Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-13
NE XICANS MUST
SALUTE FLAG,
SAYS j. 6.
AdmiraI Issues UItimatum After
Arrest of Squad of Marines
at Tampico,

WASHINGTON, April H. Rear
I Admiral Mayo, commander of NE
American squadron at Tsmp.co. has
demanded Of General ZaragoZa, tine
Mexican Fedora commander at that
port, an immediate apology and salute
othe American flag because the
Federa's ~ ted a party OF Amer
can marines and paraGed them
through the streets Of Tampico
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
made his announCemen day. but
said that he mad no information as to
whether the apology has been made
Dispatch Kept Secret.
A lengthy dispatch was received
yesterday from Rear Admiral fletch-
er reporting the Mayo demand, Sec
rotary Daniels stated, but it was not
made public because Mr. Daniels
thought it proper that the President
should see It before it was published
Secretary Daniels declined to give
out the text Of the report to-day but
said
Rear Admiral Mayo reported
through Admiral Fletcher that a land
ing party of American marines had
been arrested without cause on Thurs
day and had been publicly marched
through a portion Of Tampico He
also reported that he had demanded
an apology and a salute 10 the Amer
lean flag TO be given within "a hours.
We have not heard anything since
this first dispatch, and therefore do
not know whether the apology was
made. Ii may be that because Presi-
dent Huerta issued a practical apol-
ogy al Mexico City last night, Ad-
miral Mayo considers it best to let the
q "a
Huerta Promises Punishment.
The following statement covering
the arrest and detention OF Ameri-
can marines in Tampico was issued
by Secretary Bryan to-day:
Acting upon instructions from the
State Department the American
Charge in Mexico City represented TO
the Mexican Foreign Office the ex-
treme seriousness Of the situation
growing out Of the detention OF
United States marines by Mexican
Federals at Tampico A personal eX-
plenation of the gravity of the oc-
currence was made by Mr. Onslaught
Messy to General Huerta himself who
stated that, In view Of the fact that
the Charge d'Affaires Of the United
States had heard that the whaleboat
In which the American sailors were
was flying the American flag, an in
vestigation will be made to establish
the responsibility Of Colonel Hinotosa.
and that if the investigation should
develop a greater responsibility on the
part of Colonel Hinojosa, the penalty
applicable TO the case will be imposed
by the competent legal authorities
Dictator Makes Apology
General Huerta also stated that, In
accord with the line of conduct which
the Government of Mexico has always
followed in the fulfillment OF its du-
ties of an International character re-
garding all nations, It deplores what
occurred I'm this case which has
grown out of nothing more than a
misunderstanding Of a subordinate
official His superior officer at once
proceeded to point out that the oc-
currence was unintentional, and that
he had imposed upon Colonel Hino-
iosa the disciplinary punishment
within the authority of General cara
goza."
Secretary Bryan indicated that this
apology on the part of President
Huerta for the occurrence at Tdnpico
probably would be accepted by the
State Department.