Landings and force in Vera Cruz question of war stance
Frederic R. Coudert comments in the Sun on U S actions in Vera Cruz and Huerta policy. He cites historical precedents where powers used force yet did not declare war, including Napoleonic Europe, 1823 Spain, 1895 Corinto, and 1901 Mitylene, noting nuances in state of war and hostilities.
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Coudert
Europe
Napoleon
France
Spain
Corinto
Nicaragua
Mitylene
Turkey
Coudert Discusses Marines Landing and Customs House Seizure
Coudert states the seizure of a customs house and marines landing do not constitute war. He cites John Bassett Moore, a leading international law authority, to define such actions as forcible measures short of war. He notes war depends on the attacked nation’s reaction and the surrounding political state of the rival country.
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Mr. Coudert
Custom House
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Pacific
Professor Moore
Gome
Riot erupts after flag insult at New York park meeting
In Park Row near City Hall an open air Anti- Military conference gathering dissolved into a riot when a former U S sailor attacked a speaker. Police reserves used clubs to disperse the crowd without serious injuries. Organizers were said to include Industrial Workers of the World with speakers named Becky Edelson Sam Hartman and Jack Rudone.
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New York
Park Row
City Hall
United States
Industrial Workers of the World
Mexico
Congress
Rockefeller
Guggenheims
Becky Edelson
Sam Hartman
Jack Rudone
Woods
William Fitzpatrick
Missionaries urged to flee Mexico City amid unrest
Word from New York says Rev. John Butler and sister Miss Clementina Butler of Newton Centre have probably left Mexico City for Vera Cruz. Miss Alice Gleason and Mrs. Alfred Wright, Massachusetts women in Mexico, were told to depart if needed, while Gleason plans to stay at Guadalajara at the government's request.
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New York
John Butler
Clementina Butler
Newton Centre
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Alice Gleason
Alfred C. Wright
Massachusetts
Mexico
James D. Barton
American Board of Foreign Missions
Nothern
Raymond A. Carhart
Carhart
J. P. Hauser
Frank E. McGuire
Plotting a Spill for Duff
Shorty McCabe tale by Sewell Ford featured in the next Sunday Posts Magazine. The plot involves a careful scheme centered on Duff with humorous, magazine style narration.
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Sewell Ford
Shorty McCabe
Next Sunday Posts
Duff
Mexico City Ablaze With Excitement Around Amnesty Hope
April 22 in Mexico City crowds fill streets and form impromptu parades toward government homes. Officials consider a broad amnesty act to unite Mexicans and defend the country as a Cabinet meeting convenes at 8 AM to discuss Issuing papers for Charge d Affaires O'Shaughnessy.
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Mexico City
Huerta
O'Shaughnessy
Mexico Sees United States Treachery Over Vera Cruz Marines
Foreign Minister Portillo urged restraint as a mass gathering praised him from the foreign office. A note to foreign legations accuses the United States of flagrant treaty violation and treachery for landing marines at Vera Cruz amid Huerta’s diplomatic standoff. The message cites treaty clause protections for unarmed civilians and calls for swift family of nations action.
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Mexico
Portillo
Foreign Office
United States
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Family of Nations
Washington
Tampico
United States of America
Wilson orders seizure of Vera Cruz customs house
The article recounts President Wilson’s decision during a crisis to seize the Vera Cruz customs house after learning by cable about German ammunition shipments to Huerta. Secretary Bryan and Secretary Daniels coordinated, and at 10 a.m. marines landed to take control as Fletcher reported 15 million rounds of ammunition and 250 machine guns aboard the German vessel.
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Washington
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Congress
Senate
Bryan
Consul Canada
Huerta
Mexico City
Mr. Bryan
Secretary Tumulty
White House
Tumulty
Daniels
Fletcher
Custom House
Germany
Embassy guard assures protection after tense moment
General Corrona, Huerta's chief of staff, assured Charge O Shaughnessy that the embassy and its occupants would receive protection after a late evening call. O Shaughnessy and Cortona watched a peaceful patriotic procession pass as the security promise was given.
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Ramon Corrona
Huerta
O'Shaughnessy
Corrona
Cortona
Bay State Camp Readied for Troops Mobilization
Massachusetts militia may be mobilized at South Framingham within a short time after a telegram to Adjutant General Gardner Pearson from General Simpson confirming camp readiness. The old site, used in the Spanish War, has water pipes and could be prepared quickly, with Governor Walsh awaiting inspector reports to determine which regiments go first.
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Massachusetts
South Framingham
Gardner Pearson
Simpson
Department of the East
Fort Wadsworth
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Walsh
Framingham
United States
Forty-sixth
United States Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Winthrop
Wood
Quartermasters’ Department
Bay State
Mexico
United States Army
American Massacre Feared Near Tampico Amid Mexican Crisis
Charles Chamberlain, a Stamford refugee arriving in New York with his wife and baby said Americans with property near Tampico face grave danger. He warned that both rebels and Federals may strike Americans as war spreads, predicting a long costly Mexico conflict.
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New York
Tampico
Charles Chamberlain
Stamford
Chamberlin
Asuila Oil Company
United States
Mr. Chamberlin
Mexico
Zaragoza vows to defend Tampico against American landing
General Zaragoza said he has orders from Mexico City and will do his utmost to repel any American attempt to seize Tampico. He expressed confidence in victory and noted he would fulfill his duty as a soldier.
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Tampico
Galveston
Zaragoza
Mexico City
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