The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-17

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tween nations, but in this case here
is only one nation. the United States.
TIL ere is no dejure government in
Mexico and with navy regulation
against such salute to an ufreccg-
nized government, we certainly can
not answer Huerta's guns without
recognizing him."
Representative Rainsy, democratic
expert on international law said:
THAT is simple. We do not recog-
nize Huerta but we do recognize that
thers is republic OF Mexico with a
flag which has been used for years.
We would merely be returning sa-
lutte to that flag We would not be
recognizing Huerta any more than we
would be recognizing Carranza, Villa
Or any of the rebels. We have mere
ly taken stand against recognizing
the personality at the head of the
Mexican regime.
Peace or War;
WASHINGTON, April II Peace or
war WITH aiaxfco hinses again foss.
on the whim of General Huerta. Hs
is vacillating and interposing objec.
tions to settlement Of the Tampico
incident.
Following protracted cabinet
meeting today, Secretary Bryan was
still cheerful. But other cabinet off,
cials were psssimistic. Secretary
Bryan angrily refused to comment on
the United Press dispatch from
Mexico City that Huerta was endeav'
oring to force war.
BRYAN held that the salute in apol
ogy to the United States would yet be
given. His colleagues in the cabinet
said that Huerta was taking advan
tage of every move of Latin-American
diplomacy to prevent being forced to
| make an apology which would show
| Mexico and Central American people
that the United States has enforced
respect for its national honor.
President Wilson refused to make
any statement whatever regarding
| the situation Questions sent to him
| met with no response other than the
reiteration of his yesterdays state
| ments that the situation was hopeful
! It was learn ed that while Huerts
has suggested saluting the flag in ac
| cordance with the original demands
/ he has not yet positively promised sc
| to do. Instead in his conferences
with O'Shaughn sssy, the Mexican
dictator has apparently been endeav
oring to surround any interchange o.
1 salutes with such formalities as tt
| rob them OF the effect demanded b!
tho United States-that OF making az
honorable amend for an insult affect
| ing the national honor.
Huerta desires il possible to dictate
the entire manner in which the sa
lutte shall be exchanged. He Is under
stood to have suggested it be fret
gun for gun, each discharge of
! Mexican cannon to be Responded t.
bv one from an American waSship.
! This would be unpr ecede ented ant
O,Shaughnessy was notified that /
! would not be considered for s!nsl'
| moment.
Huerta is Too Chesty.
| WASHINGTON, April 17.-That
4 serious IMPLICATION has arisen II
/ the Tampico situation because Presl
dent Huerta is haggling over the form
in which the proposed salute shall b.
returned was evident here this after
noon. Two stories were current a.
/ TO the causes of complication. ON
was that Huerta demanded that II
4 salute was to be fired. this govern
ment should either take the initfativ
or at least respond simultaneously a
4 the shots were fired from the Mex
can forts o. guuboats. In effect h
/ demanded that the salute should b
! answered gun for gun Another re
port was that Huerta also demands
that the Mexican commander at Tan
pico be received on board the Unite
States warship which was to reply Z
the salute-he to be received with
marine guard and the regular noul
'st., d,,o ~ bia rank