The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-21

On April v launch from the Uni
ted States gunboat Dolphin, carrying
the paymastor and email detachuanl
Of marines, npt in at iturbide bridge
at TamPico. The Americans were after
a supply Of gasoline. They were IN
uniform, but uuarmed. The launch few
the Aperican nag.
Colonel Hinojosa, commanding DO
tachment Of Mexican FederaIs. placed
the. paymaster and his men under ar
rest. They were paraded through the
strcets and held for a time under de.
tention.
Rear. Admiral Henry r. Mayo, com.
mander Of the Fourth Division Of the
United States Navy, and in command
Of the feet lying on Tampico, when III.
formed Of the occurrence made vieof-
ous representations to the authorities
and the Americans were released. Gen.
eral Ignacio zaragosa, commander Of
the Federal forces az Tampico, express.
cd 70 AdinirapMayoi hissfegrct at the
occurrence, ,t ~ an. ~ = fsr ba
ta4 "a Mayo Demands aalute. al.R
I'M view Of the publicity Of tho pn.
rpde through the streets aud following
ldetentiou, however, Admirai Mayo DO.
manded dlsaeowalf and apology, that
the ofieerldn charge Of the Mexican
squad ehoullh be punished and that fhe
American hag should be salutcd with
I'M twenty.felp honrs, or before six
Q clock on April lLsfefi ,A AZ Gar.
This mandate wps transmitted, To
Hnerta by Mayo direct at the City
Of Mcxieol and not throughhfhs Amel.l
lean Charge d3AAairas Mo- 'Shangh-
neesYr Itfwab called t6f the Ikftof,s
attontimsfbys an assistant Of FofeiRn
Ministcr Rbftilios y Rojhs ofithc HnoftaI
eablpct mid he at once called on H1esta.
aufD,auagq1ledi. thHta the. latton take
nrQmpt agtion 10 relieve the sifuation.l
!, Hperta Treats Situation Lightly.
4 Hutrta WAS inclinsd to- talSs the sit.
iuation lightly y and n unheaitatinniy
agreed TO make reparation. 'fip prom.
Used Rn.insostination and the ,punish,
mentgof the officer found at fault. Az
that fini6f he made no declnrafioh re-;
gardfhg 70 the salute of the haa.
~ batoE President Huerta padrass6d an
ofIicial coihmunicationr 10 01Shdufh-
messy IN which lIncrtas apologizodg for
the undsuali zealousnessis Of !. the, "A f0xi-
can commander who arrested the Amer;
leans. laapertafs ststeneahwiss % fol-
Husrt. iss rs stas u s,s s ~.
~ hnWis< ,o6t the fact that the Change
4 'Afiairess Of ethe United Statesb esrsI
thatfthe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thbs Ameft
sam sail0rt was hyine thtis Gag of his
conntfyS ansiny6siigation with h6mhnile'
10 establish Che. responsibility 0fiueul
mel HinoidBns In accord with the liiio
81 conduct With which the rovo5nment
&c Mexico has always followed, an ful.
sofuits duties efscan interna.
tiohal icharacter regarding all nations,
ltedaplorcs what haf occurred VI lfsi9t.s
,skfHhis case has grown sout ofuhotll.s
ing move than 4 u1istulre of subQrdfnafel
1iiieiaIsy. sinhoi the superior I'M rnnl6 az
This same niiieial, General XaImqdza, at
once proceeded 10 point out that what
had happened was unintentional ami
imposed upon Colonel Hinojosa disci-
plinary punishment, within the faculty
1fi said General Zaragoza. uk;t,sg
IF the investigation which Is "a DE
ntvo SAObiu upNoiOp SNudttE ftopOu-
sibility ON the part Of Colonel Hino-
losas a corresponding penalty will be
imposed upon himl by the, authorities
legally competent in the case. :,
Huerta Begins Parisying.
With the issuance Of the statement
Huerta has since wavered, parleyed and
syaded the demand for salute made
BY Mayo, and which demand was later
by a similar demand fIonl
President Wilson.
On one occasion Huerta declared he
would fire salute, and was assured in
'eturn that the United States would
lnswer Then HueTta raised the ques.
ion Of how many guns should consti-
ute the salute. Wilson insisted ON the
NIL national salute Of twenty-one guns, !
Huerta next demanded that the mat