Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-20

dated Sunday, saying, mo further
developments at Vera Cruz or Tam
pico."
Admiral Fletcher informed the
state department that the British
cruiser Lancaster had gone from Vera
Cruz to Porto Mexico and that the
British cruiser Essex had gone from
Vera Cruz to Tampico.
State department estimates put the
number of Americans in Mexico City
at 1900; Vera Cruz, about 500; Tam
pico, 500; Torreon, $50; chihuahua,
| $50; Guadalajara, 200, and the rest
scattered in Guaymas, Mazatlan, Ac-
apulco and other small towns.
| The only suspicion of break in
! the silence between Washington and
4. Mexico City came during the. fore
noon, when Charge Algara carried a
communication to Secretary Bryan.
The charge said he considered it was
somewhat different from the PROPOSE
ton which was refused last night,
but Secretary Bryan declared 1t was
the same as that forwarded by
Charge OShaughnessy and could not
be accepted. Mr.. Algara telegraphed
to the Mexican foreign minister, Senior
Portilla Rojas, that Mr.. Bryan had
received his communication with no
encouragement
Huerta's telegram to President Taft
on February Is, 1913, was given out
again at the White House today. and
officials declared it's words had a sig
nificant bearing ON the present situ-
alton. 1t follows:
II have the honor to inform you
that [ have overthrown this govern
ment, the forces are with me. aud
| from now on peace and prosperity
will reign. Your obedient servant,
! "VICTORIANO HUERTA,
/ "Commander-in-C Chief
Charge Algara contended that his
communication to Mr.. Bryan contain
| ed new proposals, but the secretary OF
state said it was only a matter of
| construction.
Officials who knew of Mr.. Algara' S
message said it might be construed as
a proposal to eliminate the written
agreement for a return salute by the
! United States, which Huegta demand
ed early yesterday, but state depart
ment officials evidently did not ac-
cept it as of such import
Events Leading to Crisis.
This statement was issued at the
White House at midnight last night:
"a little after II o'clock last night
a brief dispatch came from Charge
O'Shaughnessy at Mexico City, say
ing that the Presidents demand of
Yesterday had been communicated to
the foreign minister and was being
carried by him to General Huerta.
| The foreign minister asked
| O'Shaughnessy whether, in case Cen
eral Huerta acceded toy the demand
protocol would be signed providing
for a return of the salute. The fol-
lowing dispatch was sent to Charge
OShaughnessy in substance:
President Wilson is out of the
city. Impossible to reach him before
s a. m. tomorrow. Am certain that
he would not consent to have you
sign the protocol mentioned in your
telegram.
1 THE saulte should be fired with
out any agreement as to the return
of the salute. The United States of
America can be relied upon. accord
ing to international custom and
courtesy, to do it's duty. The sign
ing of the protocol would be objec-
tionable in addition to other reasons,
because of the fact that it might be
construed as recognition of the
Ruerta government, whereas the
President has no intention of recog-
nizing that government.
early this morning a dispatch was
received from Charge O'Shaughnesss
saving that General Huerta was Will
ing to accede to the demand of Ad-
miral Mayo providing a protocol was
signed, and setting forth a copy OF
the proposed protocol. Charge
O'Shaughnessy asked whether he was
authorized to sign 1t.
II communicated with President
Wilson by telephone, and at his di-
rection sent telegram to Mr.
oShaughnessy, of which the follow
ing is a paraphrase:
"Paraphase of a telegram sent by
Secretary Bryan about noon, April 10
to the American charge daffaires a
Mexico City:
"'Copy of your telegram of p
m. last night was sent to the Presi.
dent with copy of my reply to the eff
feet that a protocol would be objec
tionable. The President replied
"Your reply to O'Shaughnessy is ex
actly what l should have wished it t
be- In no case should any conces
sion of any kind in detail or other
wise be made" l talked with the
, President over the telephone wher
your telegram of IL p. m. last nigh
was received to the effect that Gen
eral Huerta had acceded to the de
mand, but only on condition that vol
sign a protocol. He repeated mos
| emphatically his objection to an,
protocol or agreement. He insists thai