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BEO. A NORWOOD, President
6EO. C. KORJfEGAY, CasWer. j
(UrOpro w eddy Argus SPKsa
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I 1 j 11 G OLiDSBOBO, C, THURSDAY EVENING, APBIL 23 1914
- 1 ; . ' - : - - - . : . NO. 14
VOL. LIX ' j
WILSON flPPElnflipS
GRESS FOR MORE POWER;
- .. . f- .
To Force Huerta to ( ompTj M ih
mands of -Admiral Afayo --Si.-c
.rial . -Jiessaiit 10 joii
. Ses"on.
Washington, April 20.
'reskleir
Wilson today laid the Mexicin. sit ua
firm before-Conr?s-s ' in: thei-e words :
Gentlemen of the Co:rsieSs:
"It is mv duty to call "your fcUeiitioi
to a situation "'which has ristfu" in. o.i
ti pa liners with Gen. Victoriand llutit:
" at Mexico City, which calls "f ok- action
and to ask your advice and co-opera
tion in acting upon it. Cn t ie nint I
of April a paymaster of the Ui, ?,'. S
Dolphin landed at the: Jtv.rbide hrjklge
landing at Tampico w.tli a v. halebca;
and boat's crew to take off certain
supplies needed by his. ship, a:;d hn;
engaged in loading. the .bout vyusi ar
rested, by an officer : an i ! ;uad oi
men of the army of Ceucral Huerta
Neither the paymaster nor an .one o
the men were in the boat-whet, the ar
rest took place and were p"
J t-
leave it and submit to !. 1 4. 11 int
custody, notwithstanding the u
thr."
the boat carried, both at her low an
at her stern, the flag of 'tbcj United
States. The officer who rnaide the jar !
mst was nroceedins un one of the
streets of the towa with his prison
ers when met by an oiheer 01 highc:
authority.' who ordered him . tcj reiun
to the landing and await o'wliir; n-
within-an hour and a half lrom U
time of the arrest orders we e
ed from the commander of th
recoiv
f 1 lie t"
rekas;
tista forces at Tampico ior the
of the paymaster and his me
release was followed by a polo.?
the commander and later by
pression of regret by General
l.. : 1 i.(
an e x
Hi..-
(1 tiiu:
1 int.; a
in:';.-.
himself. General Hiierui . urg
martial law obtained at the
Tampico, that orders had Leon
that no one should be alU;" cu
t 1 U-(
at the I turbide bridge;
and tl
iat 01: v
sailors had no right to land tlie
re!" Cun
idd eg'
naval commanders at the port
been notified of any such prohibition
and, even if they had been, t
10 cn
iustifiable course open to tlii
,e ioc;i
authorities would have been
to re -
rew i
quest the paymaster and his c
withdraw and to lodge a protq
,t wit1
the - commanding officer of tke j, fleet
Admiral Mayo, regarded the arrest a.
so serious an affront that he was not
satisfied with the apologies offe red, bir
demanded that the flag cf the Unite
States be 'saluted with special f cere
mnnv hv the military comniiider : c
the port.
"The incident cannot ,be rer
rded a
a trivial one, especially as t'.vti of the
man arrpstpfl were taken lrra tuf
boat itself that is to say, ti
.n th
territory of the United fe-iuea; but l:a
it stood by itself it niigi t h
e, .uee.
attributed to the ignoiaiice or
a no
gance of a single olficu r. Uiit'oruiin
.ately, it was not an '.'isohvted e
,se. j .
tly oc
Ue. th,
tati.-e;
r to gc
series of incidents Lave reccr
curred which cannot but ere
impression that the reprove
of General Huerta were w iliin
out of their way to show disregard fo:
the dignity and rights of this goverr
ment, and felt perfectly safe in doini
what they pleased, making jree ft',
show in many ways their it itatior
and contempt. V 1
"A few days after the incident
Tampico an orderly from the V. S.
a
s
Minnesota was arrested at Vera Cm:
-while ashore in uniform to obtain thr i
ship's mail, and was for a timejthrowi '
into jail. An official dispatch ; from j
this government to its embassy a-j
Mexico City was withheld by the .au
thorities of the telegraphic service
until peremptorily demanded .by oui
charge d'affaires in person. So far at
I can learn such wrongs and annoy
ances have been suffered to occu
only against representatives of the
United States. I have heard, of n
complaints from other government;
of similar treatment. Subsequent ex
planations and formal apologies , dh
not and could not alter the iopular
impression, which, it is possible,1 it
had been the object of the Hiertista
authorities to create, that the govern
ment of the United States was beins
singled out, and might be singled ou
with impunity, for slights and affront
in retaliation for its refusal tq recog
nize the prtensions of General -Huertr
to be regarded as the constitutional
provisional President of the Republic
of Meixco. - :''-.' ' :.'-. j :' ;
"The manifest danger of such a sit
uation was that such 'offenced ' might
grow from bad to worse uutii some
thing happened of so gross and .intolerable-a'
sort .as to lead, direc :ly and
inevitably to armed conflict. It wa.
