The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-04-17
HUERTA IS AWED BY
SPEEDING WARSH|PS
Promises a Salute and an
Apology.
WORD SPREADS QUICKLY.
Confers With American Charge
O'Shaughnessy and Decides to
Accede to Demands or Wilson.

aCCeue 10 demands or Wilson.
Washington, April 16.-Huerta
has promised Charge O'Shaughnessy
to salute the American flag in apol-
ogy for the arrest of American blue
jackets at Tampico.
The only condition attached was
that the American ships fire salute
in acknowledgment. Officials close
to the President said this was in ac-
cordance with naval practice of ma
tions and according to precedent.
The news was received at the
White House today just as Secretary
Bryan and Acting Chairman Shively,
Of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, went into conference with
President Wilson.
Unless Huerta changes his mind
the crisis promises to pass over with
in the next twenty-four hours.
With smiling faces, Senator Shive-
ly and Secretary Bryan came from
the White House conference.
The President has some very in
teresting news" said Senator Shive-
ly.
The situation is highly encour-
aging" said Secretary Bryan.
Then it was made known that dis
patches from Charge O'Shaughnessy
had described his conference with
Huerta last night as very cordial
and satisfactory and officials said
they were convinced that unless the
charge had misinterpreted Huerta's
intentions there was no doubt that
compliance with the American de-
mands would be forthcoming within
the next few hours and that the
crisis would be passed.
The text OF the dispatches was not
made public nor was any formal
statement made describing them.
No orders were issued to the ships
already steaming toward Mexico nor
was there any change in the plans
for enforcing President Wilson's de-
mand. Some officials gave 1t as their
persona. view that after Huerta had
complied with the demand for apol-
ogy and saluted the American flag
some OF the ships now under way
might be turned back but certainly
not before.
! 1t was pointed out that all admin
istration officials were gratifed by
he news that Huerta was about to
yield, but that there was no dispo-
sition to temporiZe or delay further
nd that all the plans for action
would continue effective unt1 all
cause for action had been removed.
Other dispatches from Charge
, O'Shaughnessy were expedited to-
day, but both President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan were convinced by
the dispatches already at hand that
/ Huerta had yielded to the pressure
from Washington and the dispatch
OF the fleet on both coasts to back
up the demands.
Diplomatic representatives in Mex
leo City under orders from their
home Offices, anxious to avert a
break, had pressed Huerta to yield
and Mexicans in the United states
had advised him that to apologize
would be the best thing for Mexico.
Word OF the promised rift in the
storm clouds spread quickly to the
capitol where, the house foreign af-
fairs committee had Just adopted a
resolution sustaining President Will
son in his attitude. The resolution
will not be taken before the house
unless the crisis, should not clear up
finally and Mr.. Wilson should find it
necessary to lay the situation before
Congress.
In the senate and mouse generally
there was a mingled feeling OF graft
flcation and relief
Some officials, because of their
long familiarity with the evasiveness
OF Huerta, were not inclined to be
so sanguine over the dispatches from
Charge O'Shaughnessy.
Privately they said they would be
convinced when the salute actually
was fred. Others who knew OF the
great pressure brought upon Huerta
did not question that he had seen the
wisdom OF yielding.
Those officials who know the Ian.
guage OF the communication Charce
o'Shaughnessy has been presentinp