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STVZLLE CITIZE H AS THE WEATHER. FAIR. CITIZEN WANT AD3 BRING RESULTS LJ 4VOLrXXX,N0.180. ASnEYILLE,N. OTUI .3 DAY MORNING, APRIL 21,1914. PRICE 5 CENTS PRESIDENT A UTHOMZED TO ACT; : MEXICAN PORTS WILL BE SEIZED Ll'J TMfflCO AW VERA CRUZ WILL BE III HANDSOf THE IMIED STATES VjlHiW NEXT ifo Orders Issued to Amy or Navy Last Night, but Conference at White House makes Neces sary Plans for the Landing of Marines and Bluejackets at These Ports to Seize and Hold Customhouses Uparoaricus Cheers Grert President . v RESOLUTION GIVING PRESIDENT AUTHORITY PASSED BY HOUSE Senate, However, Blocks Immediate Action by Holding Up Resolution. Prepares Substitute Resolution for Consideration Today WASHINGTON, April 21 -Action by the army and navy of the United States to force Huerta to salute the American flag was held up early today through opposi tion in the senate to the form of the Joint resolution ap proving tPresident Wilson's purposes, as it passed the house last night. A recess of the senate was taken' at 12:23 a.m., untilnoon today. . .The president, while stat ing in his message to con gress that he has full'consti .. tulionaliauthotity to iwt, ; is waiting for "congress "to ex press its approval before or dering Tampico and; Vera Cruz to be seized, and .other steps taken .looking to rep aration for the arrest of the American . blue j ackets ( : -at Tampico. . Substitute Besolution. : ; . In a spectacular midnight session the senate discussed the house resolution briefly. Senators objected to individ ualizing Huerta, and a sub stitute resolution was agreed upon by the foreign rela tions committee giving the president broad authority to deal with indignities of the - United States in Mexico, "in view of the situation as pre sented by the president in his message." President Wilson had re tired early, ; but , Secretary Tumulty, Secretary Garri son, Postmaster . General Burleson and Vice-President Marshall Acting Chairman Shively and other adminis tration leaders, conferred on the substitute resolution. ' U. S. WILL ACT. . -WASHINGTON, April 20 In forty-eight hours, pos sibly less, the United States government will have -taken possession of the Mexican customs houses at Tampico and Vera Cruz. ; Detailed plans for landing of marines at these two lm portant coast towns were completed at a 'conference at the white house beween President Wilson, Secreta ries Bryan, Garrison- and Daniels, Major ; General Wood and Rear Admirals Fiske and Blue, and John ' Lind. .'; ; '' "No ordfers to the army and navy will be issued to night," was the announce-, ment made after, the confer ence, action temporarily be ing deferred until congress acxspn the, joints resolution. "approving the , president's 48 HOURS, ACCORDING Purpose of using the armed forces of the.United States to enforce its demands against General Huerta, growing out of the arrest at Tampico of American blue jackets. . . , . House Passes Besolution. ... The resolution passed the house tonight by a vote of 337 to 37, after a spirited de bate. For several hours it was considered by the sen ate; foreign relations com mittee with prospects of an all night session of .the sen ate, r a recess" until rarly tomorrow. , ' - v ; The house adjourned un til 10 o'clock tomorrow, and President Wilson, worn out, retired. after hearing l that the house had adopted the resolution. Persons : who were , in touch with the ' president said ..the steps which would be taken by the United States short of war" were of a-nature Which would not require; formal notification to powers in the same sense as a declaration of blockade or other preliminaries to war. --Foreign governments will be kept informed of de velopments, however. The debate in the house brought out the fact that, while the American5 navy probably would block Mex ico off from commerce with the United States, it would not interfere with the pas sage - to and fro of foreign vessels, though c irgoes dis charged on the shore mig':t be held at the customs houses. Sub Preamble. Senator Lodge presented a substitute -for the pream ble of the resolution report ed bv the comniitee which he will seek to have adopted tomorrow. It set forth: " t ; "That the state of unrest, violence and' anarchy which exists m Mexico, the numer ous unchecked and unpun ished murders of ; American citizens and the spoliation of their property in that coun try the impossibiliy of se curing protection of redress by diplomatic methods in the absence of lawful or ef fective authority, the inabil ity of Mexico to discharge its international obligations, the unprovoked insults and indignities inflicted upon the flag and the unform of the United States by the armedJprces,iri.occupation in large parts of .Mexican territory have