Show HUERTAS HUERTA'S ACTION AGH r q MAY GAUSE WAR AR MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE DISRUPTED BY ATTEMPT TO 4 1 BLOCKADE TAMPICO Government Maintains That Huerta Does Not Not Have Have Havethe the Right Under International Law to to Close Port I and Intercept Vessels Niagara Falls Fas Out once more threatens the peace of or the United- United States and aud Mexico Fearful that events ie ma may transpire there there there- possibly within the next forty-eight forty hours hours or of a nature that may disrupt mediation negotiations many of the he principals of the Uie conference here are arc filled with apprehension The anxiety Is provoked because of or the situation In In in which the United States has been P placed b by y General d determination to blockade the port of ori to to stop stoP the landIng land land- Ing leg of or munitions munitions' lof Or of war for u. u i The Washington go government it Is understood feels that it must prevent at all hazards the tIle exercise of a blockade blockade block block- ade by a gov government nt that is not recognized recognized rec rec- as s poss pos's possessing the the right to perform such an act under International International international law Should the Huerta gunboats gunboats gun gun- boats attempt to Intercept and search vessels believed to have In their cargoes cargoes car car- goes arms and ammunition for tor the constitutionalists it Is said here that American war vessel would interfere as orders have for some time been in ITI the possession of Rear Admiral Badger to keep Tampico open to com corn merce The gravity of the act by the United States might even cause General General Gen Gen- eral Huerta to withdraw his delegates from rom the Niagara Falls conference |