The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
PRESIDENT WILSON
REJECTS GUN FOR
GUM SALUTE PLAN
Chief Executive informs Huerta
That His Demand for SimuIta-
neouS Salute Is Refused.
AWAITING DICTATOR'S REPLY
Atlantic Fleet Continues to Steam
Steadily Southward-Mexican For
eiqn Minister Warns Salute viii
Be Recognition.

New York, April 18.-The New
York Times says that from sources it
has every reason to believe are trust
worthy and well informed it learns
that President Huerta's first act in
response to President Wilson's de-
mand in relation to the Tampico in
cident was to prepare and submit to
his advisers a declaration Of war
President Huerta's advisers, both in
cabinet and congress, have not hest
tated to counsel a settlement Of the
incident without recourse to arms
that is, by firing the salute de-
handed. They have urged at least a
suspension Of the declaration, and
thus far it has not been formally is
sued, but President Huerta is re-
ported not to have given up his de-
termination to maintain what he
conceived to be the honor and dig
nifty" of Mexico
Washington, April 18.-President
Huerta's demand for a simultaneous
salute has been rejected by the presi-
dent, Secretary of the President Tu-
nudity announced.
Secretary Tumulty went on to say
that neither the president nor his cab
met regarded Huerta's demand for a
Simultaneous salute as essential to
the ceremony itself and that it is not
understood here that the Mexican die
tator is making this an absolute and
inViolable portion Of the ceremony.
Tumulty spoke of the firing Of the
two salutes together as a suggestion
from Huerta"
This suggestion reached the state
department in dispatch from Charge
'Shaughnessy and was rejected in in
structions sent O'Shaughnessy by Sec
retary Bryan.
The president and the state depart
mcnt are now waiting to hear from
O'Shaughnessy as to whether Huerta
will consent to fire the salute accord
ing to the schedule arranged by Rear
Admiral Mayo which, the president
has clearly indicated, is the only man
ner in which the United States will
recognize the apology.
Salute Means Recognition.
Mexico City, April 1S-The Next
can foreign minister said that his gov
er1ment would regard the return
salute by the United States in re
spouse to the Mexican salute to the
American flag as tacit recognition
Of the Huerta administration.
Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy in
dicated that the reply of the United
States to Huerta's demand for return
Of the salute to the flag at Tampico
was decidedly unfayorable. The mat
ter is being considered by the cabinet
il special session.
War Preparations Still On.
Vallejo, Cal, april 18.-Orders to
provision all available warships and
prepare a battalion OF marines for
service on the Pacific coast of Mexico
were revived few hours after they
had been rescinded by a previous tele-
gram from Washington.
Marines Prepare for Emergency.
On Board U. S. Battleship Michigan
(By Wireless), April 1S.-Speeding at
1919 knots an hour the Michigan was
off Charleston, S. c., at II o'clock on
her way to join the fleet at Tampico.
Captain Niblack continued to drill
companies of marines and bluejackets
despite the news brought by wireless
that Huerta had agreed to apologize.
Tie belief still prevails aboard that
troops will have to be landed in Mex
leo and the men of the Michigan are
determined to be prepared for any
emergency.
Secretary Tumulty stated that the