become intol erable, . "That the self respect and dignity of the United States and the duty to protect its citizens and its international rights,' require that such a course be followed m Mexi co by our government as to compel respect and' observ ance of it's rights.?' . ,v, - Tba Resoiutton. , Th Joint .resolution passed by the house a,nd which wm before the n ate t late hour tonight, read M follows: "A joint resolution Justifying th employment of the armed forces of th United States In enforcing certain demands against Victoriano Huerta, Resolved by the senate anA house of representatives in congress assembled, that the president of the United States is Justified In the employment of the armed forces of ttfe United States, to enforce the demands upon Victoriano Huerta for unequivocal amends to the government - of thai United States for affronts and . indignities committed against thls government by General Huerta and his representatives." - - During the evening there, were In " format conferences of Aemoerata and republicans, and opposltfon to ths phraseology of the resolution was ap. parent Many senators, among them a few democrats, objected "to singling, out General Huerta as an individual, and wanted to amend the' resolution to-dlreaUlk, against, the de, facto gov ernmervt la Mexico City, Others want' ed to make4 the resolution broad enough to cover Mexico generally, . Members of the house went to bed instead of waiting for the senate to reconvene. Crowds throngd the sen ate galleries and corridors. V i At executive quarters there was a let-up In the late hours. Clerks' wire on duty for emergencies, but no move ments were announced. A high offi cial who was in conference with." the president pointed significantly to the fact that no order had been issued to the army, and remarked that the constitutionalists neeA not be nervous over the situation, for the present ac tion was - aimed ' entirely agalnit Huerta. It was said that one of the Continued on Page teven.1 MEXICAN SECTION OF El BY AMERICAN TROOPS ' " ' " ,1'...".;;"' "Little Chihuahua" Being Guarded Against Any Outbreak. CONFERENCE HELD EL PASO, Texas, April 20. "Little Chihuahua,"- as the Mexican section of this city Is known,, and where six ty per cent, of the inhabitants of the city reside,' Is being patrolled tonight by United 8tat.es cavalrymen and In fantrymen. . ; , ; This and : other 'precautionary measures were determined on late today at a conference between Mayor Kelly and Colonel C. A. P. Hatfleld, commanding the troops at Fort Bliss. At the army post the cavalrymen were ordered to sleep with boots ami saddles at their sides, and It Is said they ooulA be up and rway In case of an alarm in less than Ave minute. At Juares Colonel Avlla, the mili tary commander Instructed that ,: any soldier or civilian making wanton or provocative use of Are arms should be shot at once. He Is determined, as are the American authorities to use every precaution against provoking an outbreak while feeling is at the present high tension. Colonel Hatfield anA Mayor Kelly agreed on many details for the co operation of soldiers and police In case of an outbreak. Meanwhile the city was quiet The authorities do not look for any out break among the people, particular ly in El Paeo. There Is no real anxiety here over the situation. There are in this city and along the river, subject to call, 10.000 troops available for Instant action. A supply of 2500 rifles consigned to the rebels at Juarei today -wa "gent acrosi'tlie river. . . . ' . .,;, , TO PLANS EC. Li i. Young Man Pleads "Not Ouilty" When Arraign, ed in Court. WILL BE PLACED ON ? TRIAL THURSDAY Girl Who is Co-Defendant With Clement Waives ' - Arraignment. HUM. I ' ' ,' " ' BPAItTANUJURO, S. C, April 30,- Clyde C. Clement, the college boy who has been m jail here since febru ary l. Jointly charged with Miss Flerta Pendleton, a girl telegrapher, with the irwirrtr AUWfi-hnpths-old baby found drowned, is not yet ready for ti-iau .la. mi stated when ar raigned In the Court of General Ses sions today.. .' " ' Frequently swallowing and moisten- treg tils Hps ,but otherwise showing no signs of nervous tension the youth, Ida of Robert C, Clem-nt, a prosper. ous North. Carolina planter, stood in the prisoner's dock for Ave "minutes this afternoon and heard the clerk of court read in' formal old English the solemn charge that he did away with Virginia Vlrl Pendleton "against th peace and dignity of the State". "What say you?" asked the clerk a the conclusion of his long recital "Are you guilty or not guiltyT" - - "Not Guilty". ' "Not guilty;', answered the prisoner "" (Contlnned on Fag Bevenl.' 