The evening world. Newspaper, April 20, 1914, Page 2

SEED E bewe pression that he Tépresentatives of Gen. Huerta were willing to ger théir Way to show disregard for the dignity and rights this Goverraivent, and felt perfectly safe in doing what they ff to show in many ways their irritation and d, mal “1 few ¢ ays atter the incident at Tampico an orderly from the U.S. S. Minnesota was arrested at Vera Cruz While ashore is uniform to obtain the ship's mail and was for a time thrown into jail. An official despatch from this Government to its Em- bassy at Mexico City was withheld by the authorities of the telegraphic service until peremptorily demanded by our Charge @’Affaires in person. “So far as 4 can learn such wrongs and annoyances have been suffered to occur only against representatives of the United States, 1 have heard of no complaints from other governments of siniilar treatment. Subsequent explanations and formal apologies did not and could not alter the popular impression, which it is possible it had been the object of the Huertista auihor- ities to create, that the Government of the United States was being singled out and might be singled out with impunity for @ Sights and affronts in retaliation for its refused to recognize the Et . or of selfish aggrandizement, pretensions of Gen, Huerta to be regarded as the Constitutional Provisional President of.the Republic of Mexico. * “The manifest danger of such a situation was that such offenses might grow from bad to worse until something hap- pened of so gross and intolerable a sort as to lead directly and inevitably to armed conflict. It was necessary that the apologies of Gen. Huerta and his representatives should go much further ; that they should be such as to attract the attention of the whole tion to their significance,’ and such as to impress upon | . Huerta himself the necessity of seeing to it that no further occasion for explanations and professed regrets should arise. FELT IT HIS DUTY TO SUSTAIN MAYO. | “J, therefore, felt it my duty to sustain Admiral Mayo in| the whole of his demand and to insist that the flag of the United | States should be saluted in such a way as to indicate a new} ‘spirit and attitude on the part of the Huertistas. 9 “Such a salute Gen, Huerta has refused, and I have come | to ask your approval.and support in the course a now purpcse | to ges ds Government can, | earnestly hope, in no circum- be forced into war with thé people of Mexico. Mexico with Gvil strife. | i, we are to accept the tests of its own constitution, it ixas| : oat Gen. Huerta has set his power up in the City xico, such as it is, without right and by methods for which there.can be no justification. Only part of the country is under ils control. “Mf armed conflict should unhappily come as a result of attitude of personal resentment towards this Government, we should be fighting only Gen. Huerta and those who adhere | gtohim and give him their support; and our object would be only »to restore to. the people of the distracted Republic the opportun- “tity tosetmp again their own laws and their own government, wan 48 NOT NOW IN QUESTION. * — #Buatd earnestly hope that war is not now in question. 1 believe-that'I speak for the American people When I say that| do not desire to contro! In any degree the affalrs of our sls- | republic, Our feeling for the people of Mexico is one of and genuine friendship, and everything that we have so} far done or tefrained from doing has proceeded from our desire tO hel)» them, not to hinder or embarrass them. * “We would not wish even to exerclse the good office of friendship without thelr welcome and consent, The people of Mexico are entitled to settle thelr own domestic affairs in theli | ‘own way, and we sincerely desire t orespect their right. The| *‘Piesen! situation need haye none of the grave Implications of | interference If we deal with {t promptly, firmly and wisely. “No doubt | could do what Is necessary In’ the cir- cumstances to enforce respect for our Government without recourse to Congress and yet not exceed my constitutional powers as President; but ! do not wish to act in a matter so grave consequence except in close con-| ration with both the Senate and House. | e'come to ask your approval that I should use| ces of the United States in such ways and extent as may be necessary to obtain from a and his adherents the fullest recognition of land dignity of the United States, even amidst sing conditions now unhappily obtaining in Me eal ‘“There can in what we do be no thought of aggression We seek to maintain the -dignity and ‘authority of. the United States only because we wish always to keép. our great influence unimpaired | for the uses of liberty, both in the United States and/| wherever else it may be employed for the benefit of “mankind,” | Goetaats to-day, the United Btates Government insiat- Jed he could speed up the work on the Cucaracha slide in order to ob 2 46-foot channel, He could, he algo demolish the Kmpire bridye! the canal and tear out the faderstood that the Secret > ec ‘the Panama Canal in procecding| o¢ ine undereicn suena’ iniormas| the blockade of the Mexican Pa- |flon relative to the Dawsage of war- in the event the American| #hips. should prove to be insuffi- 4 GOETHALS CAN SPEED PANAMA CANAL WOK K FOR WARSHIP PASBAGE:| PANAMA i {1 80.