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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
1
Secretary of State Bryan and Secretary of the Navy Daniels were summoned to the White House after communications with a representative of the Mexican Constitutionalists. Indications suggested a more friendly attitude from the Constitutionalists than in Carranza’s note issued last night.
President Wilson expresses that U S aims to respect Mexico's sovereignty and constitutional order while dealing with Huerta's forces. He notes the United States will enforce its rights where its influence is challenged, and that the quarrel is with Huerta's representatives, not the Mexican people. The president cancels routine engagements to focus on the Mexican situation.
General Carranza replied to Secretary Bryan in Washington denying U S occupation of Mexican territory. He warned the invasion would draw Mexico into an unequal war, adding avoidance of conflict was a stated goal. The note to President Wilson was transmitted through the Mexican envoy.
A note cites hostility actions by the Dolphin crew against Huerta's soldiers and U S Navy Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz, asserting violation of Mexican sovereignty. It pledges patriotic duty and seeks peaceful means before severing pacific relations with two friendly nations.
Brigadier General Tasker H Bliss ordered reinforcement of the border patrol with troops from Fort Sam Houston. El Paso and Laredo will receive extra troops, with Battery B Third Field Artillery likely headed to El Paso. The six troops of the Third Cavalry will be distributed to border towns as the garrison is stripped for duty.
National Editorial Association holds its convention in Houston with delegates from nearly every state, welcoming ceremonies on opening day. Trains bring arriving editors and local committees assist attendees as the gathering runs eleven days through Texas visiting San Antonio, San Marcos, Austin, Georgetown, Temple, Waco, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls and Dallas.
At 8 am temperatures ranged from 36 in Milwaukee to 66 in St Louis. Cloudy to partly cloudy skies prevailed with winds from the south to northeast and predictions of rain on Friday in several cities.
Heavy toll from Colorado strike warfare as strikers clash with state militia in Trinidad and surrounding camps. Reports indicate 30 plus dead, many wounded or missing, with women and children among the trapped. Troops sent, violence ongoing, mines and camps torched amid siege conditions.
The United States reestablishes the arms embargo against shipments to Mexican combatants. Brig. Gen. Tasker Bliss orders southern border enforcement, with troops notified at key points and patrols warned to prevent crossings the Rio Grande. Carranza’s stance sharpens the crisis and signals possible U.S. preparations for emergencies. The embargo, lifted two months earlier, resumes amid tensions over Vera Cruz and U.S. policy toward Huerta and Constitutionalists.
Washington April 23. An official announcement of the restoration of the embargo on arms at the Mexican border has not been issued here but high authorities say the order was sent early today to stop all consignments of arms and ammunition destined for Mexico. Reports from San Antonio that such an order had been received are not doubted in official circles.
In Liverpool on April 23 brokers acting for the United States government inquired in shipping circles about ships available for transporting troops stores and coal from the United States to Mexico. The inquiries were described as precautionary and not an immediate plan.
Wireless dispatches from Puerto Mexico report Mexicans attacked foreigners with no confirmed deaths. L. P. Boone, supervisor at Tehuantepec terminals, and Dr. George R. Tabor of the marine hospital service, both said they were safe aboard ships in Puerto Mexico harbor. The unrest disrupted the gulf port 120 miles south of Vera Cruz, a key Atlantic to Pacific railway terminal.
American soldiers prevented destruction of the international railroad bridge to Piedras Negras. Captain Vegas of the Mexican Federal forces, backed by three men, entered Piedras Negras in an armored car and removed telegraph gear, blew switches, and allegedly carried dynamite. Refugees flooded Eagle Pass as Constitutionalists and Federals clash, with Piedras Negras lacking police and reports of robberies and looting.
In Opelousas Louisiana April 23 with only a few witnesses remaining the defense expected to finish its chief testimony in the Walters kidnaping trial of five year old Robert Dunbar Mrs Jeptha Bilbo an important defense witness who has been ill is yet to testify Both sides plan rebuttal evidence and indications suggest a late week end before the jury deliberates
Havana reports two new bubonic plague cases bringing total to twelve with two deaths. Health officials warn of continuing risk and urge precautions as authorities monitor the outbreak and implement containment steps.
The San Antonio Light carries the AP Laeva Day report as its exclusive daily general news service, complemented by its own substantial additional news coverage. The AP report is described as the world’s most reliable general news service, delivering about 20,000 words daily.
Nelson O Shaughnessy, the United States chargé d affaires in Mexico City, has had his passports handed over by Huerta. Senor Algara seeks his passports in Washington as Washington anticipates a formal declaration of war. Americans in Mexico City face danger amid anti foreign mobs and a deadly attack on Vera Cruz leaving twelve dead and fifty wounded. Carranza protests the Vera Cruz seizure while Wilson states no quarrel with Mexicans but vows action against Huerta. An embargo on arms along the border remains in force as federals and constitutionalists near Tampico prepare to resist and invasion plans are outlined.
Bulletin from Vera Cruz reports the Mexican gunboat Progreso with 100 men captured by American marines on April 23. The action marks a notable early event in the Veracruz engagement and signals a shift in naval control of the port.
American marines and bluejackets gain possession of breastworks three miles inland from Vera Cruz on the railroad to Mexico City. The fortification had been held by Huerta troops since U S forces captured the city.
Washington on April 23 reports joint army and navy plans for rapid action in Mexico. Treasury Secretary McAdoo discusses revenue measures with internal revenue head, aiming to tax checks, documents, wine, brandy, beer, and possibly cigarettes if needed, while preserving tariff laws.
The Treasury Department could issue up to 100 million dollars in Panama canal bonds under existing law without further Congress action. Supporters say adopting this plan would give Congress a better chance to debate war revenue measures before passage. Private advices reaching here to
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