11 SAFETY OF FOREIGNERS I.1 Americans Included, Ac cording to His Statement Dictated Yesterday. u NO FLAG ON BOAT it MEXICO CITT, April 20.'Oen. eral Huerta, offers all guarantees to foreigners, American Included,, who may remain in Mexico, and he will improve this opportunity to show the world that his government and Mex ico are moral and civilized". This statement President Huerta dictated to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS today. He continued: "I desire tt make It plain 'to the American people that, according to the official report from the com mander at Port Tampico received by the Mexican government there was no flag In the boat which landed and whose crew was detained. I fear that President Wilson has been mis informed on this pulnt and that he will Inform the American congress that the boat carried the flag. "In fact," the American flag, has nothing to do with the case, and I desire the American people fully to understand this". LAV? CPHELD. CLYD CLEMEIIT PLACED OilIBIA MUflDEO C1CE , WASHINGTON, April 20 The right of state to regulate Insurance rates was settled today by the . Supreme court upholding as constitutional the Kansas fire Insurance law of 1 909. Justice McKenna, for the, majority of the court, declared insurance had become so clothed with a public In terest as to distinguish Insurance from ordinary business, and to claselry it with the business of running a hotel r railroad. 4 ; 1: CURTAIN RISES ON FIRST ACT IN MEXICAN WAR DRAMA WHEN PRESIDENT READS HIS MESSAGE Packed House and Galleries Assemble to Hear President" Ask Congress for the support cfth Army crJIfay in Forcing Huerta to Salute the American Flzg cs Ordered DPPDSITIOn TO 5 f Till AT D1IHT PLEASAfIT Several Meetings Held Yes terday by Leading Busi ness Men. RESORT SECTION TO BE PROTECTED Indications Last Night That Affair Will be Amicably Adjusted. ; , ; , A united frjnt in oppoalllon to the proposed sanitarium on : the Mount Pleasant property was shown yester day at morning and afternoon meet lnga of - some f Ashsvllle'g most Dromlnent buaUifs ruyu--. .. A ' a result . of thuss meetings, a resolution was unanimously passed putting th mwting on record as op posed to this or any: other sanitar. turn in' what Is known as the resort section of Asneville. ; ..-..;-, Not only that, nut steps will be taken io bring the matter before the state legislature in order that this sec tlon of Asneville may ' be protected In the future from similar invaatona Meeting Held. A meeting was - held yesterday morning at Grave Park Inn ? when thirty of AshievlUs'a protie'nent busi ness men met to discuss with T., U Seely and consider the effect which ihe proposed aanltarlum would have on resort Interests.' J. A. Nichols was selected chair Continued on Page IOIrht.) FOURTEEN HOUR BATTLE L Leader of Strikers Finally Killed and Tent Colony Burned. . CITIZENS ARMED TRINIDAD, . Colo., April J0.A fourteen hour battle between striking coal miners and members of the Colo. rado national - guard - in - the Ludlow district today culminated late tonight In the killing of Lui Tlkas, leader' of the Greek strikers and the de struction of the Ludlow tent colony by fire. Reports received here late tonight place the dead at thirteen, including eleven strikers, one soldier and one non-combatant After an all day battle armed strikers and small detachments of state troops, the Ludlow district to night practically , was Isolated. All telephone wires were down and tele. graph service was limited to one rail- roKii wire. The military fore totals sAout 100 ;and fully four hundred armed i strikers were said to be in the hills at the foot of Hastings and Iterwlnd ! canyons and along the Colorado and Southeastern tracks. Th district was In a htih state of excitement. Citizens are arming themselves la Trinidad. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON, April 20. Fore, ast for North Carolina: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday fair, warmer Interior. BIG BLAZE AT PKOIU. PEOIIIA. Ill,, April 20, Plre early tonight swept ower three blocks, de stroying the cattle feeding barn and block of baled bay. PROLONGED CHEERS GREET TIE ENTRANCE OF Does not Ask D:ckrctizn cf Ycr Izt Az.::ll to Deal Yith c.i Oztbv) crJ Uszrpzr Ccr. gress Gives Him Authority (Editorial ttonrepomlonoo.) WASHINGTON, April 20 The house tonight by a voto of 337 to 37 Toted to end the period of watchful but fruitless waiting which has characterized the covcni- mcnt's Mexican policy, and went on rccora as sustaining tho president in his determi nation to enforce reparation from Victoriana Huerta and his adherents for repeated insult's to the United States flag arid the United States covernment. Only four dem- ocrais Toxca Biraiuat me au- ministration, three ;of 4hem being from ilississippi and generally known as "little navy" men, The otlier dem ocrat voting "no" was Hen ry G eorge of New York. ? I