New Britain herald., 1914-04-16
HUERTA YIELDS TO
 WILSON'S DEMAN
Official Dispatches State Fedel Leader Will Salute American FIad
RETURN SALUTE DEMANDI


 Administration Officials Jubila| Over Outcome.
 Washington, April 16.-Huerta fl promised Charge O'Shaughnessy salute the American flag in apoloI for the arrest of American blu, jackets at Tampico.
 The only condition attached VI that the American ships fire a salu| in acknowledgement. Officials cid to the president explained this was accordance with naval practice of n tions and according to precedent.
 Officials pointed out that on q casions when the American navy h3 saluted the flag of other nations as| result of difficulties at sea a salul in response had been fired
 Only Question Involved.
 The only question involved Huerta's condition was whether salute of response would constittj recognition, but it was pointed o| that the Washington government col siders recognition a matter of intel in each case and would not so regal an acknowledgment of Huertd salute.
 Some officials declared that uud tions of recognition were no md involved in the demand by the Unit( States for a salute from Huerta th3 in acknowledging a salute from hil
 The disposition of the administr| ton is understood to be to increal the naval forces in Mexican wate| somewhat, even after the salute fired, so that in such an event on| part of the ships now steaming soul would be turned back.
 News Is Received.
 The news was received at tI White House today just as Secreta} Bryan and Acting Chairman ShiveI of the senate foreign relations corI mittee, went into conference wit President Wilson.
 Unless Huerta changed his min| the crisis promises to pass over with| the next twenty-four hours.
 With smiling faces Senator Shive| and Secretary Bryan came from tl White House conference.
 ''The president has some very II teresting news,'' said MT. Shively
 '"The situation is highly encouraI ing" said Secretary Bryan. Then was made known that dispatches froj Charge OShaughnessy had describ{ his conference with Huerta last nigl as very cordial and satisfactoryI and officials said they were convinc4 that unless the Charge had misinteI preted Huerta's intentions, there w{ no doubt that compliance with tI American demands for apology woul be forthcoming within the next feI hours, and that the crisis would l| passed.
 Text Kept Secret.
 The text of the dispatches was n( made public nor was any forml tatement made describing them.
 No orders were issued to the shi ' already steaming toward Mexico n{ was there any change in the plai| for enforcing President Wilson's dj mand. Some officials gave it as the| personal view that after Huerta ha| compiled with the demand for apo| ogy and saluted the American Aa} some of the ships now under WI might be turned back, but ecertain1 not before. 1t was pointed Fout th} all administration officials we're graJ flied by the news that Huerta wd about to yield, but that there was n disposition to temporize or delay fut ther and that all the plans For actid| would go as they lie until ell cau{ for action had been removed.
 Committee Upholds Wilson.
 The house foreign affairs committd today adopted the following resol'| tion:
 Resolved, that the action of tfI president of the United States in tlt Tampico incident is sustained H the committee on foreign affaif of the house of representatives"
 Advice. From Europe. European powers today were advii ing Huerta to apologize to the Unitd| States at once and end a situatid| which threatens grave consequence| Friends in the United States of tfl Mexican dictator also were assurir1 him that unless a salute was fired the American flag the seizure of tiI ports of Tampico and Vera Cruz arl blockade of Mexico by the Amer can fleet was the Washington prq gram. Friends of Huerta in the Unite States, Mexicans and others, hay telegraphed him, that for the best iI| terests of Mexico the salute shou be fired. They have advised hi that the United States means pusI ness," and that there is ample precq dent for the salute without loss q national dignity. They pointed oiI that the United States once saiute| the flag of Spain and the flag q Brazil.
 Officials Are silent White House officials had nothinI to say on the general situation beyonI denying emphatically published re|