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WILSON ADDRESSES COIIGRESS I,\\s MI \l< W SIT! ATI ON HK FOltF. JOINT SKSSION. \hkn \pproval of Ills I Man to Im Na\> aim! Army t. Fonr Huerta tu Make Proper K? |W?rution for In Midi? to tin- Flag. Waahington. April L'O.?President U il?on today answered Huertu'a de? fiance by unking congress assembled In Joint session, for appi i val to "use the urmiMl forces of tho dted States In Hu h ways anil to su I extent as may be necessary to obta .*, from Qen. Huerta and his adhcront the fullest recognition of tho rights and dignity of the Fnlted States." The president did not ask for any appropriation of money at this time, nor for authority to call out the Nat? ional Fuard. "There can be no thought of ag? gression or of selfish aggrandizement." declared the president to the sober fared throng of senators and represen? tatives which packed the hull of the house This government can, I earnestly hope, in no circumstances be forced Into war with tho people of Mexico. If armed conflict should unhappily come as the result of his (Huertas) atti? tude of personal resentment towards this government, we should be fight? ing only Gen. Huerta and those who adhere to him and give him support Tor our object would be to restore to the psople of the distracted republic the opportunity to set up aguin their ? * n laws and their own government. There can In what we do be no bought of aggression or of selfish ag? grandizement. Wo seek to maintain he dignity und authority ol the ailed States only because wc wish klwaya to keep our great Influence un m paired for the uses of liberty both la) the Fnlted States and wherever ?dee It may be employed for tho bm tu of mankind." President Wilson laid tho Moxlcan ?" iate.n before congress today in hese words: OgSStlsejMaS of tho congress: It H MJ d u t v to (all your attention to R ? It nation which has arisen in our deal ng with Ocn. Yictorluno HuerU at d. xb o city w'uch call? f ?r actlcn md to aak your adv'ie and coopera ion In acting JIBOS1 1*. t>u the l?th ?f April a paymaster of the Fnlted >tate#i steamship I'olphtn landed at he lturbide bridge landing at Tarn ? leo with a whalebo.it and boat's crew 0 take off certain supplies needed ?y his ahip, and while enga d Ih oadlng the boat was arreated by an ?AVer and squad of men of tho army ?f Hen. Huerta. Neither tho pay? master nor any one of the boat's crew was armed. Two of tho men were In the boat when the arrest took place ggsl were obliged to leave it and sub? mit to be taken into custody, notwith? standing the fact that tho boat car? ried, both at her bow and at her stern, the flag of the Foiled States. The officer who mado the arrest was pro reeding up one of the atrects of the town with his priaonera when met by an oft! of higher authority, who or d? red Hin? to leturn to the landing ami await orders; and within an hour and a half from the tlrno of the arrest ordern were >i\cd from tbr torn SSande*- ,,f the Huerta forces at Tampico for the release of tho pay? master. The udease was followed by apol okIcb from the commander and latet 1 I an expression of regret by Gen. Huerta himself. Gen. Huerta urged that martial law oht.tlned at tho time at 1umpi<-o, that orders had beer, is? sued that no one should be allowed Ii laud at tho lturbide bridge, and that our sailors had no right to land there. Our na\al commanders at the port had not been notified of any such prohibition. and, even If they had h? en, the only lustlftable course open It tho layal authorities would have i ten to n quest the paymaster and his ? i#w |s withdraw and to lodge a pro list with the commanding officer of the flee1 tdmtral Mayo regar ed tho arrest ss so serious au affn t that be was not aatlsfled with the apolo? gies but drill.in.I. I that the da* of Hie Flitted States be salun I with special oni.\ by tin- mihtais com? mander of tbr (.?.lt. ? The 11 a n not !.?? regarded as a trivial one. especially as two of the mrn srrestod were taken from tho boat Itaelf?that Is to sav, Iroin Um lerntorv of the Untied Mattes; imt bad It stood Sf itself it might h \\ I been attributed to tho Ignorsneo or nrrogan. o of a single oltlecr. Fn forlunstely. It was not an Isolated Mai A *? rles of incidents have re? cently occurred which can not but err? ate the impression that the represcn l.ilnes of u<m, Monti were willing to go out of iheir w.i> to show disregard for the dknltN and right** of this g?