The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-14
Gen. Huerta Opposed to Apol-
ogy for Arrest of Ameri-
can Marines
MEXICAN RELATIONS
NEAR BREAKING POINT
conference of President, Secretary
Bryan and Special Envoy Lind Today
in Washington to be Followed by
Cabinet Meeting.

S"oAASb 1sAOObAAS
| WASHINGTON. April il. - Presi-
dent Wilson today planned an hour S
talk with John Lind, until recently his
/ personal representative in Mexico. at
which the Mexican situation will be dis
/ cussed The conference will be partici-
/ pated in by Secretary Bryan. and will
/ be followed by cabinet meeting.
Lind is expected to be able to sup
/ plement reports made from time to
4 time on the events in Mexico
4 Press dispatches from Vera Cruz are
/ to the effect that the Mexican govern
ment has ordered Gen. Zaragoha not
to salute the American flag in apology
+ for the arrest of American marines last
Thursday, on the ground that no in
suit was offered the stars and stripes
This statement was read with much
interest in administration circles today.
1t is thought that this latest phase Of
the situation might be talked over at
the conference.
The President has already declared
unofiicially that it is expected that the
Federal commander at Tampico will
fire a salute to the American flag as
demanded by Admiral Mayo, and he
spoke with confidence that implied in
sistence.
Announcement was made later that
further investigation will be made
| into the arrest of the marines before
| the Washington government takes fur
| Their action on its demand for salute
I to the flag.
Confidence that the salute demanded
of the Mexican Federal commander at
Tampico by Admiral Mayo last Thurs
day would be rendered was Expressed
mt the White House yesterday. Bcyono
that not word vas obtained from any
= official on the situation at Tanpico ant
the state and navy departments dc
clined to divulee any of the contents o1
their dispatches from Mexico.
/ 1t is known, however, that while Al
:. miral Mayo made his demands on Gen
! ZaragOaa. commanding at Tampico tht
i administration has taken the matter on
of his hands and is putting il up t,
President Hucrta. In that procedure lie
/ the danger Of the situation, accordin.
e to the belief here because Of the pos
Il sbility Of iIuerta 5 refusing to acced
c to the demands of the United States.
e In fact there was 4 we'll defined re
& port in Washington that Huerta ha
is again defed this government and ha
told Charge Il 'Aflaires o 'Shaughness
that he had made all the reparatjon 70
= the incident at TamPico which til
= usage of nations required and that h
!. saw no reason for going any tuthcl
- 1t has been long the fear in Wasl
- ington that Intervention in Mexic
., - would he forced upon the Wilson ae
u ministration through the making c
= some demand on one faction or the oil
nc er which the dignity of the Unite
II States would require to be backed Il
by force in the event of a refusal l.
O the MeXicans
5 Will Insist on Salute
- It is obvious the present Intention
as the administration to insist upon Il
II salute to the American flag of Tam
Is co and consequently with the possibilit
* of Huerta 5 proving unyielding in min
Sc there are many who fear that the pre-
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