El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-17


! thought Huerta would yield on all the
! points demanded by the United States
] but that they were ready to back up
I every demand.
Fears Humiliation.
I It was learned one of the causes of
Huerta'S latest parley was a fear that
should he give the salute demanded
the American ships might not return
| it and thus leave him in a Inundated
! position It was said that he would
/ order the salute if assured that the
| United States would comply with the
| international amenities and acknowI-
| edge It. Word that the United States
/ would acknowledge his salute, sccorda
! ing to custom and precedent, Went for
| ward to Mexico City.
Admiral Cancels Liners Charter.
Rear admiral Fletcher at Veracruz,
! Mex, reported today that he took over
/ the Ward liner Esperanza at Veracruz
l Thursday afternoon and placed aboard
her q guard and a detachment of siy-
/ nal men, He has also taken on a few
refugees. lie does not saw whether
( it still viii be necessary. to send the
/ Bsperanza to TampicO He reports the
7 return to Neracruz from Mexico CITY of
! Lieut. George McCourts, an aide on his
/ stair, but he does not say what the
/ officers mission to Huerta's capital
/ was.
I Admiral Fletcher has cancelled the
/ charter Of the Ward liner Guantanamo
secretary Daniels explained today
/ that immediately after receipt of rear
admiral Mayo's report of the Tampico
indignlty, he called the navy general
! board INTO conference and found the
memDefs unanimous that the salute de-
named by the American officer ought
TO De returned as an act of courtesy.
U. $. Insists On Full Salute.
o, seecrelary Bryan instructed Mr..
O'Shaughnessy to finally inform
Huerta that the United States will ac-
cept nothing less than a salute OF Fl
guns guns ana that the American ships will
reply after the salute has been fired.
Storm Clouds Lifted,
In less than As hours after president
wilson had ordered the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets to Mexican waters and
haa informed Gen. Huerta that unless
salute was fired to atone for repeated
oftenses against the dignity of the
united States, there would be serious
consequences, the answer came-the
complete acceptance Of the demand of
the washington government. Immedi-
ately there was a change of the at
mOsphere Of official Warrington The
storm clouds lifted and wave of sat
isfaebon spread through official quar-
ters.
While the president declared the fir
Ing OF the salute would close the Tam
pico incident, it viii have no particular
bearing on the general Mexican policy
Of the administration
Reports Praise villa.
incidentally, the president, as well as
Mr., Bryan, in their conversations on
the situation generally. drew attention
to official reports they had received !
praisiag Gen. Villa and the "COnstitu-
uOnalists" for their treatment Of pris-
oners and foreigners in the bloody bat
tie at TorreOn. Not a foreigner was in (
jured according to official reports from |
eyewitnesses.
Huerta's offer was received in con- |
gTess generally with approval and /
members familiar with international |
precedents agreed that a return salute |
a n q
garded as recognition Of the Huerta 4
regime or in any wise beneath the dig +,
nifty of the United states.
Some Oppose Return salute.
During executive session late Thurs /
day senator's discussed the reported |
Huerta position informally and it was /
agreed that the United States should |
not bubble over returning the salute, /
but there were some senators inclined /
to the view that the advance request /
from Huerta for a return Of the salute /
should be ignored.
Demand the salute to the flag and /
10 as we please afterwards" was the /
way one senator expressed his opinion.
You may be sure of one thing said !
senator Chiffon, of West Virginia that /
il a return Of the Mexican salute by this /
government would mean recognition of /
The Huerta government, there win be /
no American salute in answer to Next /
cos apology. Another thing the cOun- i
try may be assured Of and that is that 4
when president Wilson sets himself /
firmly as he has in this case. there will !
be no surrender on his part
Discussing the probability Of allow
ing some of the ships now enroUte to
Mexican waters to proceed regardless
Of the acceptance of Huerta's offer,
many members of congress expressed
the opinion that the administration
proposes to keep a firmer hand on the
situation in the future and that further /
reasons for action may develop at any
time.
Pressure From All Sides.
Inquiry as to the character of pressure /
which had been brought on Gen.
Huerta to yield brought out the fact
that foreign governments had an
active interest in the events OF the last
"a hours. Both the French and German /
ambassadors. after conferences at the
state department. were In couRIunica- /