The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-14
Batteries of Powerful
Fleet Face Tampico's
Weak DefenSes.
WILSON EXPECTS
NO RESIST ANCE
President Confident Huerta Will
Comply in View of Overwhelm-
ing Odds, and Incident Will
Be Closed To-Day He
Will Confer With John
Lind. Special Envoy.

Washington. April l3-Cpon wncth-
o. tn" commander ot the IIuerta forces
~ Tanpico saIutcs the American nap
IN apology Tor the arrest of American
narines or THURSDAY depend !rnmc-
'.iata developments In the Mexican Sit
uatlon.
President Wilson declared unofficial
iy today that he expected the Federal
corn'nnndcr al Tampico 70 fire a salute
10 tho stars and S,ripea, as demanded
by Resr-Admiral Mayo. and he rpoke
with contdencs that implied insist
"nce. The Navy Department stiil was
unadNised to.n!gh; rs to whether or
not the salute had been fred /: is
understood ;hat Instructions have been
sent 10 Charge CShnuehncssy to rep
resent 10 thn Ifucrta rov"-nrnent tho
se'inS ;sc "t ihs adm,inistrati9n here over
Lind II In CnpitaI.
ne ,pret.nce ~ Washington ., John
i"sc"taiNc in AIeHico for lilo last clrh,
uionths. ravc the Washington govern
meni an adviser wiz. special kno,vl-
coz. o, ths military situation "A Tam
pIcp Nh Lind reached here from Vara
,ruE, aboard tn presidential yacht
MN% Nowcr carly to-day. and spent sew
morrow h" wi! 50" President Wilson
accompaniment b: Secretary Bryan, FOR
=
Ing. AuIhor!iAt!vely. 1t Is said th,t
nlT. Lnds reports on Tho general Sit
G"ten ".re 20 comprehensive and
complete That he really did not have
I" come 10 Washington 70 supplement,
Mr. Lind himself was unconmunIca-
t.ve saying merely he had sought a
VACATION ana was at the orders OF the
scNcrnIucnt
pISP and cable end at Vera Cruz.
h'th IL the only means whereby news
- MH3r a. IS soi"E on at Talnpico can
fracn Washington. can only he had by
wireless ami. owing TO the prevalence
"f storms OF hurricane proportions. this
yoiaHnH!c1rcn has been excccdinYlv
t!ihcnlt and slow The Huerta govern
nt.hf, u IS understood, has been obliged
20 communicate with Tamp!co by mes
'ASSS sent on sted boats and II ia
hGSSesicd sy naval officers that ,f II
ntGpmeS necessary for General IIuertn
70 ,.,,,,en send instruc;tons to The Federal
,nShinaNdcr at Tampico il limited
tline h" might have to resort 10 the use
N radio OUTFITS OF the American
h4ilcships, even IN dealing with q sun
!ect so delicate as the demand for !,
salute. '0'
Hope II VIII nc Fired.
,b.', Adfnhinistrati"n ,hF officials arc hoping
incident closed Their optimism io s,,m,,
mat Secretary bryan. who has ben
~. N III ne2ith: : planning to go NOR
lFeSihent Wilson viii leave here again
Gmr,n..a Gm ,nuFs1ay night for White sulphur
q.
MI. lind il understood to have told
hee!stArY Hryan there would be a iu!i
IN me diplomatic side OF the Mexican
situation while tho contendinr forcas
~ the north fought for supr.macv
Inc former Minnesota Governor took
l,e opporiunity 70 come to the United
i!t'" prospect of the Huerta rovorn
inent Welding. iEc is known to bcli.~.
Gons,,,i, t%, In,H 1ms ,fonquering armies OF the
Hu.rta to retire at present.
Mr.. Lind mas found life in the trnpics
;oo-day his health had not .n.sa sntfnrnG
f 1,s ,nii' angular hgure. his tanned
brImmad i Tnd ffnnFP fn; teatnres ana his broad
the hotel where he was stopping W.n,:
FriendS VINO knew him in ConrrcSs
taIs 1aa & age called 70 greet him Mr.
LIND had just completed his conference
Win Secretary Bryan when the nn,rs
r tf 9rrespondents. were ushered in.
y" l'!A IN presented Mr.. Lind ana with
= s-. announced: 80
!iay quote him 10 any extent"
"tili "Man Of silence"
M Er L4@ !.lT;, laughed and justified his
Secretary Bryan said merely that a
COM tftncc had been arranged with
President Wilson tor Tomorrow, and
Yet been decided upon. MIR BRYAN had
no Information To give out about tho
situation at Tampico.
AT the Navy Department there U.s
singular confidence that the salute
would be fred at Tampico This was
based. II "as said. upon n knowledge
the American fleet now In the harbor
or just outside of Tampico. The fleet,
With its big guns facing the weak
shore defenSes OF the port. is believed
here To render out of the question any
resistance by the Mexican Federal COM
!nahd"r, already stretching his re-
sources to rcpci the Constitutionallst
forces hemming in the town.
Ordered Not In saint.
Ncra Cruz, Arrii l$ $-Gencrai Gus
tavo Mas, the Federal commander nj
Vera CRUZ. speaking to-day with refer
"nce to the arrest OF an American de-
tachmcnt from the Dolphin at Tamrico
and the demand by. the American ad-
miral for satisfaction for the insult
10 tho American flag. said that the
Mexican government had ordered Gen
cral Morelos Xaragosa not 20 acccde
TO Admiral Mayos demand. which was
luted within twcn,yfour hours. CON
s:derng that such step would he
highly derogatory to national dignity
and was also uncallcd for, as absolutely
no insult had been offered to the Amer
lean flag
For the unfortunate mistake made in
arreStinE the Americans, General Maas
added. General Morclos ZaraSosa had,
by his apology made ample compensa-
ton
Private advces received here to-day
from Tampico say the rebel forces have
Withdrawn Il considerable distance from
the outskirts Of the town, il is pre-
suncd, to rcorganiZc.
Tho United states battlcship Mime
sofa left here for Tampico to-day we'll
loaded with supplies. The Cuban
tc-night for tho same port. 1t has been
commissioned to bring refugees to Vera
Cruz.