>\ ? ii.iorfn and felt perfe. tly safe In ? bang wha' th?< phased making free to show In mam wav* their Irritation i.rid ?oniemp?. A fe\s rla\M after tho Ineldent at Tampho nn orderly from the Fnlted Mates StSSMIShlg Minneso? ta a a* ori ented m VSfl UffUl VMM usssee >" onifoiMi le etotals the ship* load and was for I time tbiown Int ? Jail. An official dispate I from this | government to its embassy at Mexico City whh withhold hy the authorities [of the t- lographie .service until per* ?* in ptoiily demanded by our charge d'affaires in person. So far as 1 can le.un, such wrongs and annoyances j have been suffered to occur only against representatives of the United States. I have heard of no complaints from other governments of similar! treatment. Subsequent explanations | and apologies did not and could not alter the popular impression, which It is possible it had been the object of the Huertista authorites to create, that the govcrrment of the United States was being singled out and tnight bo singled out with immunity for slights and affronts In retaliation for its refusal to recognize the pretensions of Gen. Huerta to be regarded as the constitutional provisional president of tho republic of Mexico. "The manifest danger of such u sit? uation was that such offenses might 'grow from had to worse until some? thing happened of so gross and intol? erable a sort as to lead directly and inevitably to armed conflict. It wns necessary that tho apologies of Gen. Huerta a:ii his representatives should go much further, that they should be such as to attract the attention of the whole population to their significance, and such as to Impress upon Gen. Huerta himself the necessity of see? ing to it that no further occasion lor explanations and professed rcgnjts should arise. I therefore feel 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 Hucrlistns. "Such a salute Gen. Huerta has refused anil 1 have come to ask your approval and support in the course I now purpose to pursue. "This government van, I earnestly hope, In no circumstances, be forced into war with the people of Mexico. Mexico is torn by civil strife. If wo arc to accept the tests of Its own con? stitution, it has no government. Gen. Huerta has sot his power up in the City of Mexico, such as It Is, without right and by methods for which there can bo no just ideation. Only part of tho country is under his control. If armed conflict should unhappily come as a result of his attitude of personal resentment towards this government, we should be fighting only Gen. Huerta and those who ad? here to him and give him their sup? port, and our object would be only to restore to the people of the distracted republic tbc opportunity to set up agsln their own laws and their own government. "Out I earnestly hope that wir Is not now In question. 1 believe that I speak for the American people whe t 1 say that we do not desire to 1011? trol In any degree the affairs of jur. sister republic. Our feeling for the people of Mexico Is one of deep i r.d genuine friendship and everything that we have so far dono or refrai.ied |rom doing has proceeded from our desire to help them, not to hinder or embarrass them. Wo would not wish even to exercise the good offices cf friendship without their v elcorr.c and consent. Tho people of .'.T^xlco are entitled to settle their own d< -1 nestle affairs in their own way, and vc sincerely deslro to respect their right. The present situation neod have nono of th gravo Implications of interference if wo deal with it promptly, tlrmly and wisely. "No doubt I could do what is neces? sary in tho circumstances to enforce respect for our government without recourse to tho congress, and yet not exceed my * onstitutional powers as president; but I do not wish to act in a matter possibly of so grave conse? quence except in close conference and Cooperation with both tho senate and h ?nee. i therefore come to ask your approval that 1 should use the armed forces of the United States in such wa>s and to such an extent as may be necessary to obtain from Gen. Huerta and his adherents the full "<t recognition of tho tights and dignity of the United States, even ami 1st tho distressing conditions now unhappily obtaining in Mexico. "There can in what we do be no thouuh of aggiossion or of selfish ag? grandize intent Wo seek to maintain the dignity and authority of