Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-17
REQUEST SPEEDILY REJECTED
~ WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT
An eattIsships Proceeding to Mexican
Waters Allowed 70 Proeesd-Husr.
ta's Plan Would Make Apology Fare-
ioaI-Washinston Beiisves Dictator
Finally Will capttuIats and Aeeeds
10 Demands, other~iss Intervention
will Follow.

n.rleyed again. He demands that the
salute to the United States nag shaii
ha returned simultaneously gun .oi
pun. This President Wilson IS prac-
t,cally certain not to accept.
This latest hitch at the eleVehtn
ho,r when officials here expected the
situation was as good as closed up
,a. disclosed in dispatches from
charge oishaughnessy. President VII
.on discussed It with the cabinet. Ad-
immigration officials said privafels
Huerta.s counter proposition Wouio
not be accepted.
Wilson Delays Departure.
President Wilson changed his plan
10 70 TO White Sulphur Sprinss 'onien'
and will go tomorrow.
orders for assembling a regiment OF
marines At San Diego for Mexican
s,ryice we're countermanded
o0icials learned that Rear Admirai
N.vn,s, demand was for . salute wnlcn
.viI S(ys9etusned by this vessel THIS !.
y Il n0txtSd out N clearing up ~ -
= = p ffnk 70 an Acknowledge
menf IA Hn4ftasa promised apoio&x
Huessaa Request Refused !.
f5tf,er members Of the cabinet sara
r1msr,a had BEEN informed that no
.imnltaneous salute would be accent
able to this government
when the cabinet meeting adjourned.
Secretary Bryan still described the ne
gotiations as Encouraging" but not
final
Il have received one message from
Charge O'Shaughnessy and have sent
one in reply" he said.
Fleet Sails On.
The developments confirmed the
fears of those officials who expected
Huerta would equivocate again. Any
intention Of recalling any ships of the
flee. now bound to Tampico was aban-
doned ard those close to the admins
tration expected to see President VIII
sons demand for an unqualified apol-
ogy backed up.
The text of Charge O'Shaughnessy's
DISPATCHES was not made public but
It became known that Huerta's latest
proposal was that as his guns fired
their salute to the stars ard stripes
as an apology for continued affronts
70 the United States particularly the
recent arrests Of bluejackets at Tam
pico, that the guns Of the American
feet should reply to the Mexican salute
yun for gun.
Would Make Apology Farce.
OFFICIALS here were ready to ac-
knowledge Huerta's salute OF twenty
pne guns, after 1t had been finished,
with return salute such az is pre-
scribed In naval customs and prece-
dent. That would be merely acknowl-
.nx amende honorable. they say. But
to return Huerta's salue gun for gun
they pointed out would make the apol-
cgy valueless.
OFFICIALS describe Huerta's latest
move as an act. to preserve his own
dignity before the Mexicans Of that
pert OF the country under his control.
While President Wilson and the cab
met win decide what shau be done,
the cpirion was expressed freely in Of
ficial circles that nothing but COM
plete apoIogy and such Q salute as the
United States demands would be ao-s
cspted now.
yust Play For Time.
While Secretary Bryan, when he
took the latest dispatches before the
president, said the situation was "en-
courasing but not finished" and
white House officials said the details
remaining in dispute did not affect the
..heart of the matter" II developed that
Huerta's counter proposition for a
simuitSueous salute was regarded as
another play for time which probably
would not be countenanced.
All the latest dispatches were laid
before the cabinet, Practically al the
( n,embers Of the official family were