Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-20
MEXICAN MINISTER
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without an American flag and with
nine marines and one officer landed at
point called the beach of Iturbide, in
Tampico. Colonel Raymond Binojosa,
who has charge of defending that
point. detained the marines and officer
! and conducted them to the presence of
the general who had command of the
fort, Ignacio Morelos Zaragoza.
| 1T should be remembered that at
| this time the port not only was under
military control, but was withstanding
an attack by rebels.
General Zaragoza Immediately and
without even investigating the case
put the marines and the officer at lib
| erty, placed Hinojosa in prison and
sent an apology to Rear Admiral
Mayo. commander of the American
| feet.
Believed Incident Closed
I'VE thought the incident was closed,
but unfortunately this was not so, be-
| cause Mayo sent to him some time
| afterward an ultimatum wherein he
asked that a second apology be pre-
sented to him by the staff of the chief
| of the fort, General Zaragoza; that
the American flag be hoisted at a
public place in Tampoca and saluted
| by twenty-one guns, and, besides the
severe punishment of Hinojosa, stipu-
| lating that all this be done within
| twenty-four hours
The term was later extended when
diplomatic pourparlers were begun be-
| tween the subsecretary of foreign af-
| fairs in Mexico. the minister being
absent that date. and continued until
now.
Huerta Ordered Inquiry
nynt of .,,I,1 a..
formed of the case ordered another
Investigation of the facts and the pun.
| ishment of the guilty officer if it were
proved he was blameworthy. He also
| authorized the minister of foreign
affairs to express regret on account
of the incident. When he became
| aware that the American government
supported the request of Rear Admiral
| Mayo relative to a salute of the Ameri-
can flag, which had not been insulted,
he proposed to show his good will
toward the American people, though
he did not think that such q request
was just, by proposing that the flags
of the two nations be hoisted and
saluted reciprocally and simultaneously
THE American government did not
agree with that idea. but insisted upon
Rear Admiral Mayo's request, giving
assurance that according to inter-
national practice the salute would be
returned by American cannon after
the salute to the American flag.
"This was not accepted by President
Huerta, who insisted upon his propo-
sition.
Then the American government de-
termined that pourparlers be brought
to an end by the final decision of
President Huerta within a term which
expired at 6 o'clock tonight, announc.
ing that if by that time he had not
agreed to the salute of the American
flag as requested the affair would be
presented to the American Congress
for decision.
Protocol Presented
the Mexican government, believing
that the salute in question was of no
Importance unless previously and for
mally agreed upon by both parties,
proposed the signing of protocol and
the minister of foreign affairs pre-
sented last night a draft of such a
protocol to the American charge
d'affaires. Nelson O'Shaughnessy.
O'Shaughnessy answered that he
must consult his government; that he
would advise the minister of the ma
ture of this answer. and this afternoon
he communicated to the minister the
fact that his government did not ac-
cept the idea of a signature of any
protocol whatever, but wanted an un-
conditional salute of the American
flag.
This the Mexican government re-
fused. feeling that 1t had done all
possible in view of the friendly under
standing between the two govern
ments, and believing the acceptance
OF such an imposition would be equiv
alent to yielding by Mexico to humili-
alton. The Mexican government is
confident that the civilized world will
1.yioa
temperate. that it has observed all the
requirements of international law and
that the refusal to yield further is
inspired only by regard for its honor
and dignity"
Draft of Protocol
The draft of the protocol by Mexico
refused signature by the United States
follows:
with view of putting an end
to the lamentable incident which
occurred on the 9th inst at Port
Tampico, caused by the detention
of nine men and one American
officer; considering that such ma
rines were immediately put at
hDerty by General Zaragoza, COM
mander of Port TampicO, and that
said officer presented an apology
to Rear Admiral Mayo, COM
mander of the American SQUAD
ron in these waters: that after
ward when the president of the
republic of Mexico became adj
vised of the facts he expressed
regret through the office of for
eign relations for the incident and
ordered that full investigation
be made to the end that the guilty
might be punished II any be found
guilty; and finally that the action
In question was due to the zeal
BUSINESS OF a subaItern which
might be regarded as excusable il
IT Is taken into consideration that
the marines when detained had
gone ashore In uniform without
permission Of the military au-
thorities, the port being at the
moment not only in a state or
war but under attack by rebels, the
charge d'affaires of the United
States and the minister of foreign
relations OF Mexico, acting i'm their
official capacities, agree as fol-
lows:
"First, that the Mexican gov
ernment, inspired by a desire OF
showing tho good will IL feels
toward the people of the United
States and acting in the same
manner wherein the United States
has done In similar cases, binds
itself that the American flag be
saluted at TampicO by twenty
one guns from the Mexican shore
batteries and a Mexican warship
in those waters.
Second. that the cannon re-
ferred to in the preceding article
shall be fired at the moment when
the American flag shall be hoisted
to masthead on the Mexican