The result of the vote as greeted with loud cheers. The senate at 9:30 met to re ceive the resolution from the house , . . i The first eui-tain on the Mexican war drama which now seems inevitable, ruKe at 3 o'clock this afternoui. when President Wilson laid before the joint session jf congress his request that lie be authorized to take what steps he sees fit to wipe out the insult to the American flaL' and to force the apology which the Mexican dictator has refused. House Packed. Never had a "curtain rais er" a setting of more thril ling interest. All galleries of the house were packed to overflowing; the atmosphere was tense with suppressed excitement which found vent in the remarkable demon stration of patriotic enthusi asm that greeted President Wilson as ho entered the chamber through the central doors on the south side. Sen ators and representatives, newspaper men and specta tors rose to their feet as the president came in and cheer ed as they have not cheered since President ' McKinley, sixteen years ago, today, asked congress to declare the American nation in a state of war with Spain.; Nobody tried to stop this tribute to America's ' chief executive. Minute after minute passed while the hitherto pent up emotions of a loyal people found expression in the presence of the democrat ic war president." The object of this tribute, apparently calm and self possessed, re peatedly bowed his acknowl edgements. Back of him tkz "Democratic 7a THE PRESIDE 7 stood Champ Clark, who only two or three weeks ago. found himself array cl against his chief in tha.H- ter's program toi tLj ranama tolls qur lien. introduces The speaker finally rapj -c for order and V 4 filotu;) i.f the dead fell the ho1.: '. as Speaker . . fir; ; I forward and eaL: "(J;:.:' -men of the ficnatj cv 1 1. I present to-you t!: yn dent of tluj Ur.lt-. .1 I ' 4 : with a ' special i::. - " iJOiut.ci oku . i in;, another intc til, and President AVilon lr-.,.vi .reading the .jnc'ssago 'which is destined to write the open ing chapter of American in tervention in Mexico. , ' " Not a Somul.' Not a whisper In galleries or on thi floor broke the even tenor of tin president's voice as he read Into toll message the firm purpose of the Unit ed States to avenge the insult to Hi flag and the, flouting of Us dignity. When ha concluded the paragraph: "I therefore felt it my duty to sustain Admiral Mayo In the whole of his demand, and to iimlM that the flg of ths United States should be m luted in such a way as to Indicate a new spirit and a new attitude on tbe part of the Kuertalstas," floors and galleries cheered again. The . mes sage was finished in thirteen minutes and the president left the house by iwa of the speaker's room. After Oscar Underwood had made a brief request that the foreign rs iatlona committee, to which the presi dent's message was referred,, meet at once and that it report as quickly as possible, such being the desire of the president, , the ' house resumed its routine business. .The nfnety-nve sen ators filed slowly out of tbe chamber and there was nothing to Indicate that congress was about to strengthen ths president's arm In his action against Huerta, the dictator. President Justified, Ons hour and twenty minutes af ter President Wilson had finished reading his message to the joint ses sion of congress ths foreign relations committee presented it resolutions wherein it stated in effect that the president Is Justified in the employ ment of the armed forces of the UnIN ed States to enforce demands of rep aratlon at the hands of Huerta ai insults offered the United States. Throughout the Interval the galleries had remained packed; none had left his or her eat to be taken by sonn of the unfortunates filling the outside corridors, v "."., . -. V: . When the text of the resolution be came known there was some comment as to the use of the word, "Jiurtined," relating to the president's use of the armed forces, rather than author, lied." It was pointed out by Repre sentative Flood that It was not the purpoee of the framers of the resolu tion to make it appear as a declara tion Of war, but as a resolution deal ing with, an outlaw and ursurper whe had affronted the dignity t the Unit ed States.. . r Representative Mann, as usual, rom to, object to unanimous consent for the reading of the committee's report, lis said there was no hurry for the passage at the resolution. Debate Limited. Much desultory argument results! In the application of the rule llniiunj; debate. .., Representative Camphell, of Kan sas took the renter of th floor to define the resolution before the h.n as a virtual declaration of war. V recounted the horror of , f - ' Ing that the poor. people would have to bear tH f man, he wild, ' f
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