THE TENNESSEE INCIDENT
Captain! says act was not a ; v% : .;. ; v' r : .HOSTILE ONE.:/ ■■'.■> ;'.■,,"; ': ;i'!(Eec. November'22,'4.3o p.m.) .;::,.;: Washington, November 21. ['■ Captain Decker;'of the cruiser Tennessee, reports that the firing on the United^;States -warships, by; the' Turks ' in 'Asia'.~Minor was,not ,a hostile act;, but ; was merely intended .to .give" warning to;prevent,the Tennessee from entering the; harbour' of- Smyrna, which .Turkey had declared closed.: ■ .■'•' ':■ 'Washington, November 20.o-. Senator Henry Lodge/ addressing the Tiepublican.Club, criticised the Administration's, aotion regarding the Tennessee, incident.. ' He, pointed.out 'how. the. action of the Mexicans at Tarivpico in firing on. an American' vessel had developed into a serious matter.'-' -Unless President Wilson took action immediately a similar result would be caused, through l the' Turks'' action.' : : ■[[;}. '; J
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2314, 23 November 1914, Page 6
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119THE TENNESSEE INCIDENT Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2314, 23 November 1914, Page 6
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