New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-15

ican ships which have been lying Oh
,,,ot turbulent town for the last three
weeks.
\ thrill Of JOY and excitement ran
through Washington to-day when inc
news of the Presidents action became
Generally known. To army and navy
ofacers u was sweet TO know that AT
last something was 10 be done TO up
hold Rear Admiral Mayo's demand that
American honor be kept unsullied anu
that stronger counsel had preVaileo
over what has been considered SIN
,ster influence toward placatloh ana
oven recession in the face of the Next
can refusal to meet American demands
Opinion is almost universal that the ice
has been broken at last. and the hope
Is generally expressed that there VIII
he no hesitancy in taking one step after
another until the goal OF a settlemeh'
If the Mexican imbroglio IS reached
Huerta's Flat Refusal.
President Wilson's order to the fleet
was the result Of the fiat refusai OF
General Huerta to fire the salute 10 the
American flag in the manner in when
Rear Admiral Mayo. backed by his
Government, demanded. Huerta oHeree
10 fire a salute. but he made conditions
tte wanted TO salute only the dispatch
boat Dolphin, the paymaster of which,
Charles c. Copp, had been arrested at
Tampico with several marines. ms
was not satisfactory TO the united
States salute to the American flag
and nation was required, in accordance
with international usage and ethics.
This Huerta peremptorily refused.
II is reported here tonight that
Huerta refused 10 see Nelson OShaugh-
messy. the American Charge d'Affaires
I'm Mexico City, when the charge ap-
peared at the National Palace to pre-
sent further demands. Huerta sent
word. It is asserted, that he considered
the incident closed with his last mes
sage. which was unsatisfactory TO
Washington.
The army is preparing for action.
There are 10000 mon in Texas City,
near Galveston, which is only seventy
hours or less by army transports from
Tampico, and they have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness. Or
ders have not been sent out. but tho
word has been passed TO prepare for
action.
There are three army transports az
Galveston. The transport service has
it's eye on half a dozen or more mer-
chantmen which can be quickly char
tered. All through the nation. from
FORT Ethan Allen, in Vermont, to the
Preside OF San Francisco, soldiers are
quietly making ready for possible ao-
ton.
The War Department early to-day
got a hint Of impending trouble. The
White House made inquiries as to how
soon the troops at Texas City could be
made ready for departure. The reply
was that the army was practically
ready and that the transports now at
Galveston. with bunkers filled and
thirty days supplies aboard, could sail
as soon as the soldiers could embark.
which would be as quickly as 10000
enthusiastic men could pack their
blanket rolls and march the seven
miles from Texas City to Galveston.
Incentives TO Action.
There are certain well defined ele-
ments which have served TO bring
about action by the administration.
They are:
!. The growing intolerability Of the
whole Mexican situation, including the
prospect that neither Huerta nor the
Constitutlonalists can completely tri-
umph.
. The unsatisfactory attitude OF the
Constitutionalists regarding the de-
portation Of Spaniards after the battle
of Torreon and in the face Of American
protests, indicating that the rebels Of
the North are not inclined to meet
Americas demands, which fact has led
10 a disbelief in their ability TO estab-
lish a satisfactory government In the
event Of their victory.
3. The fact that Huerta has recently
obtained from local bankers loan Of
S45.OOO,OO0 Mexican, TO be paid in five
instruments Of $4,000, 900 Mexican every
twenty days.
A. News received to-day Of an i'm
pending rebel victory on the outskirts
OF Torreon, which would open an easy
road TO the capture Of Saltillo and
Monterey. where the Spanish subjects
N would suffer just as at Torreon.
.. Huertas refused 10 fire the salute
n which Rear Admiral Mayo demanded.
&. The belief that Huerta has
reached the conclusion that in its every
threat the United States is merely
"bluffing" and the necessity Of con-
vincing the Mexican President that
President Wilson is in deadly earnest
regarding his elimination.
Z. John Linds counsel for action.
x The prospect of increasing Euro
pean irritation over the continuation OF
conditions, particularly the resentment
aroused in Europe by the maltreatment
Of Spaniards.
:. Reports from Mr.. O'Shaughnessy
that anarchy would reign in Mexico
city II the Constituencies APP
preached the capital.