The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-18
REFUSAL MEANS
PROBABLE WAR
United States Will Then
Stand by Original Plan
for Seizure of Tampico
and Vera Cruz, Says An
nouncement from White
House

Washington, D. c., April 18.-Huerta
pico before 6 o'clock Sunday night or
President Wilson will 60 before Congress
in joint session on Monday and ask au-
thority to take such measures as may be
necessary.
This statement was issued at the
White House after receipt of messages
from Huerta reiterating his proposition
for a simultaneous salute. The presi-
dent replied that the United States
would stand on its original demands or
the plan for the seizure of Tampico and
Vera Cruz would he carried out without
waiting for Admiral Badger to reach
Mexican waters.
The Atlantic fleet will not be called
back until the salute actually is fired
1t is practically certain that serious con-
sequences will follow any refusal by
Huerta to aecede to the American de-
mand as outlined in the final message
yesterday.
Rear Admiral Mayo's Demand.
In connection with the purpose of the
American government to fire return
salute, the navy department gave out
the text Of Rear Admiral Mayo's orig
inal demand, made April Q, as follows:
"This morning an officer and squad of
men of (the) Mexican military forces
arrested and marched through the streets
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the United States navy, the paymaster
of Dolphin, together with seven men
composing the crew of the whale boat OF
the Dolphin. AT the time of this arrest
the officer and men concerned were nn-
armed and engaged in loading cases of
gasoline which had been purchased on
shore. Part of the men were on the
shore, but all, including the man or men
in the boat, were forced to accompany
armed Mexican forces.
81 do not need to tell you that tax
ing men from a boat flying the United
States flag is a hostile act not to be
excused.
II have already received your verbal
message of regret that this event has
happened and your statement that it
was committed by an ignorant officer.
"The responsibility for hostile act can
not be avoided by the plea of ignorance.
eIn view of the publicity of this oc-
currenee, | must require that you send
by suitable members of your staff form
al disavowal and apology for the act,
together with your assurance that the
officer responsible for it will receive Sc
we're punishment Also that you public
ly hoist the United States flag in
prominent position on shore and salute
it with 81 guns. The salute will be re-
turned by this ship.
"Your answer to this communication
should reach me and the called for sa-
lutte be fred within "a hours from p. m.
of this date"
Commenting on this, Secretary Dan
iels said few DAYS ago Rear Admiral
Mayo himself modified his demand some
what, saying he would not insist on
having the salute fired while the Amer
Jean flag was .hoisted on Mexican ter
ritory, and would be satisfied if the sa-
lutte was to the flag sin conspicuous
place." either on the mast of the Dol
phin or a Mexican gunboat.
There was much discussion in official
circles, not only about the propriety of
returning Huerta's salute in view of
the peculiar diplomatic relations between
the Mexico City administration and the
Washington government, but because of
a navy regulation, No. l,l94, which
reads:
mo salute shall be fired in honor of
any nation or of any official or nation
not formally recognized by the govern
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