The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-04-22
MEXICO TO SALUTE
GENERAL HUERTA ACCEDES TO
DEMAND FOR FLAG SALUTE
APOLOGY IS ACCEPTED
American Government VIII Return
Salute to the Tri-Color-Crisis Has
Probably Been Safely Passed,
Though Battleships Continue on
Their Way to Mexican Coast.

Their Way to Mexican Coast'
The United States government
Thursday night accepted Gen. 'Huer-
ta's offer to salute the Stars and
Stripes as an apology for the arrest
of American bluejackets at Tampico
week ago. The Huerta govern
ment's salute to the American flag
will be answered with salute to the
tri-color Of the Mexican nation.
This arrangement, the details OF
which we're being finally arranged in
an exchange of official messages be-
tween Washington and Mexico City,
ended, in the view Of all high admin
istration officials, the crisis that had
resulted in the dispatch of American
warships to Mexican waters. Execu-
tive officers and congressman breath
ed a sigh Of relief that the tension
had passed.
No time has been set for the firing
OF the salute, and, until the details
are arranged, no further orders will
he sent to the American fleets now
proceeding south. 1t is practically
certain, however, that while many or
the vessels will be turned, others will
continue south, and a substantially
increased naval force will be main
tanned in Mexican waters.
Huerta's offer and request for a
return salute caused President Will
son to ask for an opinion from the
counselor of the State department
and navy department officials. All
reported that it was the inVar1aDle
customs in naval practice to return a
salute. and cited precedents. The
president also was Informed that
Rear Admiral Mayo, on making MS
original demand for salute, agreed
to return the courtesy.
Mr.. Wilson said a return OF a sa-
lutte under such circumstances did not
involve recognition Of the Huerta
government, but it was merely an act
of the same character as grasplng
the hand of an individual who was
apologizing as he extended it. Sec
retary Bryan, too, took the view tnat
the American salute would be given
to the flag of the Mexican nation Just
as much respected by the Constitu-
tionalists as the Huerta government
and no technical recognition vas in
volved.
Precedents in which the United
States returned the salute OF otner
nations which apologized to 1t were
cited at the White House and navy
department, and it was generally
agreed in executive quarters that
Gen. Huerta's compliance with the
American demand had dissipated a
tense situation. No orders to the
American feet to change its course
will be given until the final details OF
the salute have been arranged.
In less than forty-eight hours after
President Wilson had ordered the At
lantic and Pacific fleets to Mexico and
had Informed Gen. Huerta unless
salute was fired to atone for repeated
offences against the dignity OF the
United States there would be serious
consequences, the answer can1e-a
comnlete accordance Of the demand
Of the Washington government.
The numerous happenings which
led to the aggressive stand OF the
American government, the strong
pressure brought to bear upon Mexico
by Charge O'Shaughnessy and the
diplomatic representatives Of other
governments, backed by advices from
the French and German ambassadors
at Washington, who learned from the
State department the serious inten-
lions Of the Washington government,
all had brought about a grave inter-
national crisis. Congress showed It's
readiness to stand by the administra-
tion's foreign policy and the House
committee on foreign affairs passed a
resolution upholding the presidents
position.
While the president declared the
firing of the salute would close the
Tampico incident, it will have no par
ticular bearing on the general Me11-
can policy Of the administration.
Other offences. such as the arrest Of
a mail orderly at Vera Cruz. have
been apologized for and the United
States will continue its position Of
neutrality as between the two fac
tions contending for the military su-
premacy Of the Southern Republic.
Worker Swept From Trestle.
George F. Cain, aged SO, Atlantic