Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-16

fore the president, Charge Algara, rep.
resenting Huerta here. was advised
that some dispatches had been received
but was not fully informed Of theil
nature. He was given to understand
that they brought favorable news"
Committee Backs Wilson.
Word OF the promised rift in the
storm clouds spread quickly to the
capitol. where the house foreign at.
fairs committee had just adopted q
resolution sustaining President Wilson
in his attitude. Several resolution.
were proposed, but one voting to sus-
tain the president was adopted unani-
mously The resolution will not be
taken before tho house unless the
crisis should not clear up finally and
Mr. Wilson should fnd 1t necessary to
lay the situatfon before congress.
In the senate and house generally
there was q mingled feeling OF gratifl-
cation and relief.
Some Must 20 Shown.
Some officials. because of their lona
familiarity with the evasiveness OF
Huerts, were not inclined to be too
sanguino over the dispatches from
Charge O'ahaughnessy. Privately
they said they would be convinced
when the salute actually, was fired
Others who knew Of the great pressure
brought on Huerta did not question
that the dictator, had seen the wisdom
Of yielding.
Those officials who know the Ian
9uage Of the communication Charge
O'Shaughnessy, has been presenting
were sure Huerta had been convinced
that If he did not yield the American
government would compel him to do
so by force.
husrta Toio; ;t We: Ne elnM.
The last vestige of any suspicion he
may have had that the United States
was bluffing was said to have been re-
moved by messages from his repre-
sentatives IN Washington telling him
that President Wilson was thoroughly
aroused and meant to force the issue
to the end.
It became known that General Huef-
Ia had been led to believe that his own
statement Of apology last Saturday
was ample redress; but when President
Wilson was apprised Of the situation
salute.
Wilson 10 Sustained.
The house foreign affairs committee
today adopted the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolred, that the action Of the
president OF the United States in the
Tampico incident Is sustained by the
committee on foreign affairs of the
house Of representatives..
Recognition Not involved.
President Wilson, describing his adj
vices fom Mexico As very encourag-
ing" told callers late today that there
was no known precedent against re-
tuSnink Z salute and that IN the nat
ural coursa-sthSs Unite6 gates would
retufn. . 9Alute when Ared1 !.
Tks bfeSident held that no recosnf-
ton would be involved In returning
Huerta's salute and that when it was
fred the incident would be closed. apol-
ogies having been made for previous
offenses.
Salute to Dolphin Declined.
Mr.. Wilson denied that at any time
during the negotiations prior to today
had Huerta offered to fire any salute.
tho some subordinate officials did at
tempt to sound out the American gov
ernment on the question Of saluting
the Dolphin. That was regarded as
private salute to the Dolphin and not
to the American flag and was declined.
Pressure From Diplomats.
It was well understood In diplomatic
circles that both Count Won Bernstorn
and Jules J. Jusserand, the German
and French ambassadors respectively.
had been active thru their foreign o.
fees in bringing about relief Of the
Mexican crisis.
The president made 1t clear that or
ders to the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
had not been changed.
No time limit has been set for the
salute. according to the president, and
the final word on the Huerta offer HAD
not been passed at 5 o'clock p m.