—Onty Urgen! necessi.y may | He declared that if Seana NOS Se 4 000,000 10 BE VOTED . Precedent Set by McKinley in War With Spain. Staff Correspondent of The Evening World. WASHINGTON, Aprit 20.—While President Wilson was announcing to the newspaper correspondents to-da that’under no circumstances will the United States make war'on the pev- ple of Mexico, Congress was taking steps to back up his pro- posals to punish Huerta, ‘ Both branches adopted by a unanimous vote a resolution providing for a joint session at 3 o'clock to hear the President's | address, A bill to appropriate $50,000,000 to be expended by the President was introduced by Senator Chamberlain, Chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, to which the bill was r&- ferred. The bill provides: “That the President of tne umted States be, and he is hereby authorized to expend in his dis- cretion for the national defense and for each and every purpose connected therewith the sum of fifty million dollars out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, which sum shall remain available until expended.” This is identical to the bill passed before the war with Spain. FOR UPHOLONG. LS Bill Introduced in the Senate Following the| American Consul at Vera Cruz * Wha Is Caring for Foreigners | RA RUA. he replied that the Tampico incident did not involve that ques- tion. He replied that the United States merely wanted full Speaker Clark and Chairman Flood of the Foreign Affairs Committee conferred with Democratic Leader Underwood and arranged that as soon as the President shall have read his message the Foreign Affairs Committee shall meet and report immediately a resolution. Mr. Underwood, after telephoning to the White House, said: “Congress will do whatever the President wants, which probably will be a blockade of the Mexican Ports and steps to protect American lives and property.” * the regular service militia regiments in time of war. | already has passed the House, : Mr. Bryan said that, so far as he knew, the Mexican Government had not given Mr. O'Shaughnessy his pass- ports, nor had the State Department instructed the Charge to leave Mexico City. The Navy Department chartered the Ward liner Mexico, now In Mexican Gulf waters, for a refugee ship at Tampico. The War Department took options on several ships to be used as transports, According to official advices Americans in Mexico already jare beginning to leave. Officials understood that hundreds of | Americans left Mexico City yesterday for Vera Cruz. The Cabinet was in session discussing the situation until 1 o'clock. WILSON MAKES I CLEAR The bill (Continued From First Page.) read the papers this morning, as if the country was getting on fire with war enthusiasm, 1 have no enthusiasm for war, 1! have an enthusiasm for, justice and for the dignity of the United States, but not for war, And this need not eventuate into war if we handle it with firmness and prompt- ness,” The President said that in reality he was going to Congress on an occasion for which, strictly speaking, tt was not necessary to obtain authority, but that it was his desire to have the full co-operation and thought and purpose of Congress. Mr. Wilson said that the Executive could take steps which would fall short of a declaration of war. : The President emphasized that he had not lost his patience | with Mexico, for to lose patience seemed to him an act of weak- | | ness on/the part of a person strong enough to do as he ought but that héfelt sueh incidents as recent ones migift go from ba to worse and eventually bring about a state of conflict, MUST CUT SHORT THE INSULTS, The President added that he thought it was wise in the in-| terests of peace to cut off these repeated offenses at an early | stage. Events of the day, the President indicated, such as a final | acceptance from Huerta, miglw aller his plans, and he added that even the course of action by the navy was dependent wpe | circumstances from hour to hour. When the President was asked the direct question if the lela ol Paapone of lian wae a cane te aliaon of Homa, $2 ee a ISSUE IS WITH HUERTA’ recognition of its dignity and such a recognition as would consti- tute a guarantee that such incidents as the one at Tathpico would not occur again. . HOLDS HIS SPEECH TILL LAST MINUTE. He declined to give out copies of his speech in advance, as has been the custom, saying he wanted to keep it under aavisement to the last min- ute. He arranged fo have copies given out at the Capitol simultaneously with his delivery. The use of the word “simultaneous” caused a ripple of laughter among the President’s callers. Some one asked if the word be objec- tionable, but Mr. Wilson