The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-12
OFFERS TASTY EXPLANATION OF THE ARREST OF NAVAL
 OFFICERS AT TAMPlCO.
WASHINGTON IS SATISFIED
Believed That Admiral Mayo's De- mand for a Salute to United States Flag Was Acceded to by Com mander of the Federal Garrison.

Washington, April 1.-The tense | situation created here by the arrest of American marines by Mexican au- thorities at Tampico was greatly re- 1 lieyed today with the receipt of Gen eral Huertas prompt repudiation and apalogy for the action, forwarded from Mexico City by Charge O'Shaushnessy. While no definite statement was obtainable in official circles, it sas minated that the necessary redress for the affront had | been afforded.
 l Reporting developments to the navy department, Rear Admiral Mayo, in command of the American naval forces at Tampico, cabled that he had demanded that the Mexican l commander salute the American flag 1 in eXpiation of the affront. In his message he had given the Mexican officer 24 hours from 6 o'clock Friday evening to comply No further mes sage had come from Admiral Mayo when the department closed tonight
 Admiral Mayo's report was for warded to President Wilson at White Sulphur Springs w. Va, where he is spending Easter.
 Officials at the state and navy de- partments considered Huerta's state
 ment full and frank. It promised an immediate investigation of Colonel ] Hinoiosa's S action in arresting the
 marines and parading them publicly through the streets, and the official
 statement issued by the state de- partment added tha; General Huerta | had promised that "if the investiga-
 ton should develop a greater respon- sibility on the part of Colonel Hino- josa the penaby applicable to the case would be imposed by the compe, tent legal authorities"
 l General Huerta's good faith was 1 accepted, apparently without reserva- tion, and it was pointed out that it was but fair to await the resulh of 1 tte promised investigation and dis | cipline of the Mexican officer respon- sible for the humiliation of the | American navy. The navy depart | ment. it was said, has issued no in- ! structions to Rear Admiral Mayo, | directing either the withdrawal or | enforcement of his demand for salute. Officials here are disposed to rely on that officers discretion | and are certain he has been in | formed of the unqualified terms of General Huerta's explanation.
 Some doubt was expressed as to whether the salute could be de- manded for what was was termed an irresponsible act' by a subordinate officer. especially in view of the prompt apology from Huerta. One official, an authority on naval prece- dents, said he knew Of no instance in which a salute had been given the American colors in like circum' | stances.
 This officer, delving into archives for a precedent, found nothing more l closely resembling the Tampico case 1 than a civil war incident in which a British man-of-war enforced a salute l from a Confederate shore battery and | then declined to return the courtesy for fear such action would be con strued as recognition of the Confed- eracy.
 i Other Mexican reports were meager. There was nothing definite concerning the Torreon situation. Secretary Bryan said he felt the out | look for the safety of foreign oil properties at Tampico was improved in consequence of the thrice repeat ed demands to the contestants there.
 He said no foreign governments had
 made representations in behalf Of
 the interests of their nations at
 Tampico.
 New representations from the
 Spanish foreign office through Am
 bassador Willard at Madrid asking assistance for exiled Spaniards at El
 Paso, brought forth the comment that everything possible is being
 done. Secretary Bryan again eX-
 plained that he had instructed Con- sular Agent Carothers to demand Of | General Carranza that the case of
 every Spaniard be considered sep
 arately on it's merits and that there
 he no more wholesale deportation
 because of race. Mfr. Bryan indl-
 cated that he would continue to press