The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-18
No Further Temporizing
With Huerta
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the United States particularly the re-
cent arrest of bluejackets at Tampico.
| that the guns of the American fleet
should reply to the Mexican salute sim
ultaneously gun for gun.
Officials here were ready to acknowl-
| edge Huerta's salute of twenty-one
guns after it had been finished with a
return salute such is prescribed in
naval custom and precedent. That
would merely be acknowledging an
amende honorable. they say. But to
return Huerta'S salute gun for gun,
they pointed out would make the apoI-
ogy valueless.
DEMAND COMPLETE APOLOGY.
While President Wilson and the cab
met will decide what shall be done, the
opinion was expressed freely in official
circles that nothing but a complete
| United States demanded would be ac
| cepted now.
While Secretary Bryan, when he took
the latest dispatches before the
president said the situation was zen
couraging but not finished" and
remaining in dispute did not effect the
heart" of the matter, it developed that
Huerta's counter proposition for a
simultaneous salute was regarded as
another play for time, which probably
would not be contenanced.
All the latest dispatches were laid
before the cabinet. Practically all the
members of the official family were
said to be agreed that there should
be no further temporizing.
Secretary Bryan left the cabinet
while 1t still was in session to go to
the state department and send some
dispatches. He was silent to- their
nature, but it was understood that the
word had gone back to Huerta that a
simultaneous salute would not be ac-
CHARGE
sy was advised that the United States
would insist upon it's demand.
GETTING BAD ADVICE.
Officials expressed the We've that
Huerta had been listening to bad ad
vice" during the last twelve hours and
after he promised Mr.. O'Shaughnessy
yesterday that he would give the apol-
ogy.
Meanwhile it was emphasized that
no counter orders had been issued to
the battleships speeding to the Next
can coasts. A blockade of Mexico
and other. drastic measures were dis
cussed in official circles. Those well
informed declared that If within the
next few hours Huerta did not comply
entirely, some announcement of what
definite steps would be taken to COM
pei his apology have been made in
Washington.
When the cabinet meeting adjourn
ed Secretary Bryan still described the
negotiations as encouraging" but not
final
IT have received one MESSAGE from
Charge O'Shaughnessy and have sent
one in reply" he said.
Secretary Bryan announced that later
today he would make public the text
of Rear Admiral Mayo's original de-
mands in which he agreed to return
the salute of the Mexican commander
at Tampico.
With the sending of the message to
Huerta stating emphatfcally that the
United States would not accept his
salute. the Mexican discussion at the
cabinet meeting ended and attention
was given to other affairs.
1t was apparent that the cabinet Of
ficials believed Iuerta would yield all
the points demanded by the United
States but that they were ready to
back up every demand It was learn
ed that one of the causes of Huerta's
latest parley was a, fear that should
he give the salute demanded the Am
erican ships might not return 1t and
thus leave him in a Inundated posi-
ton. It was said that he would order
the salute If assured that the United
States would comply with the inter
national amenities and acknowledge II.
Word that the United States would
acknowledge his salute according to
custom and precedent went forward to
Mexico City.
Other members Of the cabinet said
Huerta had been informed that no
simultaneous salute would be accept
a bic to this government.
Secretary Bryan instructed Charge
O'Shaughnessy to finally inform Pres
Huerta that the United States will &C
cept nothing less than a salute of 81
guns and that the American ships will
reply after the salute has been fired.