. No indication of disorder has been geen in the city to-day. American women, acting on the of- ficial suggestion, are going on board the boats in the harbor. WASHINGTON, April 20.—The Navy Department gave out this | statement: “American merchant vessels have been ordered out of Vera Cruz harbor in accordance with the Prosident's instructions to consular! officers to warn Americans to leave Mexico for their own safety.” AMERICAN LEAGUE . AT BOSTON. FIneT OAME. ATHLETICS— 00000002 06-8) BOSTON— 0100000100-2 Bi jen—Houck, Wyekoff, Plank and Shang; Collina, ‘Bedient, ‘Kelly and tady. Umpires—Connolly and Dineen SBOOND GAME, ATHLETICS— 04009001 - BOSTON— 0000000 — _—->— Ball Games of Home Teams Off on Acoount of Rain, All three baseball games in which the Glanta, Highlanders, Rrooklyne and Hrookfeds were acheduled to figure to-day were pontponed on account of ratn, Rain made the Dodgern-Glantn game Impossible at Ebbets Fleld and Ikewine the seeond meeting of the Highlanders and Wanh- Ingtons at the Polo (iroundn, The general watnenn wan alno responalhle for keeping the Hrookfeds and Baltimores {dle in Haliimors, Double-headers are piling up. | Secretary of ‘War and General Who Will Command U. S. Troops Secy.OFWAR GARRISON ANP. ____ MAS GEN KEONARD Wood, WILSON MAKES IT CLEAR THE ISSUE IS WITH HUERTA President Declares to Coorsanandanddl He Will Make No War on the Mexican People. WASHINGTC ‘ON, April 20.—Before discussing the Mexi- can situation with his Cabinet to-day and several hours before | he appeared at the joint session of Congress to dellver his mes- sage, President Wilson made it clear to the newspaper corre- spondents that he did not intend to wage war with the Mexican people. He made this statement: “T want to say to you gentlemen, do not get the impression that there 1s about to be war between the United States and Mexico, That is not the outlook at present at ail, In the first place, In no concelyable circumstances will we tight the people of Mexico, “We are thelr friends and we want to help them In every way that we can to recover their rights and thelr Government and their laws, and for the present | am going to Congress to present a special situation and seck thelr approval to meet that special situation, “Ttis only an [ssue between this Government and a person calling himself the Provisional President of Mexico, whose right to call himselt such we have never recognized in any way, “So that | had a feeling of uneasiness as | (Contiaued on Becond Pass.) es 2 oo Rain probable to-night; Tuesday steering. |] rine = —————s PRICE ONE CENT. WILSON DECLARES — | “Circulation Books Open to to si PAGES in Joint Session That Admiral © Mayo in Demand for a Sa- lute Must Be Upheld. WILL NOT MAKE A WAR ON THE MEXICAN PEOPLE, United States Does Not Desire to Control That Country, but to Teach Huerta We Must Be Respected. WASHINGTON, April 20,—President Wilson left the, Mexican situation before Congress to-day in these words: “Gentlemen of the Congress: It is my duty to call your attention to a situation which has arisen in our dealings with Gen, Victoriano Huerta at Mexico City, which calls for @etion, and to ask your advice and co-operation in acting upon tt, “On the ninth of April a paymaster of the U. S. S. Dok phin landed at the Iturbide Bridge landing at Tampico with a whaleboat and boat’s crew to take off certain supplies needed by his ship, and while engaged in loading the boat was arrested by an officer and squad of men of the army of Gen, Huerta, “Neither the paymaster nor any one of the boat's crew was ig Two of the men were in the boat when the arrest took and were obliged to leave It and submit to be taken in cus. eg notwithstanding the fact that the boat carried, both at her bow and at her stern, the flag of the Untted States. “The officer who made the arrest was proceeding up one of the streets of the town with his prisoners when met by an officer of higher authority, who ordered him to return to the landing and await orders, and within an hour and a half from the time of the arrest orders were recelved from the commander of the Huertista forces at Tampico for the release of the pay» master and his men, RELEASE WAS FOLLOWED BY APOLOGIES, “The release was followed by apologies fram the com- mander and later by an expression of regret by Gen, Huerta himself, Gen, Huerta urged that martlal law obtained at the tlme at Tamplco; that orders had been Issued that no one should | be allowed to land at the Iturbide Bridge, and that our sailors | had no sight to land there, “Our naval commanders at the port had nat been notifled jof any such prohibition, and, even if they had been, the anly | justifiable course open to the ‘oc al authorities Would have been | ta request the paymaster and his crew to withdraw and to lodge |a protest with the commanding officer of the fleet, | “Admiral Mayo regarded the arrest as so serious an affront ‘that he was not satisfied with the apologies offered, but de- ‘ manded that the flag of the United States be saluted with special \ceremany hy the military gammander of the port, “The incident cannot be regarded as 4 trivial ane, especially as two of the men arresied were taken fram ihe boat tiself—that is to say, from the territory of the United States; but had it stood” by itself jt might have been aitribuled to the ignorance or arre- gance of a single otticer, “Unfortunately it was not an isolated case, A series offi |cidents have recently.accurred which cannot but create the knyyys 4 AFFRONTS BVHUERTA. 3 CAN'T BE TOLERATED President in Person Tells Congress,