Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-23


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muricated with President Wilson by
Telephone, and at his direction sent a
telegram to Mr. O'Shaughnessy, OF
which the following is a paraphrase:
Copy of your telegram OF p. N.
was sent to the president, with copy of
my reply, TO the effect that a protocol
would be Objectionable. The presi-
| dent replies: Your reply to Onslaught
messy is exactly what | should have
wished it to be. In no case should any
concession of any kind in detail or
otherwise be made talked with the
president over the telephone when
| your telegram of IL p. m. was received
to the effect that General Huerta had
acceded to the demand, but only On
condition that you sign protocol. He
repeated most emphatically his objec-
ton to any protocol or agreement. He
insisted that the salute shall not be
| fred as matter of contract or VITA
any stipulation that it be returned by
| US, ~ Tep'A
Must Be Apology.
!! '''It must be fired in accordance
with international custom as an apol-
ogy for the insult offered. General HUI
erta must trust that the United States
| will live up to the requirements of in
ternational courtesy in returning his
salute when it shall have been fired.
The proposed protocol is especially OBJ.
jectionaple, for it is SO phrased that
General Huerta may constr-ne 1t as
recognizing his government, whereas
the president has informed General
Huerta and the foreign governments
that General Huerta's government will
rot be recognized.
General Huerta's acceptance OF
the demand OF Admiral Mayo must be
unconditional. The details can be ar
ranged directly with Admiral Mayo
after General Huerta announces that
he will comply with that demand.
Make it clear to General Huerla that
further negotiations are unnecessary.
1t is expected that he accept at once
in order that the incident shall be
| closed
Calls Cabinet Meeting.
Later a telegram, of which the fol
lowing is the substance, was received
from Mr. Shaughnessy, conveying
General Huerta's final refusal. This
was communicated to the president al
once by telegram and ne directed that
d cabinet meeting be called.
al called al the foreign Office anc
was handed nCte verbal by the min
| lister of foreign affairs. The note states
. in substance that government OF Mex
leo is not disposed to accede to the un
conditional demand Of the government
. OF the United Sttaes. 1t further states
. that the Mexican government is dis
yosed to act according to the terms O
: the protocol, OF which ] have transmit
Ted to YOU informed him that SO fal
rs this embassy is concerned the ques
} ton is closed and that | should imme
diately inform my government tina
General Huerta had definitely refuse,
The demands of the government OF thu
United States"
! Torpedo FlotiIla Dispatched.
, While these exchanges were goln:
2 on BIZ cable between Washington AM
Mexico City, the navy department wa
centeripg its attention on furthe
? | preparations for any eventuality whicl
ght occur.
q Shortly after Huerta's latest dilator
e message had been received, order
+ were sent to the battleship MississiI
t pi, with an aeroplane corps and 60
e marines, and the torpedo fotilla a
: Pensacola. Fla. TO get under way a
e once joining Admiral Badgers feet a
Q it entered the Gulf OF Mexico and pre-
$ | coed with the fleet to Tampico.
g The torpedo fiotilla consists of twer
: ty two destrcyers. the tender Dixie an
e the scont cruiser Birmingham, but Sc,
J. eral of the destroyers are in reserve
< SO it is probable only fourteen Wi
/ sail.
The battleships under command {
e Rear Admiral Badger are proceedin
e steadily on their way to Mexican wa
v ers. Efficiency has been proven
e the smoothness and speed with whic
e mobilization has been accomplishe,
- AUHlTdl Pdusei - CoiAiucA. eiol IL
II fleet is prepared for any emergency.
II South Carolina Joins Fleet.
e On Board U. S. S. Arkansas at Sc
d by Wireless, via Key West, April 20
y The United States battleship feet wi
y anchor off Tampico about o'cloc
II Wednesday afternoon, according
It present calculations. The South Car
e lima Joined the fleet. Rear Admir-
Ie Badger expects to establish wireless
communication with Rear Admir-