necessary that the apologies of Gen
ntative' -
eral Huerta and his represe
should go much further, that the;
I -
IT AIN'T SO
men's ignorance that does the harm
as their knowing so many things that
ain't so." Josh Billings. Men know
things Etbout life insurance that :"ain't
so," and we believe that this1 office
with its long experience, can set them
right." ' ..: v ".' 1 -
National Life Insurance Co. of Vt
(Mutual) !
H. M. HUMPHREY, State Mgr.
Ooldiboro, N. O.
iCENE IN HOUSE
HAS NO PARALLEL
ton to Hear the President Both
.Senators and Eight Con-
gressnieu Present.
Washington, D. G., April 20.- Sena
tars Simmons and Overman and all
f the State delegation with the ex
ception of Congressman i Small and
' auger, were present today wher
1 resident Wilson read his war mes
ue to Congress. J In common with
:i:e delegations from other States, the
, Xorth Carolinians gave unstinted ap
.: roval to Mr. Wilson's message and
. :..e policy it outlined. .;
I Major Stedman of the Fifth con
hessionnl district, who is a member
the House foreign relations com.
i'tlee, is perhaps closer to the) situa
: on than any other member from the
: ite.. The foreign affairs committee
; : 5 been irfr imost continuous session
iay- an-J lur? tcniaht reported, out a
Lii ':( 1 ju -hciiiris : the Jresident
ret in XiCf-.'-rtlau'e with 'his request
1 e t'TC-v::ect s message "is not in
oif a uee!. rationiof war. Yet the
' ,;t,a W.:,-,i oFfi,
v' . 1 ' . 1 i;y iigai u it lino aiici xiuxjii
I ! : ..i tn the lines and realized
J ti-e 'final Minljiis ihe day of "watch
...... t
1:1 wa i ins;"' is done and the day of
" . -: i'i' is here. , ' . '' . i
Jtisiiv! ears and two days ago the
'.. ..k;: i adopted a resolution de
;:;tiv!hi' that Spain evacuate Cuba
Ith-tory tclis what followed.
Tln-ie has been many historic scenes
ia- iho Ho.'Se of Representatives.) Here
.Az men have always met and shaped
, t;!icii i of world-wide influence, More
an once in tnis country s lire nave
e degs of war been loosened in the
jslative hall. Upon no occasion
j fjii tiu 1 e been lacking the dramatic
he spectacular touch, and yet th
..u iK! today has no parallel. i
It was remarkable, epoch making
i.' t only because of the martial spirit
; he cheers of zealous Americans, the
;;eart beats of a kind yet positive peo-i-le,
but because the Chief Executive
ihe Commander-in-Chief of the jArmy
arid Navy, "stood under the Capitol's
"'do'nie to icpart a message of ominous
iiieaning. I ; .
To any one not present, no . word
i icture can portray: the scene this
uZiei noon in the lower branch oi Con
gress. There was nothing lacking .tc
give a thrill, to bring flushed faces
fher t breaths, the cheers that belong
toi wonderful occasions.: '-.;-
In the galleries were men and wo
iien of every political faith. - But for
once the faith of politics was cas'
aide. In its stead was the creed of
,-ve of country, the spirit of "76", fi:
. eiity to the sisterhood of States.
:Amid these suroundings President
n'iison, in a deliberate voice, indicat-
'rig the seriousness of his mission, the
jt cr thoughts within him, began tc
oak. The silence was oppressive
Mowing as it did, a wild demonstra
tion which broke out as the President
. ateied upon the floor of the cham
ber." . :-!.!' : :- i
thould be such as to attract the atten
tion of the world population totheii
iilgnilicance, and such as to impresr
upon General Huerta himself the ne
i' - ct'tesity of seeing to it that no further
j etc ; ion for explanation and professec"
in - kicts should arise, i I, therefore, fel.
