The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-17
HOUSE SCSTAINS MOVE
But Officials Wonder
Whether Salute Will Not
Mean Recognition.
PRECEDENTS ARE CITED
O'Shau"hncsSy Sends News to
Bryan After Interview
With IIucrta.

WASHINGTON. April l6.-Huerta will
yield to the demands of the United
states and order a salute of twenty.
one guns To the American flag by way
OF rcparation for the Tampico Insult.
That is the Interpretation which Al.
ministration officials have put On = dos.
patch received to-day from Nelson
oShaughnessy, Charge dAfrares in
Mexico city. The incident is now
regarded as closed except for the ar
rangement OF formal details nnd IN.
actual firing Of the twcnty-one guns
In the meantime, however. the power.
full Atlantic fleet will continue on its
way toward Tamplco and preparation.
VIII 10 forward for IN" movement OF
war vessels on the Pacific coast.
Not until the actual PREPARATION has
been rendered will the Administration
stay it's hand or change its plans for
the blockade ana sezur. of Mexican
ports ON h",h coasts If Huerta ha,
@'''" S"''N'"'lI"n uelor' the arrival OF
tn" American war vessels in Mexican
Gulf waters they probably will he re.
called or diverted from their course.
In indicating his intention to Yield 10
the United States. Huerta injured 10
the United States would fire re.
turn salute t. the Mexican flag
This President Wilson has con-
scented To do on the ground that IL 10
in conformity with all prccodents in
similar eases ana because he is satisfied
that II will not involve n RECOGNITION
of the llutrta Government.
The President has signiiied h!, Will.
insness To charge d'Affarcs O'Shaurb.
messy to accept the Mexican salute IN.
der thes" conditions. and at q late hour
Tonight the Department of State wa.
expecting a reply from the United States
Embassy in Mexico city containing the
information that final arrangements had
been made with Huerta.
Congress Opposition Disapprars.
For time to-day It looked rs n the
adjustment Of the Mexican crisis would
meet with bitter opposition in Congress-
Some of the best Informed students on
foreign relations gave evidence If re
sentmg ia" agreement - lire "A return
salute senator Lodge of Massachu.
sets. for instance declared that such a
salute would make Us "ridcu'ou~." was
"inconcc.vabl," and would auoun;
merely t. an "oNchdr-c If cuurt,Sics"
Later huw"vcr. senator I.odg. ana
other members ol CoGLrc-s learned tha,
Adm!ra, Mayo in his original demands
on tho NJ N:ctr commander mad called
Ton a saint, 70 thu American finE. to ne
ACKNOWLEDGED. gun for sun. ly III,
United States.
Furthermore. lGr Many Department
immediately rruduocG irre,dcnts which,
they oontohdcd, established beyond a
doGht that th" return ol the Mexican
salute Was sanctioned 10y the practice
ri motions In tact, authorities "a
Washington commended that they knew
OF no ease who're such salute. by wa,
OF roparatiun Tor an insult, had no, been
formally acknowledged
In view of Tie tao, that Admiral MaNo
had stipulated an exchange OF salute
IN his uril.uc! demand. senator I.ods,
and others immediately withdrew any
cr,ti,ism IF the adjustment.
This statement WAS accepted with
good deal ot grumbl4uH under the sur.
face hN members 0r Congress. The
veal point IN 1t seemed Ia lie in tn,
fact shat the offending party is asking
in advance tnr IN understanding that
return salute shall he fired II was
freely predicted that this would be tbs
ground upon which The Administrations
course would be criticised il a. ALL One
Senator put it this way:
while the iir,ng of the return salut,
t. an act of courtesy such as one gentle.
man would pay To another after an
apology Il is not customary for the
man who apoloGizes to ask in advance
that the offended party agree to shake