The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-04-20
MEXICAN OFFICIAL INFORMED
SHAUGHNESS AT 6 O'CLOCK
OF HIS REFUSAL
SPENT BUSY SUNDAY
Both Mexican and United States Of
ficiaIs in Conference Practically All
Day Sunday.

Washington, April 2O-Huerta in a
reply to the United States demands
delivered to Charge Shaughnessy at
| q o'clock Sunday night in Mexico City,
definitely refused to salute the Amer
lean flag, which information received
by cable here late Sunday night.
Charge 'Shaughnessys report on
the 8 o'clock conference following
which Huertas refusal was made,
came just before Secretary Daniels
and Mr. Tumulty started for Secre-
tary Bryan's house and they carried
the message with them.
Throughout Sunday the Mexican
crisis occupied the absorbing atten-
tion of officials, dispelling the usual
calm of midspring Sunday Presi-
dent Wilson arrived at White Sulphur
| Springs, w. Va, early in the day al
ter night ride from Washington,
and there joined Mrs Wilson,
Mr. Bryan remained at his office
virtually all OF Saturday night, await
ing definite word from Mexico City.
lie was at the state department until
after midnight and going home con
tinued telephoning to those in the ci-
pher room at the state department TN
til o'clock Sunday mOrnin. Shortly
after 9 o'clock Mr.. Bryan had receiy-
ed two messages from Mexico City,
both from Charge O'ShaMghnessy.
| The first was merely formal, stating
that the message of President Wilson
giving Huerta until 6 o'clock Sunday
night to yield had been communicat-
ed to Portillo y Rojas, the foreign
minister, and that a reply would fol.
low. The second dispatch was in the
nature of a reply, though officials
| quickly perceived that it was not clear
| ly responsive and definite as to the
| demands made by this government,
but raised a new issue as to the
United States agreeing in writing TO
return the Huerta salute.
Mr.. Bryan summarized the Huerta
telegram to the president at White
sulphur Springs, and soon thereafter
! b,lJ a lonUtb,, lono dictopco cnpfor-
ence with the president going over
the points Huerta raised. While the
reply was considered favorable, in its
| general purport as to sa!uting the
American flag, yet it again par!eyed
over details and conditions After the
long distance talk Mr. Bryan dispatch.
cd a further message to Mexico City,
making it plain that President Wilson
would listen to no contemporaries
Cr suggestions, but must have an un-
cluiyocal acceptance of the American
demand at the time stated
While these exchanges We're going
on by cable between Washington and
Mexico City, the navy department
was centering its attention on fur
ther preparations for any eventuah.
ties which might occur. At 1890
o'clock, shortly after Huerta's latest
dilatory messages had been received,
orders We're sent to the battleship
Mississippi with an aeroplane corps
and Geo marines and the torpedo flot
lila at Pensacola, Fla, to get under
way, Immediately joining Admiral
Badgers fleet as it entered the Gulf
of Mexico and proceeding with the
feet to Tampico The torpedo flotilla
consists Of twenty-five destroyers, the
tender Dixie and the scout cruiser
birmingham.
Several of the destroyers are in re
serve, and it is probable that only the
flotilla will sail.
Secretary Bryan had planned to 30
TO church at IL o'clock, but as the
cable messages began TO come in, he
changed his plans and went 20 the
state department. there he was Join.
I'd by John Lind and the two went to-
eatEer to the private telephone Office
of the state department to consult