Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-04-17
AUERTA'S STAND
LOOK 0M|N0Us
ss5essit
Dictator's Latest Message
Does Not Sound Apollo
getic to U. S.
LOOKS LIKE WAR NOW
Mexican Said to Demand Gum For Gun
From United States For Salute
Fired by His Government.

Washington, April 17-War looms
in the Mexican situation this after
noon, as result of new demand II
General Iznerta, provisional Presi'
dent Of Mexico, that the United
states ire {. gun for gun salute witt
that fred ,,y the Mexicans in repar:.'
ton for the insult to the American
tiag.
In substance General Huerta's la':
communication d;sevows his prevl
Gus promise to apologize.
The only Interpretation Of this a.
tion by those .c':ely in touch with
the Mexican situation is that Heurta
has virtually t!!own down ths
gauntlet to the '!rited States and
wants war.
Huerta's offer to salute the Stars
and Stripes stipulated that stimuli
taneous salute should be fired by the
United States, and to this the admin
istration refuses to agree.
One of the highest officials in the
government and who is in close touc!
with every move that has been ma.
in the Mexican negotiations, sai.' t,
day that the administration has little
faith that Huerta will fulfill the con-
ditions imposed by the United States
and that the government is going
ahead and prepare for trouble below
the border. He says the adrninistra-
ton believes Huertaris merely playing
for time and he is not going to get
it.
The Cabinet mas been in session 8!
the Executive Offices since o'cloc.i
th:s lam,lng, and although no word
h. = come from the President or any
of the Cabinet officers, it is certain
that the latest demand Of the Mex
ican dictator to ',the American re-
public is being gravely discussed.
Administration officials and lead
erstin the House iand,. Senate this, af'
ternoon declared that the! United
States is nearer to actual armed IN
tervention in; Mexico, that. it has beer
at any time. during. the controversy
and many predicted that open war
fare would g result I: within :, the mex
fofty-eight :hours.
Some of the members of the For
eign Relations: Committees of botf
Eouses and. Senate insisted that Pres
dent Wilson would order that the sa-
lutte of,theUnited States, ii jaeknow-
leagn,ent Of that: Of the; Mexican fed
erals, be fred. at the same .rime.
$tAll this time the, American: ships
are steanning with all speed toward
Tampico:s = & \ q
Washington, April i17.-Presidelst
Wilson has been told the :eH3.of tht
Huerta regime in ;Msxieo is ;no}longel
q question of months, but almost oi
DAYS. 1t is known this aIam!nistra
ttion will not be surprised to receive
at any moment; official announcement
that the; tottering government ha
fallen.
The power. of sthe provisional pres
ident is waning. The flower OF nj
army was crushed in the fighting tina
followed the Torreon campaign Tn
bandit Villas force is being augment
ed daily by those Mexicans who w2a'
to be on the wining side when tn
crash eventually comes. 81
!Advices here indicate that unles
all signs fail, Villa will be pound:n;
at the gates of Mexico City within
fortnight. No one, here will fore
cast whether Carranza and VIII
will be able to set up a governnler
that this nation can nr3eal with and rec
ognize. Because, .,of this, the a1mir
istration' VIII concentrate: its force
close to Mexico for any action ths
may be necessary.
The Atlantic fleet toda
is speeding toward Mexican water
however. The United States intend
to be prepared to adopt stern mea.
ures il Mexico to enforce it's futul
demands 1t will accept salute fro
Huerta's guns as ending the Tampic
affair. And the salute will be II
turned gun for gun, although in $