Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-20

/ Rojas, minister of foreign affairs, IN
announcing that 1t would be impos-
sible to agree to the demand of the
United States that the flag of that
country be Internationally saluted,
gave out the following statement:
ION the 9th of the present month,
between II and noon, a boat without
an American flag and with nine
marines and one officer landed at a
point called the beach of Iturbide in
Tampico. Colonel Raymond Hino-
josa, who has charge of defending
that point, detained the marines and
officers and conducted them to the
presence of the general, who had
command of the fort, Ignacio Morelos
Zaragoza.
1T should be remembered that at
this time the port not only was un-
der military control but was with
standing an attack by rebels.
Men Immediately Liberated.
General Zaragoza Immediately and
without even investigating the case
put the marines and the officer at lib
erty, placed Hinojosa in prison and
sent an apology to Rear-Admiral
Mayo, the commander of the Ameri-
can fleet.
1--WE thought the incident was
closed, but unfortunately this was
not so, because Mayo sent to him
some time afterward an ultimatum
wherein he asked that second
apology be presented to him by the
staff of the chief of the fort, General
Zaragoza, that the American flag be
hoisted at a public place in Tampieo
and saluted by twenty-one guns, and,
besides the severe punishment of
Hinojosa, STIMULATING that all this be
done within twenty-four hours.
"The term was later extended when
diplomatic pourparlers We're begun
between the sub-secretary of for
eign affairs In Mexico, the minister
being absent at that date, and con-
tinued until now.
Huerta Ordered Investlg CATION.
'The president of Mexico, when in
formed of the case, ordered another
investigation sof the facts and the
punishment of the guilty officer If it
were proved he was blameworthy.
He also authorized the minister of
foreign affairs to express regret on ac-
count of the incident. When he be-
came aware that the American gov
eminent supported the request of
Rear Admiral Mayo relative to sa-
Lutte of the American flag which had
not been insulted, he proposed TO show
his goodwill toward the American
people though he did not think that
such a request was just, proposing
that the flags of the two nations be
hoisted and saluted reeiprocally and
simultaneously,
1.-THE American government did not
agree with that idea, but insited
upon Rear-Admiral Mayo's request,
giving assurance that according to in
ternational practise the salute would
be returned by American cannon
after the salute to the American
flag.
This was not accepted by Presi-
dent Huerta, who insisted upon his
proposition.A
The Final Uutimatum Comes.
Then the American government
determined that pourparlers be
brought to an end by the final deci-
sion of President Huerta within a
term which expired at 6 o'clock last
night, announcing that If by that
time he had not agreed to the salute
of the American flag as requested the
affair would be presented to the
American Congress for decision.
1.-The Mexican government, believ-
ing that the salute in question was of
no Importance unless previously and
formally agreed upon by both par
ties, proposed the signing of a proto-
col and the minister of foreign affairs
presented last night a draft of such
protocol TO the American charge
d affaires, Nelson 'ShaughnesEy.
"O'Shaughnessy answered that he
must consult his government; that he
would advise the minister of the ma
ture of this answer and this after
noon he communicated to the minis
ter the fact that his government did
rot accept the idea of a signature of
any protocol whatever, but wanted
an unconditional salute of the Ameri-
can flag.
Considered It a Humiliation.
This the Mexican government re-
fused, feeling it had done all possible.
IN view of the friendly understanding
between the two governments, ana
believing the acceptance of such an
imposition would be equivalent to
yielding by Mexico to humiliation.
The Mexican government is confident
| that the civilized world will find it's
| conduct has been wise and temperate,
that ii has observed all the require
| n1ents of international law and that
the refusal to yield further is inspired
only by regard for its honor and
dignity
Draft of the Protocol.
me draIt OF tne protocoi py MEXICO,
| refused signature by the United
| States, follows: with q view of put
ting an end to the lamentable incident
| which occurred on the ninth inst, at
! Port Tampico, caused by the deten-
| lion of nine men and one American
officer; considering that such marines
were Immediately put at liberty by
| General ZaragoZa commander of Port
! Tampico, and that said officer pre-
! scented an apology to Rear Admiral
! Mayo, commander of the American
squadron in those waters; that after