laughingly replied that when it all came from The Senate passed the volunteer army bill for taking into | 0n¢ side there was no objection. The reference was to Huerta’s proposal for a simultaneous salute and the President indicated by his answer that twenty-one gums fired simultaneously in salute to the flag by Huerta would be the only kind of simultaneous salute that --ould be accepted. The President revealed that foreign diplomats at Mexico City had) been using thelr good offices with Huerta fn an effort to Induce him to! j accede, but that no representations had been made to this Government in| jany way by other nations. Secretary Bryan said the attitude of Carranza and Villa, leaders of | the Constitutionalists, was very favorable and he did not expect any com- plicating developments from that phase of the situation. While the Cabinet was in sessiow it was reported that Huerta had} sent a new proposal. Secretary Bryan left the Cabinet meeting to go to| the State Department to meet Algara and receive the proposition, After Secretary Bryan recelved the message he announced that ‘t did | not contain any new proposals, but was merely the full text of the:com-| munication to Charge O'Shaughnessy which had been delivered here iat night. ile said the situation was unctanged. Secretary Garrison announced that Major-Gen. Leonard Wood, chtet| of Staff, would command the American forces should it finally become necessary to use them. In the naval establishment everything was in preparedness for action. Few orders remained to be given. Secretary Daniels was early at his desk, scanning overnight reporta of the movement of the big fleets steaming to both coasts of Mexico. Rear-Admiral Badger's ships will be at Tampico early Wednesday, ac- | cording to latest calculations, Throughout the whole controversy, according to Secretary of State Bryan, all foreign governments have been notified of each step in the | Mexican imbroglio. If they had objecttons, one of the Senators pointed out today, they would have made thelr attitude known before the events of last nighe The joint Army and Navy Board, headed by Admiral Dewey, to-day had {te first session in many months, It discussed plans for co-operation of the army and navy @n case it becomes necessary to adopt measures in Mexico, Major-Gen. Wood, Chief of Staff, and MajorGen. Wotherspoon, Assistant Chief, attended the meeting. Huerta’s telegram to President Taft on again at the White House to-day and officials declared its words had a significant bearing on the present situation, It follows: “I have the honor to inform yoy that I have overthrown this Government, the forces are with me, and from now on peace and prosperity will reign. Your obediont servant, “VICTORIANO HUERTA, Commander in Chief, day for coal and reththers Both will proceed at once to Mexican waters, MORE WARSHIPS TO JOIN THE FLEETS VALLEJO, Cal, April | 20,—The United States cruiser Maryland to- day was ordered to take on coal and o0y Mine aaa statt’ ‘tor stexican | “ Snappy Seasoning | waters as acon as possible, She will It is necessary to the full enjoyment of # dinner, LEAsPERRINS’ SAUCE , TH ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE eee la Es onpe wiem, An Appetizer Sold by Grocers Everywhere |probably get away during the week, ‘The collier Jupiter will sail Wednes- day with 200 marines and quantities of stores, The cruiser South Dakota is due here to-morrow from Puget, Sound. She will remiin only long enough to take on marines and am- | munition and then steam full speed for Mexican waters. Repairs are being rushed on the Cleveland, go that she may leave not |iater than Saturday, The cruiser | Buffald may also be used to ‘carry! | stores and ammunition for the Pa- cific feet. KEY WEST, Fla, April 20.—The gunboat Isle de Luzon and the é¢ Yankton amised here earix Feb. 18, 1918, was given out! J ON noxxD WHE Us. 8) ARKANS ,SAS AT SEA, by wireless via Key | went, April 20. Rear - Admiral Charles J, Badger, Commander-tn- Chief of the Atlantic fleet, now hur- rying to the Mexican port of Tampico, was advised to-day of President Huerta’s refusal to salute the Ameri- can flag, and he is expecting specific j instructions from Washington hourly. The American fleet will arrive at ‘Tampico at noon on Wednesday. JUPITER, Fila, April 20.