the Unit? ed Mates only because we wish al? ways to keep OJttr ntoal Influence un? impaired f<?r tho uses of liberty, both in the United States and wherever SSM i' might be employed for the ben etit of mankind.'' i he diplomatic nailery wan crowded eb so with members of the diplomatic Co pM Sfhlle the president spoke. Am beaeedors Jnneefnnd nf Fmnct nprlng?ft!ca of Great Britain and rep? reeentatrree of Austria and the Neth? erlands occupied the front row of the gallery Mrs Wilson. Mrs. Uninei: BoWr Ba; re and Miss Margaret Wilson were in the White Hones party. The Bret applause I hat interrupted iho president followed his statement thai l he Tampico Incident showed a new spirit on the pail of He Huertlsles Congress rheered the president's declaration that he hoped Mexico would be ublu to settle its nf WAR OF DEFENSE. WILL CALL UPON ALL MEXICAN'S TO DEFEND REPUBLIC (?moral Call for Volunteers Expected This Afternoon?Huerta Deelares' That H Any Foreigners are Killed Responsibility Will Rest Upon Unit? ed States. Mexico City. April 21.?Every Mexi? can will be called upon to defend the republic in case of invasion, declared War Minister RInnquet today after a conference with Gen. Huerta. A gen? eral call for volunteers is expected this afternoon. Three hundred Americans loft the city today for Vera Cruz. Huerta to dfl y reiterated his determination to protect all foreigners, but he assert? ed, If any are killed us tho result of unavoidable disorders the real respon? sibility will rest upon tho United States. "Tho first move must be made by tho United Sttaes," ho said. Gen. Huerta caused much excitement last night by one of his periodical "dis? appearances." LIXD PREDICTS PEACE. Objection to Passage of Resolution Racking President Causes Surprise. Washington, April 20.?It was a decided surprise to most obse? /ers here today that there was any con? certed objection to the passage of a resolution approving the course of President Wilson after he had read his address on tho Mexican situation. Whilo much dissatisfaction is ex? pressed among Democrats in private conversation in tho cloak rooms and corridors because of the manner in which the president has "put the bur? den on congress," few of those who indulge in such criticism are willing to do so for publication, and most of them agree that the Republican floor leader, Congressman Mann, made a serious blunder in opposing the adop? tion of the resolution which tho pres? ident asked tho house to pass. Much the same comment was mado on the objection of Senator Lodge to imme dlcat action in the senate, though the censure of Mann was more pronounc? ed. It was the general belief that Rep? resentative Murdock, of Kansas, lead? er of the Pull Moose forces, scored heavily when he seized the chance to present a contrast to the Republican leader's course. Of the handful of Democratic votes aga'nst the resolution in the house not one was oast by a Carolinian or a Georgian, and the only three negative votes from tho South camo from the Mississippi delegation. Many Demo? crats who feel that the administra? tion's Mexican policy was wrong at the .Mart feel also that this Is no time to arguo that point, and that the only thing in such a crisis Is to sup? port tho president. John Lind said here today in con? versation with a friend that within ninety days after the passage of the resolution asked for by the president there would bo peace in Mexico." This was In Uno with the statement of Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin, a Hull Moose, that he voted for the resolution because ho believed it meant peace, not war. Torpedo Boats at Vera Cruz. Washington. April 21.?Tho torpedo boat Flotilla, which recently left Pcnsacola, was wlrolesscd today to join Admiral Fletcher's squadron at Vra Cruz. Ordered to Seize Custom House. Washington. April IL?Admiral Fletcher has been ordered to seize the custom house at Vera Cruz, or to take any other step necessary to prevent ammunition reaching Huerta. You'll notice that tho sort of man who whines that he Is driven to drink is always standing around with his brldlo on.?Cincinnati Knquircr. fairs. Ills statement that he desired au? thority only to uphold tho "dignity of the United States" was cheered by botll Democrats and Republicans. After the president and the senate left the chamber the address was re? ferred to tho foreign affairs commit? tee and whilo It was retiring