Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-17
His Offer to Salute Stars and Stripes for Arrest
 of American Buejackets Accepted.
RETURN SALUTE WILL BE GIVEN TRI-COL0R.
Closing of Tampico Incident Will Have Bearing Ad minstration's Mexican Policy of Neuraly-Vrtually Certain that Many of the Warshps Will Receive Recall Orders

Washington, April 16.-The United States government tonight accepted General Huerta's offer to salute the Stars and Stripes as an apology for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico a week ago today.
 The Huerta governments salute to the American flag will be answered with a salute to the tri-color of the Mexican nation
 This arrangement, the details of which were being finally arranged to- night in an official exchange of mes Sages between Washington and Mex ico City, ended, in the view of all high administration officials the crisis that had arisen in the last few days resulting in the dispatch of Afneri- can war fleets to Mexican waters. Executive quarters and congressional circles breathed a sign 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 be sent to the American fleets now proceeding south. It is virtually certain, how ever, that while many of the vessels will be turned back, others will con- tinue south and substantially increased naval force will be maintained in Mex ican waters
 Huerta's offer and request for re- i turn salute caused President Wilson ! to ask for an opinion from the coun- l sellor of the state department and navy 1 department officials. All reported Jhat ] it was the invariable custom in maya practice to return a salute and cited i precedentS. The president also was ! informed that Rear Admiral Mayo. ir ! making his original demand for sa- 1 Iute, agreed to return the courtesy. MT. Wilson said a return of a Sa- | lute under such circumstances did no involve recognition of the Huerta gov ernment, but was merely an act O the same character as grasping thu | hand of an individual who was anol
 ogizing as he extended it. Secretar! Bryan too, took the view that tn
 American salute should he given t' the flag of the Mexican nation. just a
 much respected by the constitutional
 ists as by the Huerta government anl
 that no technical recognition is in
 volved.
 Complete Acceptance of Demand.
 In less than IS hours after Presi
 dent Wilson had ordered the At7anti ! and Pacific fleets to Mexican water
 and had informed General Huerta tha | unless a salute was fired to atone fO
 repeated offenses against the dignit
 of the United States there would b
 serious consequences. the answer
 came-a complete acceptance of tn ! demand of the American goVernmen Immediately there was a change i the atmosphere of official Washington
 As the storm clouds lifted Presider
 Wilson arranged to go to White Sul plur Springs, W. Va, for the week end and Secretary Bryan, who is il planned to take his long delayed tI-i to Miami Fla Attention that ha been temporarily diverted from th | legislative programme turned again [ routine.
 The numerous happenings which le . to the aggressive stand of the Ameri } i can government. the strong pressUI brought to bear at Mexico City b
 Charge O'Shaughnessy and the diplC 2 matic representatives of other govern s ments, backed by advices from tn Q ! French and German ambassadors t Washington. who learned from u
 state department the serious inter | tions of the Washington gOYernmen g all had brought about a grave inter 2 national crisis. Congress showed i T readiness to stand by the administrs }. tion upholding the presidents positio