n u v duty to sustain Admiral Mayo ir
tie vhole 'of his demand to insist tha'
tLe Hag of tne united States should be
saiuted in such a way as to indicate r
n ;w SDirit and attitude on the part o'
the Huertistas. : j
"Such a salute General Huerta har
refused, and I have come to ask' your
approval and support in the course I
now propose to pursue. j :
"This government can, I earnestly
hope, in no circumstances be forced I
into war with the people of Mexico
Mexico is torn by civil strife. If we
are to accept the tests of its own con j
stitution. it has no government. Gen
eral Huerta has set his power up ir ;
the City of Mexico, such as it Is, jwith
out right and by methods for which
there can be no justification. Only par
of the country is under his control
If armed conflict should unhappily
come as a result of his attitude of per
sonal resentment towards this govern
ment, we should be fighting only; Gen.
eral Huerta and those who adhere tc
him and give him their spportj, anc
; our object would be only to restore
' o the people of the distracted Ite
1 :ib He the opportunity to set up again
heir own laws and their own govern
i; iiiient. ;" '.-! ! :.': V-
i "ljut I earnestly hope that war ir
not now the question. I believe tha'
f si'ek for the American people jwher
l say tnat we ao not uesire to coni.ro
j in any degree the affairs of our siste?
j Republic. Our feeling for the peopl
of Mexico is one of deep and genuine
friendship, and everything that we
have so far refrained from doing has
proceeded from our desire toj help
them, not. to hinder or embarrass
them. We would not wish , even to
exercise the good offices of friendship
without their welcome and consent.
The people of Mexico are entitled to
settle their own domestic affairs in
their own way and we sincerely desire
to respect their right. The present
situation need have none of the grave
implications of interference, if we deal
WE GO FORWARD TBODPS PATROL ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO ll '
Special Meeting of the Senior and Ju
nior Chambers of Commerce,
April 20th, 1911.
meeting was called to order bj
President W. H. Winstead, who stated
briefly that Its purpose was to give a
cordial reception to the boys who havf
organized the Junior order of thr
Chamber of Commerce and to encour
age them through th active co-operation
of the business men of the city.
Chairman E. D. Pusey, superintend
ent of the schools of Goldsboro, ad
dressed the meeting and expressed his
belief that the organization of the
Junior order would result in great
good for the boys, for the Senioi
Chamber, and for the City of Golds
boro. Mr. Pusey then presented the
members of the Junior Chamber.
Mr. Geo. C. Royall gave a most
graphic explanation of the supenoi , ?hey could be up and away in case j will be issued tonight," was the an
commercial advantages which the boyr j of an aarm in iess than five minutes r.ounccment made after the confer
find today and urged them to make the j At juarez Colonel Avilla, the mili- ence, action temporarily being defer
most of their opportunities and to ac- j tary commar.oer, , instructed that an; red until Congress acts on the joint
quaint 'themselves first of the advant- j EOdier or civiKan making wanton 01 resolution aj. proving the Presidents
ages offered by Goldsboro before go i provocative use of fire arms should purpose of us-ing the armed forces of
ing elsewnere. He speiKe or nis owr
boyhood days and the changed condi
ons; jana .impiesbeu uyou
nresent the very general lack o
-
knowledge on the part of the homr
people j of the commercial and indus
trial activities within their own cities
Mr.Winstead called upon Mr. E; M
Land to tell the members of the Cham
bers of th-j reasons why he came U
Goldsboro. Mr. Land said that th'
reasons were so many that he coulc1
not hope to state them within the shor
time at his disposal.. He said that h
also had noticed, as had been point
edjout jby Mr. Royall in his address J to call, 20,000 troops available for iu
the fact that the growth of Goldsbon i stant ac-tion.
i iad been steady and sure, and that
there had never been here a boom to
inflate values temporarily and force a
sudden quick growth to the ultimate
detriment of the community. He said
that he believed in the future of
Goldsboro. That belief induced him tc
come to Goldsboro to live.
Col. Jos. E. Robinson welcomed the
boys within the fold of the Chamber
and expressed great confidence in the
boys and in the work which it is posr
sible for them to do for the upbuilding
of their city.
President Winstead then called up
on iMr. W.' F. Allen,- principal of the
High School, who brought a roune"
of applause by his very impromptu
remarks. He said that Mr. Marcley
the' secretary, had asked him to talk
and that he had asked the secretary ir
turn to please not call upon him. The
secretary had promised faithfully no'
10 do so and he had kept his promise
He) spoke a word of encouragemen'
for the boys.
Mr. J M. Allen spoke at some lengti
and his: remarks were most appropri
ate 'and interesting.
