{"product_id":"1914-woodrow-wilson-victoriano-huerta-congressional-broadside-u-s-authorization-for-armed-force-in-mexico","title":"1914 Woodrow Wilson–Victoriano Huerta Congressional Broadside — U.S. Authorization for Armed Force in Mexico","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRare Original 1914 U.S. Congressional Broadside — H. J. Res. 251, 63rd Congress, 2nd Session\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important and scarce original Congressional printing documenting one of the most consequential moments of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMexican Revolution and the presidency of Woodrow Wilson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original one-page broadside is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse Joint Resolution 251\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, introduced and passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApril 20, 1914\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, following President Woodrow Wilson's dramatic address to Congress requesting authority to employ American armed forces against the government of Mexican dictator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictoriano Huerta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resolution specifically declared that the President was justified in employing the armed forces of the United States to enforce American demands upon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictoriano Huerta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for \"affronts and indignities\" committed against the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe House approved the resolution by an overwhelming \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e337–37 vote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The following day, April 21, U.S. Marines and sailors landed at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVeracruz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Mexico, beginning the American occupation of the port. The Senate subsequently substituted different language, eliminating the specific reference to Huerta and adding a declaration that the United States had no hostility toward the Mexican people. The House accepted the Senate version, which was signed by President Wilson on April 22.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example is therefore especially desirable because it represents the original House-passed version of the resolution, before the Senate alteration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted at Washington, D.C., during the 63rd Congress, the broadside bears the printed attestation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth Trimble, Clerk of the House of Representatives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe document provides an unusually tangible connection to the Wilson administration's decision to employ military force in Mexico and to the events immediately surrounding the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1914 Veracruz intervention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical significance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Woodrow Wilson • Victoriano Huerta • Mexican Revolution • Veracruz Intervention • U.S.–Mexico Relations • 63rd Congress • Congressional History • American Foreign Policy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good to Very Good. Original paper with age toning, edge wear and losses, several small marginal tears, light wrinkling, and a small circular spot\/imperfection near the lower margin. Text remains exceptionally clear and fully readable. The verso exhibits normal show-through of the printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA scarce and highly desirable piece of original Congressional ephemera from the Wilson era and the Mexican Revolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702560518426,"sku":null,"price":413.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2101.jpg?v=1786817457","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1914-woodrow-wilson-victoriano-huerta-congressional-broadside-u-s-authorization-for-armed-force-in-mexico","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}