The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
NATIONAL HONOR OF
MEXICO IS ATT STAKE,
MINISTER EXPLAINS


| announcing that II would De lmposslpie
TO agree to the demand OF h United
states that the flag of that country be
Internationally saluted, gave OUT tne
| following statement. 81
o the ninth Of the present month,
4 between II and noon, a boat without an
| American nag and with nine marlues
| and one officer landed at a point called
the Beach Of Iturbide in TaTnptco. Col:
Raymond Hinojosa, who has charge OF
~.detending that point, detained tne ma
| rfnes and officer n conducted them
TO the presence of the general who q
command OF the fort, Ignacio Morelos
| ZaragoEA. t..
"It should be remembered that at
this time the port not only was unoer
military control blu withstandins an
attack By rebels.
without even investigating the case,
put the marines and the officer at lid.
/ eYty. placed Hinojosa in prison n
sent an apology to Rear Admiral Mayo,
the commander OF the American Meet.
"we thought the incident was closed
but unfortunately this was not so be-
cause Mayo sent to him some time
afterwards an uitimatum in which he
asked that a second apology be pre-
sented to him by the staff OF the chieL
Of the fort, General Zaragoza; that q
American nag be hoisted at a pupilc
place in Tampico and saluted by a
guns and besides, the severe punish,
ment Of Hinojosa stipulating that al
this be within "A hours"
Tells Of Inquiry.
"The term was later extended when
diplomatic pour parleers were
between the sub-secretary OF foreign
affairs In Mexico, the minister oelng
absent at that date, and continued
until now.
formed of the case, ordered an tnVesti-
cation Of the facts and the punishment
Of the guilty officer, IL II was proved
he was blameworthy. He also author
lied the minister Of foreign analrs 10
express regret on occur OF the Incl
dent when he became aware that the
American government supported the
rouuest OF Rear Admiral Mayo relative
to a salute of the American flag which
had not been insulted, he proposed to
show his rood will oward the Amer
lean people though he did not think
that such a request was just, proposing
that the Tags of the two nations be
hcisted and salutsd r~eciprocally n
simultaneously. .
0Thc American government did not
agree with that idea, but insisted on
Rear Admiral Mayo's request giving
assurance that in win IN
transitional practice the salute would be
returned by American cannon In ar
swer to the salute of the American nag;
Huerta, who insisted OF his proposition,
"Then the American government de-
terfnined that the Jour parleers be
brought to an end by the final decision
OF President Huerta. within a term
which expired at 6 o'clock last night, an
nouncing chat IL by that time ne q
not agreed to the salute or the Amer
lean nag as requested the affair would
be presented to the American
for decision.
"The Mexican government believing
that the salute In question was OF no
Importance unless previously and for
mally agreed on by both parties, pro
posed the signing OF a p$otocol and the
minister Of foreign afiffaSrs presented
last night q draft Of such protocol TO
the American charge d affaires, Nelson
O'Shaughnessy.
"O'ShauEhnessy answered that he
must consult his government: tnat ms
would advise the minister OF h nature
of this answer and this afternoon ne
communicated to the minister the fasS
that his government did not accept the
idea Of a signature OF any protocoi
whatever. ~ wanted an uneondttiona
salute Of the American flag.
Would HumiIiate Mexico.
'"rhis the Mexican government re-
fused. feeling il has done all possible.
in view of the friendly understanding
between the two governments and pc
Iievihg The acceptance of such an I'M
position would be equivalent to yielding
Mexico to humiliation.
The Mexican government Is confi-
lent that the civilized world will find
its conduct has been wise and temper
ate, that II has observed all the re-
quirements of international law and
Il 81 A. ,t.I1 H,VN41nH ta In.
spired only by a regard for Its honor
and dignity"
The draft of the protocol by Mexico
refused signature by the United States
follows:
with a view to putting to an end
the lamsntable incident which occurred
on the 9th instant at Fort Tampico,
caused by the detention of nine men
and one American officer, considering
that such marines were Immediately
put at liberty by General Zaragozs
commander at Fort Tampico and that
said officer presented a n apology to
n Rear Admiral Mayo, commander OF the
that afterwards when the president OF
the republic Of Mexico became ad-
vtsed OF the facts he expressed regret
through the officials of foreign rela.
lions for the incident and ordered that
q full investigation be made to tho
1Nu VNiAL IhU BhllIy might DS puLi5IIeN
II any be found guilty; and finally thai
the action in question was due to thu
~zealousness Of a subaltern which might
!, be regarded as eXcusable II II Is taker
, into consideration that the marines
when detained had rome ashore in uni.
form without permission Of the military
authorities the port being at the mo.
naent. not only In a state Of war but
under attack by rebels. The charge
d'affairs Of the United States and thu
minister Of foreign relations OF Mexico
acting in their official capacities agre,
, a. follows:
FIRST that the Mexican government
! inspired by a desire Of showing thu
good will 1t feels toward the people u
/. the United States and acting in tn,
I same manner wherein the United
: States has done in similar cases. bind.
: itself that the American flag be salutet
at Tampico by FL guns from the Mexi.
: Marchioness Arconati- Visconti ha
= presented her entire art collection
valued at over Fl ono O00 tn tho pnr 4