to report a resolution to carry out the presi? dent a ideas, Democratic Leader Un? derwood addressed the house asking all members to remain, saying the president had pointed out the Import? inee Of passing a resolution today. Representatives, contrary to cus? tom, remained to await the appear? ance of the resolution. Secretary Bnyan remained In the diplomatic gallery with a number of foreign repreeentetivee, while the for? eign affairs committee began Us work. The executive session of the senate quloki) turned to consideration of ap? pointments and the Mexican situation wns considered In the foreign rela? tions committee. HUERTA WILL FIGHT. PREPARING TO RESIST LANDING OF MARINES AT VERA CRUZ. Gen? Muus Moving Troops to Islands Off Harbor of Vera Crils Under Or* dorn from Mexico City?First Flash May Come this Afternoon. Vera Cruz, April 21.?That Gen.i Huerta will resist the landing of American marines here, was the an-' nouncement made by Gen. Maas on| orders received from Mexico City to day to tablish a strong force on the islands in front of Vera Cruz. Gen. Maas began moving troops to the islands early this morning, with machine guns and ammunition. The first clash may come this afternoon. Americans are pouring in here from the interior. Eight Hours* Notice to Re Given. Washington, April 21.?The navy department today wirelessed Admiral Hadger to take special precaution to protect his ships from mines in Tarn pico harbor. All now awaits the action of the senate on the resolution giving Pres? ident Wilson approval of the use of arms to force Gen. Huerta to com? ply with the demands of the United .States. The senate meets at noon to take action on the resolution. Admiral Hadger aboard the battle? ship Arkansas, sent a wireless mes? sage, to Key West that eight hours* notice must be given before attacking any Mexican port is the orders of the navy department. The fleet will arrive off Tampico early Wednesday morning. Mexico City Not Excited. Mexico City. April 21.?There is general apathy here over the warlike, movements of the United States. Many Americans will remain in the city. Gen. Huerta is distributing military forces to protect foreigners and dis? perse demonstrativo crowds if they gather. CHARLESTON LOSES ENCAMP? MENT. GOT. IJIcase's Letter Docs Not Satisfy Secretary of War. Washington, April 20.?Secretary of War Garrison announced this after? noon that the encampment of the Na? tional Guard of tho Southeastern di? vision would be sent to some other state than South Carolina, the reply received today fron) Gov. Bleaso to tho secretary's' telegram of Saturday not being considered atisfactory. The matter upper rg to bo closed. When asked for a statement on the subject. Congressman Whaley would say no moro than t^jis: "I regret exceedingly that the de? partment has taken this encampment atvuy from the first district. I had worked hard to secure it, and worked hard to keep it after having secured it. and hoped up to tho last moment tl it the secretary of war would see his way clear to fixing upon the Isle of Palms. The decision is against che State, and not the site at the Isle cf Palms. Had the encampment been held in the State I am absolutely sure that tho Isle of Palms would have been the site. If there is war with Mexico, of course, .hero will be no joint manoeuvres anyhow." Some doubt is felt In Wellington as to there being any encampments whatever of the militia if war breaks out, except the encampments incident to the war itself. Columbia, April 20.?It was stated at Gov. Pleases offlco this afternoon that a telegram was sent to Secretary of War Garrison yesterday telling him a special delivery letter regarding the manoeuvre encampment had been mailed to him. Telegrams were dis? patched at the sumo time to Con gresmen Whaley and Byrnes inform? ing them that copies of letter to Mr. Garrison had been mailed them un? der special delivery. A report receiv? ed at the governor's ollico from the Washington olhce of the Western Union stated that all three telegrams were delivered in Washington yester? day afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was stated, aim they should have reached Washington this morning. Grove City Has Manager. Grove City, Pa., April 21.?The council of Grove City has elected a general manager for tho town who will have full executive power. The man named Is John S. Kkey of Pitts burg and he will receive a