He told the boys j
of theirl opportunities to profit by the
superior experience of the older mer
of the community who he feels sure
will be ever ready to lend a guidinj
hand to the boys of Goldsboro in their
march upward. He said that success
is largely due to the ability to secure
and to weigh the advice of the many
and to abide by the best advice ob
tainable. The combined business
knowledge and experience of the mem
bers of (the Chamber of Commerce if
available to the boys of the Junioi
chamber and afford the an opportunity
to make a more rapid progress thar
could otheriwse be hoped for.
Mr. Geo. A, Norwood expressed hi?
pleasure in welcoming the boys anc7
his confidence in their future and sug ;
gested that they could voluntarily be j
of great service at this time to the i
! attF arA n ty,a pimmhnw v r,,.fhsr
utiu t. la v. wiiauiucA uj luitiiciiii;
the interests and insuring the succes- -'
of the coming Chautauqua.
Mr. Henry Weil, Mr., A. T. Griffin
Dr.jE. C. Vitou, Mr. Geo. D. BizzeP
and MrJ.W. H. Winstead each address
ed the boys briefly, welcoming them tc
the, Chamber and speaking in optimis
tic Views of the good work to be done
and of the progress which the boy;
mneinsin, f " i
the meeting adjourned and the twenty
odd boys present each shook hands oi
their way out with the members o'
the ! Chamber.
with it promptly, firmly and wisely.
"No doubt I could do "what is neces
sary in; the circumstances to enforce
respect
for our government without
recourse to the Congress, and yet noi
ecxecd my constitutional powers as
President I do not wish to act in
matter
iiyence
1 Cii-ibly of so grave conse-
t-xcei t in close conference and
co-opera In with both the Senaie anc"'
House. Ii therefore, come to ask voiir
approval that. I should use the armeJ
forces of the United States ia such
v. ays arid to such an extent as may
-'e ner.e;aiy to obtain from General
Mueita land his adherents" the fullest
itcognition of the rights and dignity
of the United States, even ahidst the
distressing conditions now unhappily :
obtaining in Mexico. '
"There can in what we do be no
thought of aggression or of selfish- ag-1
grandizement. - We seek to maintain !
the dignity and authority of the United '
States only because we wish always
to keep our great influence unimpair
ed for the uses of liberty, both in the !
United-j States and wherever else it
may be employed for the benefit of
mankind."
Xo Demonstrations lint Both Govern
ments Taking Every Care to Pre
vent Any Slio wof Feeling
on the Border.
El Paso, April 20. "Little Chihua- ' Washington, April 20 In forty
hua" as the Mexican section of this ight hours, possibly less, the United
city is known, and where 60 per cent States govern r nt will have taken
of the inhabitants of the city reside i i ossession of tne Mexican customs
is being patrond tonight by Unit'ee? ,! souses at Tamp o and Vera Cruz.
States cavalry ti;vn and infantrymen. j" Detailed plans for landing marines
This and oths r precautionary measr ' "t these two important coast towns
ures were dettvmined on late today ; were completed at a conference at the
at a conference' between Mayor Kelly , White House, between President Wil
and Colonel C. A. P. Hatfield, com. -on, Secretaries Cryan, Garrison and
manding the troops at Fort Bliss. ; l aniels, Major General Wood and
At the army post, the cavalrymen Rear Admirals Fiske and Blue and
were ordered to sleen with boots and
; saddles at their sides, and it is said
be shot at once. He is determined, ar the United S.ates to enforce its de
are the American authorities, to use : snands against General Hnerta, grow
evc-ry precaution against provoking an ing out of the arrest at Tampico of
outbreak while feeling is at the pres
ent high tension, j
Colonel Hatfield and Mayor Kelly
? greed 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
breaks among, t'.ie people, particularly
in El Paso. There is no real anxietj
here over the situation. There are in
this city and along the river, subject
j A supply' of. 2,500 rifles consigner
' to the rebels nt .Inm-p?. toibiv was sen'
j acorss the river.
j Washinetcn, April 20 Governor
; Colquitt, of Texas, today pent to Rep.
; reSentative Garner, who immediatel
submitted it to the President, -a: tele
j gram derlaTir - if it was the "purport
; of pre&:jeut Wiiicu to invade Mexi
: co ,it. is irnt erativo that the townr
' of Matamoras, Nue.o Laredo and Ciu
' Jad poriuro Diaz and Juarez be seizef
; iaimediaiely.
