Show P EXPLAINS MEXICAN SITUATION TO CONG CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE lE LEADERS DE S WASHINGTON April 15 While While the Atlantic t c fleet With its formidable force f marines and was headed beaded for Tampico today to compel a salute o o the tho American flag by the Huerta government President m Wilson son took into his bis c confidence on the ho s situation tho the Republican Be- Be publican n and Democratic ranking mem mom members members Re I bers of the tho two c congressional C committees committees' committees commit commit- tees tees' in in n charge of the nations nation's IS foreign affairs Wilson sent nt for Senators Shively lud nd and Lodge and Representatives Flood and and aud revealed to them the ln Incidents following the arrest of a de detachment of American at Tampico the subsequent demand demaud by Rear Admiral Mayo for an apolo apology in inthe inthe inthe the form fonn of ofa a salute to tho the colors and the refusal of the Huerta government o to to comply as set forth in a note transmitted trans trans- witted d to Charge Chare 0 Shaughn No party Opposition Desired Mr Air Wilson expected ted his callers to to their collea colleagues es in In the house and senate what he told them so as to pave the tho way wa- foran for any step that might require re the authorization of con con- dress vess 1 The president was ready to inform hose who conferred with hini him of the various presidents in the past under tinder which reparation bad had be been bean n demanded by bythe bythe the United States and other nations as asA asa A a. redress of wrongs State Stat department officials had cited to the president that C r reprisals often has has' been sought in in a peaceful blockade that is shutting off the ports of a nation from commerce com corn lDer merce e without open that hostility that landing anding of marines to police property r i and even the shelling pf f a town i Believe H Huerta Will Yield Yield- International lawyers are a agreed reed that J I any of ot these stops steps might eventual eventually le lead d to naf war and have alwa always pointed out DUt in their treaties th that t reprisals and measures of retaliation have frequently led to such serious entanglements The president resident and his cabinet advisers advisors believe believe be be- lieve Hove that Huerta will yield and that the situation will not become acute Official Washington gossiped freely however ever about a peace peaceful ul blockade the toe landin landing of marines marines a p possible bombardment bombard ment wont the seizure of Mexican federal gunboats and armed intervention The general impression among officials here ere has be been n that armed intervention would mean war and would un p the contending forces in Mexico toward a ac c- c common enemy but overnight dispatches dispatches dis dis- m p patches from Juarez indicated that the constitutionalists would w uld simply content themselves with opposing any force that might enter their te territory and would not take offensive action achon This This' phase of the situation was regarded regarded re re- re- re as of much importance in that it a appeared geared to limit the issue solely to the tho United States and the Huerta goy gov No Move Moye Against Rebels It is l known that the naval laval demonstration demonstration demonstration demon demon- which has been ordered to con con- concentrate concentrate at Tampico was directed toward to to- ward the tho Huerta administration alone as no no m move has bern been made by the Amer ican lean army army which lies bes in proximity alon along th the international border to the territory tern terri tory controlled co controlled d by the constitutional constitutional- try IS s. s s. s of the victory victor of th this tho constitutionalists constitutionalists t nal at t San Pedro where reports from fron Juarez z state a a hu huge e fed federal ral force was vanquishes vanquished added an interesting phase to tho the situation It ms was regarded in some somo quarters as likely to temper the attitude of o General Huerta in hi his is refusal to salute the American flag a anc and was considered of paramount influence in pushing the constitutionalist march marchon on Mexico orico City Expect Crisis In Mexico That the rebel victory and the American Ameri Ameri- can demand for or a a. salute would precipitate precipitate preci pred- a a. crisis at Mexico Melco City was vas the confident belief belle of ot man many of tho the officials here harA No time limit has been set sel during which the salute must be fired tIred but General General General Gene Gene- ral Huerta practically has only until the arrival of the American fleet at Tampico which would be In about a week seek to ob obey I the Amerl American an command Instruction to Badger I Rear Admiral Fiske aide for operations In the navy department t who went to Hampton toads Roads today to advise Rear Admiral Admiral Badger commander In chief atthe of at the Atlantic fleet of the thc intimate details of the situation was as und understood to ha have conveyed verbal Instructions Rear Admiral Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Badger will be allowed much discretion discretion discretion dis dis- in carrying out th the tha wishes of ot the war department Secretary Daniels denied dented that any sealed orders had b been n sent Rear Admiral Badger to deliver an ultimatum after which Tampico might be shelled While the navy department is Js silent as to what Rear Admiral Badger will win be permitted to do It Is understood that If It the emergency emore emor- emor gency e cy arises he will have broad t to deal with the tho situation as ho sees fit Some of ot the constitutionalists hero here are hoping that the tho United States State will seize tho the tho federal gunboat now at Tampico so 80 that th the th J constitutionalists constitutionalists' m may y resume their attack without being hindered hindered by bythe bythe bythe the gunboats It Is la quite probable that such an act would be construed an aft furnishing aid to one of ot the contending factions and the of the American Ameri can government is to exact an apology without Interference in the progress s. s of ot the revolution Other Blockades of Past The seizure seizure of ot a customs house often otten has been resorted to as a means of or obtaining satisfaction for or a a. claim In 1895 British naval forces were werA landed at Corinto Nicaragua and occupied until a cus cus- custom custom custom tom house for tor ten days daYa until an agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat was reached for th the payment pa-ment of at an when the forces wore with with- drawn In France declared a a. peaceful blockade of certain ports port In Mexico and tho M Mexican governor go resenting resenting- this act declared war and expelled French subjects subjects sub sub- jeers from Its territory territory- There have however been declarations of ot a pacific blockade In to 1 history letory which have not re resulted resulted resulted re- re In war car In 1861 the British government demanded demanded de do- of ot Brazil redress for the plunderIng plundering plundering plunder plunder- ing of a a. British vessel off the Brazilian co coast t and also satisfaction for or what was termed an outrage on three officers of ot a British man of ot war by a Brazilian guard When the British demands were refused the tho British admiral instituted a a. pacific blockade of ot the port of at Rio de Janeiro and seized and detained five Brazilian vessels as BS an act of ot reprisal T Tie The c matter was subsequently adjusted by tho the payment payment payment pay pay- ment of ot claims May Not ot Mean WarA War I A peaceful blockade has usually affected ar- ar only the commercial intercourse of the states Immediately concerned th the ordinary peaceful relations of ot other powers ewers with Ith the blockaded ports ports' its or coasts coasts not being Interrupted without without their theil consent The tendency has been to use USG the pacific blockade as a a. measure of ot redress redress re Ie dress on occasions which in former times would have ha given occasion for tor war There has be been n some Que question Uon as to wh whether a pacific blockade would re reQuire require require re- re quire an authorization from congress man many International lawyers Ja ers contending that Inasmuch as as It it IL amounts practically to a commercial embargo the executive branch of the government s would be able abio to o deal with the Que question Uon without action by congress All Up to H Huerta Huerta- erta The Tho landing of ot marines on foreign soil sat soils is s another mooted point upon which the right Ight to act without the authorization of congress has 1138 been questioned American American American Ameri Ameri- can marines however have been landed In n many cases oases recent recently without action fi y he the legislative branch of ot the government The possibility that marines marines' and blue blues jackets ackers might police Tampico o where here valuable oil aU fields fields' are located and that the he town Itself might be reduced was discussed by officials as within the range of or possibility and the attitude of ot General Huerta toward urd sending of ot the fleet was awaited with much Int interest cst |