—The Amer'can battieship fleet, the Louls- jana bringing up the rear, has left the waters of the United States and is now speeding through the high sea in fine weather toward Tampico. Tho Louisiana, the jast to sail and with the longest journey, having started from New York, was off Talm Beach at 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when this station was last | in communteatign with her. “When the wireless brought word that Muorta had acceded to the de- mands for 4 salute if the salute were returned, all hands expected a recall; but when the next wireless brought, the news of Huerta’s supplemental demand, that a simultaneous salute be fired by both nations, there was a swift change in the atmosphere | aboard the big warship.” Orders were, given Immediately for the overhauling of the landing equip. ment. The highly disciplined crew is Badger Notified as UE Fleet Nears: Tampico : tendy.for my duty, no that oply the | routine drilis are being enacted. The South Carolina joinéd the other battleships yesterday. Rear-Admiral Badger expects, :€0 jestablish = wireless communication |with Rear-Admiral Fletcher at.Vera Cruz to-day, | PENSACOLA, Fla, April %0— Orders were received to-day Wireet- boat destroyers here td put to sea | this afternoon, meeting Rear-Admiral Badger’s fleet in the Guif and @é- companying it to Tampico. jsaid the destroyers, with two becsecn were ready to depart. The battleship Mississippt prince took aboard 600 marines. It was ‘wakd she would gall for Tampico in accord jance with previously announced: of- | ders early to-day, With her will go the scout crulser Birmingham, earry- \ing four navy hydro-agroplanes. aist | wae aunounced that the Bi | the fastest cruiser of her tide fe tee fh the navy, would make an effort to reméh [Tampico before any hostilities break Jout so that her air craft may be in directing any operations in the sur- rounding courtry First orders were for the torpedo flotilla to watt"here until ordered, to sea by Rear-Admiral Badger. A heavy electrical storm, however, prevented | the use of the wireless for communtea- tion with the flagship Arkansas, ‘The Mississipp! and the Birmingham | will be accompanied by the tooage Dixie, ‘ARMED ROBBERS ‘BEAT JEWELLER Brave- Workman in Chargs oe Gets a Hammer and Alone Resists Four. Morris Plazett, a jaweller em- roof Bernard Wein- ployed in the store [nen No. 8) Colupbbin street, eas alone in the establisment late thix afternoon when two natty young fel- lows entered and asked him about a locket they sail they had left for repairs, While Blaxott was lookin up the records two other young men entered and walked rapidly, to: the rear of the store where safo stood with both doors open. Intuitively scenting a holdup, of the store to head off the latest arrivals. One of the first two | visitors hit him on the back of the head with the butt of a revolver, knocking hi mdown., He was up in a | second: xrasing a hammer upon which he had providentially! fallen Armed with the hammer, Plaaett Started again for the two who had eaded toward. the eafe. He was set upon then by all four, who beat him with blackjacks, breaking his right | wrist and cutting bis head and face, But Plazett wan game and kept up {a continual uproar. Seeing the futility of trying to overpower the fighting jeweller, the thieves grabbed up whatever was in reach and ran, Two of them stuffed Into the pockets of their raincoats. case and picked up several trays of rings and earrings. > As the thieves reached the Stree children and began to yell “Fir toward Stanton street and two toward Rivington street. The second two were out of sight in the crowd in a moment, Detective Liebers and Patrolman Winters took up the chase after the fitat_two, ene pf whom was bare- zed Himself by the incerest Kind of reaaht Srscceae tose ee aes ial £7 Wee ct: oconagy MIDGET STICKS—Datnty little bars aweetness, presented fale 15c PER TIN AND ROB STORE ett turned and made for the | watches and the works of watches) ‘he others smashed a glass show-| they encountered a great crowd ot) The quartet separged, two pannel GES A oan Obseu headed. At Sheriff street the thieves threw away three trays of rings and dashed into a tenement house, . Be- fore the block could be surrounded they had made thelr escape. Bernstein, the Jeweller, who arrived | soon after the robbery, thinks the loot obtained by the robbers la worth probably $1,000. Plaxett wan patched up by an ambulance surgeons and went home, The best description he jean give of the thieves ta that they | were young Jews of the well dressed gang type. nteves left behind a jeer and two (revolvers. . - BANDITS SHOOT THREE IN DARING HOLOUP ——_— Afier Wounding’ Mill Men, They Fire on. Policeman Who Tries to Halt Their Wild Dash'In Auto. CENTERDALE, Dashing this town in @ powerful automobile at the rate of 5 miles an hour, # armed bandits excaped this after with $1,500 19 ho after having held up and seri- ously wounding Supt. William ®. o£, April te Mackey of the Centerdale Mills and Robert Li paymaater, and then | shooting rman Hill, who @n- leavoved to stop them. The men wn on Mackey and Lister as re carrying the payroll of the and when refused the money d with a fusillade of bullets. Mackey fell wounded ig the neck apd Lister with @ bullet through ¢he lung. Three policemen, notified of ghe holdup, set out in another automobile to intercept the men and met t face to face. Patrolman Hil, jump: out with his revolver, fell with a bullet in his shoulder eae the machine went on at full # ings have been sent over the whold Genius Immortal- ying ‘Imitation is Flattery”’—Werstion iat re shed fre pated chable in tH PL 30" Ail’our nores peda | nell ing the flotilla of twenty tropede--