Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-21
HUERTA'S SIDE
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flag as requested the affair would be
presented to the American Congress
| for decision.
Mexican Stand
THE Mexican government believing
| that the salute in question was OF no
| Importance unless previously and in
| formally agreed upon by both parties,
! proposed the signing of a protocol and
| the minister of foreign affairs pre-
| sented last night q draft of such pro-
tocol to the American charge daft
| flares. Nelson O'Shaughnessy.
| Shaughnessy answered that he
must consult his government that
! he would advise the minister of the
nature of this answer and this after
noon he communicated to the minis
| ter the fact that his government did
not accept the idea of signature OF
any protocol whatever, but wanted
an unconditional salute of the Ameri-
can flag.
This the Mexican government re-
fused feeling it had done all possible
in view of the friendly understanding
between the two governments and be-
lieving the acceptance of such an i'm
position would be equivalent to yield
ing by Mexico to humiliation.
The Mexican government is conf
dent that the civilized world will find
it's conduct has been wise and temper
ate, that it has observed all the re-
quirements of international law and
I. Hft 81, - tall ha,- &c. tn
spired only by regard for it's honor
and dignity"
Mexican Protocol
The draft of the protocol by Next
co, refused signature by the United
States, follows:
With a view of putting an end to
the lamentable incident which occurred
on the 9th instant at Port Tampico
caused by the detention of nine men
and one American officer; considering
that such marines were Immediately
put at liberty by General Zaragosa,
commander of Port Tampico, and that
said officer presented an apology to
Rear Admiral Mayo, commander of
the American squadron in those wa
tiers; that afterwards when the Pres
came advised of the facts he express
ed regret through the office of foreign
relations for the incident and ordered
that a full investigation be made to
the end that the guilty might be pun
ished if any be found guilty; and f.
nally that the action in question was
due to the zealousness of a subaltern
which might be regarded as exeusa-
BILE If it is taken into consideration
that the marines when detained had
gone ashore in uniform without per-
mission of the military authorities;
that port being at the moment not
only in state of war but under at
tack by rebels, the charge d'affaires
of the United States and the minister
of foreign relations of Mexico acting
in their official capacities agree as fol-
lows:
First, that the Mexican government,
inspired by desire of showing the
good will it feels towards 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 sa-
luted at Tampico by 81 guns from the
Mexican shore batteries of Mexican
warsAip In those waters.
Second, that the cannon referred
to in the preceding article shall be red
at the moment when the American
flag shall be hoisted to mast head
on the Mexican shore.
Third, that the government Of the
United States binds itself to salute the
Mexican flag Immediately following
the salute by the Mexicans to the
American flag with II guns OF the
man -of-war Dolphin or of any other
battleship anchored in those waters.
Fourth the guns to which the pre-
ceding article refers. shall be fired at
the moment when the Mexican flag
shall be hoisted to the top of a mast
of the aforesaid man-of-war or OF any
warship in those waters; and to this
end both contracting parties attach
their signature"
This formal reply by the Mexican
government to the demands OF the
United States was handed to Nelson
'Shaughnessy, the American charge
d'affaires at exactly 6 o'clock last eve
ming, at the foreign office. The charge,
however had been made aware pre-
viously of the nature Of the document.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy had seen Senior
Rojas late in the afternoon in the
suburb of Coyoacan, where he mad
gone to dine with some friends.
Provisional President Huerta dis
played comparative indifference to the
crisis and passed several hours last
evening, listening to the military band
playing in Chapultepec park
Several hundred American residents
passed the evening at the American
Club. where dinner and entertain