UNITED STATES DETERMINED.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 148, 20 April 1914, Page 3

UNITED STATES DETERMINED.

MEXICAN POLICY LAUNCHED AT LAST. PIIESIDENT WILSON* GIVEN FULL POWER TO ACT. HUERTA'S GOVERNMENT AIUST APOLOGISEWhilst the Avar in Mexico goes on between the Federals (General Hueria being self-appointed Dictator, in suceessioii to the murdered President Madera) and the Constitutionals (or those who are lighting in the cause of democratic election of President-, with Generals Villa and Carrenza in eommanel), and whilst town after :,jivn Jails into the hands of the vicarious Constitutionals, the outside v, orld looks tj liuerta, made Presi.r dent by the recent pretence of an • dection, as the head of what semblance of Government subsists in this anarchic country. During the lighting around Tamoieo a Mexican oilicer arrested marines from the United States gunboat Dolphin, an el marched them through the streets, but released them when the American Aeimiral protested. Pro sident liuerta promised reparation and punishment if the oilicer con•erned was found guilty. Two days later President Wilson stated that the Mexican Government had agreed to lire a salute at Tampico as an apology for the arrest. A time limit was lixeel. At the eleventh hour Huortu demanded that the United States ileet answer the Mexican salute gun for gun. Cabinet iva? hastily convened. It was decided ■a refuse the demand, and to allow the fleet to proceed to enforce the salute as originally fixed.

The Tampico incident is being made the. starting point of the new policy of the United States towards Mexico President Wilson is determined to uphold the national honour of the. United States at all costs. If President Huerta does not (ire a salute as an apology, the United States will first seize Tampico and then Vera Cru^. The American ultimatum provided that Huerta must salute the American flag before G pan. on Sunday (y e s t e r day ).