salary of 12,000 a year for looking after tho business affairs of the town. This is the first borough in the State to have its affairs looked alter by a business manager. Dr. liny us wort h Still Sick. The many friends of Dr. J. Herbert Haynaworth, county superintendent of education, will be sorry t?? know that he is still confined i?? bis bed. He has been unable to attend i<? any business of his office or concerning Field Day yet, but hopes to bo able to be on! In a few days. HUERTA PROMISES SAFETY. Provisional President Asserts He Means to Improve Opportunity to Show He Is Civilized. Mexico City, April 20.?"Gen. Hu? erta offers all guarantees to foreign? ers, Americans included, who may re? main in Mexico, and he will improve this opportunity to show the world that his government and Mexico aro moral and civili2ed." This statement the president dic? tated to the press representatives to? day. He continued: "I desire to make it plain to the American people that according to the official report from the commander at Port Tampico received by the Mex? ican government there was no flag in the boat which landed and whose crew was detained. I fear that Pres? ident Wilson hag been misinformed on this point and that he will inform the American congress that the boat carried the flag. "In fact, the American flag has nothing to do with the case, and I de? sire the American people fully to un? derstand this." As a precautionary measure a spo cial guard of 12 policemen was in? stalled tonight in the American em? bassy. ENGLISH PRESS ON MEXICO. London Papers Believe War is In? evitable London, April 20.?Mexico over? shadowed all other matters of public interest here today. Important do? mestic politics had to give way to what has been considered here for a long time the inevitable intervention by the United States to restore order in Mex? ico. The Westminster Gazette, a lead? ing government organ, in expressing the view that nothing can now avert war, or "if not war," what the late William E. Gladstone would have jail? ed "military operations." itays: "One cannot pretend t o Le surprised that this could be the end of the re? fusal of tho United States to recognize Gen. Huerta. There are a good many other nations which In other circum? stances might have tackled the hor? nets' nest, but this case is one in which the Monroe doctrine saddles the United States with heavy obliga? tions from which there is no escape." The Pall Mall Gazete, an Oppo? sition newspaper, says: "Our sympathy with the Americans docs not blind us to the ptrils of the course to which they seem about to commit themselves." Tho Globe says: "Upon the United States will be laid the extremely difficult duty of protect? ing both its own citizens and foreign? ers exposed to Mexican barbarity. In all probability an eventual reorganiza? tion of the whole country of Mexico will be necessary. Undoubtedly Gen. Hucrta's action Is a counsel of des? peration adopted in the hope that all factions In Mexico will unite with him to repel the Gringo attack. Many ob? servers are of opinion that this may prove correct. In that case the Unit? ed States has before it a gigantic task." The Evening Standard thinks Hu? erta is mistaken, if he expects to pro? duce a wave of popularity for him? self. IMPROVEMENT FOR CONGAREE. South Carolina Senators Promise to Help. Washington, April 21.?Congress? man Lever, after a conference with the South Carolina senators, has se? cured their promise to see that tho^ recommendation of the chief of en? gineers of the war department that* $110,000 bo made for the Congaree river is placed in the river and harbor' bill in the senate. It will be recalled that the chief of engineers made a report to congress a short time ago In which ho stated that, in his opinion, $110,000 might he well used for tho work of further improving the Congaree. but this rec? ommendation came in so late that it would not be incorporated in this year's river and harbor bill when that bill was before the house. How? ever, the matter will soon receive at? tention in the senate. OPPOSE REPEAL OF TOLLS. Advocates of Exemption Before Com-i mil tee. Washington. April 21.?Declaring it would constitute an act of had faith to repeal tho freo tolls provision of the Panama canal act after Now Or? leans had spout two years preparing for the canal's opening on the basis of tree tolls, James W. Porch spoke for a delegation