The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-20
Defiant, Huerta Rejects
United States Ultimatun
WHITE HOUSE ISSUES
OFFICIAL STATEMENT;
CORRESPONDENCE GIVEN

WASHINGTON. April ta-rflm
statement ssas irwtsd ~ tas white
House At midnight
a Hst3e after clever oselarN last
aiwet a brief asanmtcn eama from
charge shsBshneasv as @eHtco
Cify. saying thal the presidents ae-
n5ana Of yesterday ead been commit
uieatea TO ths foreign minister. an8
was being carried BY Atm 70 General
Huerta Tha foreign minister asked
sshaughnasav whistler. in eaea Cen
eral HuertA anreaed to tH@ demand.
a protocols would be signed providing
for refuFa az the salute. The fol-
io@gnx dispatch was sent 20 charse
e shaHa messy. I'm aahstancee
President wilson is out Of the
city In possible to reach htu before
! a. M tonarrew Am eerta1n that
ne we0ia not consent TO h&se yea
sign the protocol mentioned In your
telegram The aatuts should be nrea
wfthout ans agreement as tn the re-
safu og the salute The United sg@taa
N America can bs reliea upon. ae-
coralag te international custom and
courtesy. In 40 Ito duty The signing
49, sam g,vs.t.g-y.t ,.s.,s94 w. .etag..s,.u
s@osvs ~ @a9ttaea te esasr reasons oes
eaasa ~ the raes thss II might ee
roasfruea as recognition at she Ha-
ert& government whereas tne pre&l-
aent has no lntentfan 6F recognizing
thaf easssrqs Hsanfs
Early th1s morning a dispatch HNsa
received from Charge 0Snaug hnassy
saying that General Huerta wss will
tng 60 &eeeas "a tns demand Of Al
mlral Nave. providing 4 proteeaI Was
signed sad setting forth e@pg af
th@ proposed protocol Charge
q sa@asnnessy asked ~ heth@r n@ was
authorised 90 sign f. communal
Gated with President Wilson by tets
phone, and at his direction sent
tei gTAm % str q sha@sh asssy 1T
" hieh tne following - i paraphrasa.
which Was sent eY Secretary BryAn
ahaW{ no@n. April 9Gh, so tha Amer
seaa charge aTalFas AZ MeAg@o GttY
aAyesxNsna 0btessAuBas hide.
Cons OF your telegram 81 e NJ
f&sf ni8hf WAS sent a. tae president.
wtEh copy ~ nav rTpiy. to ina effeet
tn@& a protocol would TIE objection
g@ply te q sftams hnes&y Is axAett
waat ! sasa4d have wished Il 10 be-
Z In nn case aaanld AHN concession Of
ang Kind ln detail or otherwise ba
made talked w&tn Ina president
over ghs telephone whes yeaF sste
gram af IT + "a. tssf night waS re
eesvea 20 shs eFt@ee that tsaneFsi Ha
ertA hAa Aereaed g the demand. but
0n3Y on eWuattimn hak Y@a sign a pre-
toool lie repeated Hsass amphaEtcair
+ hfs objection % aaF protocol, or
agreement, tie iaslsta thaf the "a
+ isEw shall nal ba feei A. y matter ~
contract az sitA any stipulation lhst
IL ha returned nv us II raaas be agNd
( ia accordance ~ish International cas
tam AZ sm apology fae The insults Of
geFaA tse@@gAg AuagtS asWaf ErasF sh@g
ths United states will itV@ ap Ia fNe
4 require asnta al International gaaHsu~v
{ Ia retmentng hts Aaiata y hsa # shall
/ hsV~ heen ufea Tne proposed pFp
sReel ID especially Objectionable, Faf
8g IL 50 phKAs@a thai General huaFt#
ni@ht eeRatrue Il As Fese@ntAlnM ais
government. wasf@As tas president
/ has hatsssaas4 gfem@eAi laa@rtA @aa the
fag@iga savafanAwnta thaE eAem#e@I
na~ssa i government @ill net ~ y@e
a@nt4aa NeaarAa AasEs# acceptance
~ the demand ~ AAmlFsl AsSN must
tie unconditional fh@ d&aMtla Nau ma
I arranged alsaettv Mt4h AaaaaFal MAya.
( fsne General tlae4tA announce 1hag
as sin aasapiy wttn thA demand
/ MAke IL clear Go samaae@l tfusf8A THAI
I gartaag negotiations are unnecessary
/ III l. expected ttat ha Aavapt Al anea
ltA 0easr taat tAa ihssasmt shalt IA
CLOSED
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