Governor Cs'quitt explained thai
there '..are., on T-'exican border 25,
000 to SO.uuO ii.cv, .air refugees, who
threaten to became a menace to the
United States and. iL:u the taking oi'
these towns 'j:)J ;-ft'ord the onlv
protection from tl.em. .
AN ACT OF WAR
Just as we go to press this after-
noon, a telegraphic bulletin announces
that as a German ship loaded 'with
ammunition was this morning enter,
ing the port of Vera Cruz where the
blockade had riot beta established
Admiral Fletcher oieiered the ship
seized after it had docked.
President Wi!?c'n, vexed at the de
lay of the Senate; took upon himself j
tf act. nildpr his; mii H u t innn 1 nnvfr
and stopped these- munitions of war
before they got into the hands of
Huerta.
The Senate has not yet passed the
resolution of the i House authorizing
the president to use the armed force
of the nation in deiiiag v. ith Huerta.
Admiral Eadger has beeii wired or-
ders to increase to ail possible specif
in getting his neet of war vesosls tc
Tampico. .. It is expecie.1 that his fiee4
wili arri e at Tampico t .morrow, wher
it is expected liiimejiato action will b
:
taken, and the cusro ns house. seized
and the port blocaded.
TO THE 1UTKONS OF
THE CKYSTAL THEATIJE.
I personally guaran.ee today's fea-
i ture film "For Napoleon and France"
I to give entire satisfaction -'ahd to be r
greater picture .than the famous Pom
. lieu iuu ucic auiiic 1 1 i ii ( au.
j J. B. HALES,
Manager Crystal Theatre.
! LOST PI"-Somewhere on the streets,
an old style old gold large flat pin.
with a leaf mounting. Suitable re
ward for return to this office. 3t
MESSENGER OPERA HOUSE
THURSDAY. APRIL 23.
Seats on Sale at Imperial Pharmacy.
Fl PiSIl TFilS! my qtjidt ennu Tf CJiy
i iiww ikfinw inni ui mi i UUU1I
Joint Itesolutiou to Give Wilson Au
thority to Use Army and Navy
In Crisis Is Passed by the
Lower House.
John Lind.
! "No ordor fn tl, ar.,,,. nr,,i 0, ,,
American blue jackets.
J The. 'resolution passed '-the. 'House
1 tonight by a vote of 337 to 37, after 2
. ! iri'ed tie! a'o.
J For Ecvti;.i hours it wa s eor.sidei e1
: by the Sena'o Forei?a Kci.uicus Com
i.mittee with pro'epects of an all night
session of the Senaie, or a recess unti!
cai y' toinon 'e: w.
j The House adjctirned' umil 10 ' o'
clock tor'iori " .-. , an ' I'.t-s : . nt Wilson
; worn out, ret red i'.X'vi' i-c:'.'fiiig..,tha'
thf- Ilou-e ha I .tdc. ici the re.s:oimiun
I - At 12:25 o circk ihe ?,..- rocoie '
j until 12, noon, T 'e :' jy, i.iukr an
! tt'rcemenf-.-.to- canriiJer . the resolutior
: at that time. :'
Persons w ho were in toa" h with th
President tahl the w hi eh voiJi'
b: taken by the Ui 1 S'aLes '"dur!
of. war" v. ere of a n.tture;wr eh won! '
not; reqafre formal t.ut:fica'.ioii to ii:e
lowers in th.e same ue as a decia
ration of .-Llckado .cr ; c.lier. prcliins.'
naries to v. r. Forci-.n government!
w ill be kept Ir.forii.eJ- of uevtlopinents'
however. .
The debafe ill the House brought out t
the fact .tha, -while the American navy j
probably wu jld: blockade Mexico of:
from commeve'e wit Ii the United -'StateV 1
it would not ir tei h ie v t h the pass-. I
age to and fro of '.foreign vessels
though cargoes'- diV.-i:.-! sf-:d on tin
hore might be
houses. he'd iu the cirsto-n
TO HOUSEWIVES
Something has already been said of
he National Housewives. League in
hese columns. - Every woman: who
lakes an interest, in" her home will be
interested in this L-vgr.e. ;-
Mrs. Julian Heath., its - founder'; and
president, will be Lrc- next Monday
and- tell a1 rboilt it itg or;gjn and
i aims and its methods of work.
Next Monday afternoon, April 27th,
Mrs. Heath will speak at .the. Womans
Club it 4 o'clock.
This does not mean that her address
is for members oi the club alone
every woman of Goldsboro is cordially
invited. -
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