of Louiclanlans be? fore the senate canals committee to? day. Mr. Porch declared foreign ship? ping companies already had the over? sea commerce of the United States "bottled up" and thai the transcon? tinental railroads would have the coaetwlee trade "bottled up" if free toils were repealed. As s seaport, he said, New Orleans appealed to the committee for fair treatment. DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE CALL SECRETARY Dil VAX SUMMONS ALL FOREIGN REPRESENTA? TIVES TO STATE DEP ART MEXf. -? Situation AsejsstB to Be Prec*?cally Unchanged and Washington la Foil of Unconfirmed Humors?N< A Known Whether Vera Crux Hee Been Seized or Not. Washington, (2 F. M.) April 11.? Secretary Bryan summoned all repre? sentatives of foreign countries ac? credited to the United States to a dip? lomatic conference at tho State de? partment at 2.30 this afternoon. The senate is giving full discussion to the resolution on the president's message. It is believed the resolu? tion will pass late this afternoon. It now appears that the first report that marines had been landed at Vera Cruz was premature, but the report seem? ed to emanate from the White House. President Wilson has given orders to Admiral Fletcher to seize the cus? tom house there and many believe that the seizure has already been made. Secretary Daniels is constantly re? ceiving dispatches from Vera Crus but refuses co disclose their nature. It is reported that Admiral Mayo has been ordered to seize Tamplco, because of reports that Mexican am? munition wll be landed there instead of at Vera Cruz. A YEAR'S GROWTH. Seven Hundred More lent Ohsotsn qua? Than Last Year?Twenty-two Hundred In All. The past year's growth of the Chau tauqua rr ovement in the United States has been little less than marvelous. The number of tent Chautauquas In this country has incrcaed from 1.600 last year to more than 2,200 this sum? mer. One thousand of these Chau? tauquas are under Red path manage? ment. Tliere are about 800 more Kedpath Chautauquas this year than last. Never beforo in a year has such wide publicity been given the name Chautauqua in the press of the coun? try. This in part, of course, was due to the wide discussion of Mr. Bryan's appearances on the Chautauqua plat? form last summer. The army of people now employed in all the different features of Chau? tauqua work over the wide expanse of the American continent also serves to emphasize the movement's import? ance. This season the Red path Chautau? quas begin in South Carolina and move on up through North Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Ken? tucky, Indiana and Michigan. The season opens on May 26 and does not close until early September. COLUMBIA SHOW OPENS. Begins This Afternoon to Last foe Three Days at Football Field of Fair Grounds. Columbia, AprM 21.?All is In readi? ness for the opening of the Horse Show here Tuesday afternoon. The show will continue for three days, and a ball will be given Thursday night at the Jefferson Hotel under the auspices of the Columbia Horse Show Association. In order to allow an opportunity for others to enter horses, the time has been extended and the ring com? mittee will say when tho entries are closed finally. A ring for the horses in the show has been made in the football field at the State Fair Grounds. The Co? lumbia band will play each after? noon at the Horse Show. Indications are that all of the classe will be filled with entries. Ten horses arrived Sunday from Camden, and a fine string came in from Lees villc. About 30 horses will be entered oy Columbians. The show manage? ment anticipates that fully 100 horses will be in Columbia by Tuesday morn? ing. Several horses enterec in the Jump? ing classes were put ovr the barriers yesterday at Fair Grounds. Numer? ous enries have been recolved for these classes. The show will begin promptly at 3 O'clock each afeinoon. MASSACRE OF FOREIGNERS 18 TI1H EATEN FD. Gegt. Flguoroa. Claiming to Represent Zapnta, Telegraphs Tlirest to Wil? son. - El Paso, April 21.?A warning has been telegraphed to President Wilson by (Jen. Figucroa, claiming to repre ient Gen. Zapata, tho rebel leoder in Southern Mexico, that Inj will regard the landing of foreign forces as a declaration of war, and In reprisal, will massacre Sil foreigners in the territory dominated by the Zapatista forces, There is some doubt as to Flgueroa'n authority to speak for 7. , pata.