Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-04-22
WILSON DEMANDS
WILL BE OBEYED
BY MEXICAN RULER
HueFta Agrees to Salute Ameri-
can Flag Provided U. S. Ship
VIII Return Courtesy.
O'SHAuGHNESSY WIRES NEWS
Envoy Reports Situation in Mexico
City as Very Eneourasins-Po"-
ers Tell Mexican Dictator to
Yield 10 United States.

says: 1T viii be impossible under
navy regulations unearthed for the
United States to return the salute de-
manded OF President Huerta- Here is
the text Of a regulation adopted June
80. 1905.
No salute shall be fired in honor
of any nation, or OF any official Of
any nation. not formally recognized
b. the government of the United
States.
Washington, April l7.-Huerta, die
tator OF Mexico, will salute the Amer
lean flag The United states win sa-
lutte the Mexican flag. With this ex-
change Of amenities. the Tampico in
ci1ent VIII be ended the insult to the
United States wiped out and invasion
OF Mexico avoided As expressed by
President Wilson, the salute of the
United States to the Mexican flag Is
in accord with international custom
and precedent and is the "grasping
OF a hand held out In apology
VIII Return Mexican Salute.
President Wilson told his callers
that to omit returning the salute
would be an act of international dis
courtesy on the part of the United
States and that this government
never had considered not returning
the salute.
This interchange OF courtesies be-
tween the American fleet and the Mex.
lean land batteries win not entail any
recognition whatever Of President
Huerta or his government, II was
said No time limit has been set In
which President Huerta win have TO
order this recognition OF the American
colors. and it was stated that the
principle Of the salute lis what the
United States desires fully as much
as the salute itself This considera-
ton led to the omission Of any time
limit in the demand made by this gov
eminent,
Powers Advised Huerta to Yield
Europen powers were advising
Huerta to apologize to the United
States al once and end situation
which threatens grave consequences.
Friends OF the Mexican dictator in
the Unite- states also were assuring
him that nhiess a salute was fired to
the American flag the seizure of the
ports Of Tampieo aud Vera Cruz and
a blockade of Mexico BY the American
fleet was the Washington brogram
President Wilson and other admins
tration officials silently awaited de-
yelopments while the fighting ships
and the marines were hurryng down
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to
Mexican waters
Presidents Action Endorsed.
Unanimous indorsement of the pres
idents action. in sending the Atlantic
feet to Tampico was given by the
house foreign affairs committee at it's
special meeting. The committee
adopted the following resolution, of.
fered By Chairman Flood;
Resolved. That the action by the
president of the United States in the
Tampico incident is sustained by the
committee ON foreign affairs of the
house of representatives
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. one
Of the leading international experts in
congress, declared that for this gov.
ernment 10 return the proposed salute
Of Huerta would be ridiculous and
would amount to a recognition OF the
Huerta government He said:
A salute TO the flag is symbohcal