The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-20
Secretary Bryan Makes Pub
lie the Story of the Final
Negotiations
SALUTE MUST BE
UNCONDITIONAL
Protocol Would Be Objectionable
Shaughnessy Instructed to Inform
the Representatives of Foreign Ma
lions of the Situation.

the Representatives of Foreign Ma
lions of the Situation.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Just be-
fore midnight Secretary Bryan issued
this statement at Washington: "a
litAe after l Clock Last night a I
brief dispatch came from Charge
o 'Shaughnessy at Mexico City, saving /
that the president s demand of yester-
day had been communicated to the for T
eign minister and was being carried by |
him TO Gen. Huerta. The foreign min I
lister asked O'Shaughnessy whether in
case Gen. Huerta acceded to the de- I
maHd Il protocol would be signed pro-
yiding for return of the salute. The
following dispatch was sent to Charge
o 'Shaughnessy, in substance
- President Wilson is out of the
,ity. Impossible to reach him before
a. IN. tomorrow. Am certain that he
would not consent to have you sign the
protocol mentioned in your telegram
The salute should be fired without any
agreement as to the return of the sa-
lutte. The United States of America
can be relied upon according to inter
national custom and courtesy to do its
duty. The signing of the protocol
other reasons because Of the fact that
IL might he construed as recognition of
the lluerta government, whereas the
President has no intention of recOgniz-
ing that government.
- Early this morning n dispatch was
received from Charge O 'Shaughnessy
saying that Gen. Huerta was willing to
ncccde to the den4and of Admiral Mayo
providing a protocol was signed and
setting forth copy of the proposed
protocol Charge 'Shaughnessy asked
whether he was authorized to sign it.
communicated with President Wilson
by telephone and at his direction sent
a telegram to Mr.. O Shaughnessy, of
which the following is a paraphrase;-
Protocol Objectionable.
copy of your telegram of D. m.
last night was sent TO the President
with copy of my reply to the effect
that q protocol would be Objectionable
The President replied: Your reply tt
q 'Shaughnessy is exactly what ! shoult
have wished it to ben In no ease SHOULD
amy concession of any hind in detail Of
otherwise be made | talked with tn,
President over the telephone when you
telegram of / p. m. last night was re
ccivcd to the effect that Gen. Iuert;
had acceded to the demand. but onl,
ON condition that you sign Il protocol
He repeated most emphatically his oh
lection to any protocol or agreement
lie insists that the salute shall not b.
fired as a matter of contract or witt
any stipulation that il be returned b.
MS. 1t must be fired in accordance wit
international custom as an apology TO
the insult offered Gen Huerta mus
trust that the United States win liv
IA a re Of inf +tnV
courtesy in returning his salute whe
II shall have been fired. The propose
protocol is especially Objectionable fC
IL is so phTased that Gen. Huerta migl
construe it as recognizing his govern
meut, whereas the President has il
formed Gen. Huerta and the fOreig
governments that Gen. Huerta S 90
eminent will not be recognized. Ge
lIuerta 5 acceptance of the demand
Admiral Mayo must be unconditiona
The details can be arranged direct
with Admiral Mayo after Gen. Huert
announces he will comply with that d
mand. Make it clear to Gen. Huer
that further negotiations are unnece
sary. 1t is expected that he accept
once in order that the incident shall
closed.
cat 9 O'Clock telegram was I
ceived from Charge o 'Shaughnessy, b
IL was not conclusive, and stated tn
he would call at the foreign Office at
o clock for a final answer At
o clock Il telegram, of which the folio
ing is the substance, was received fro
Charge O 'Shaughnesy conveying Gt
lluerta S final refusal. This was go
munieated to the President immedia
w by telephone, and he directed that
cabinet meeting be called for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Huertas Final Refusal.
'''At $50 p. m. called at the
eigu office and was handed note V
bal by the minister for foreign affai
The note states in substance that
government Of Mexico is not dispos
to accede 10 the unconditional dema
of the government of the Uni
States. 1t further states that the Amt
can government is disposed to act
cording TO the terms of the proto
which | have transmitted to you. /
formed him that so far as this 'emha
is concerned the matter is closed
that | should Immediately inform
government that Gen. Huerta had q
nitely refused the demands Of the g
eminent of the United States. A tri
lation Of the note will be cabled lat
'Thc President will arrive at w;
lnHton M O clock tomorrow mt
ing. The White House later nj
public paraphrase Of Secretary
an s Telegram TO Charge o 'Shaughn,
Saturday Just after noon, directing
deliverance of President Wilson s
matum. 1t was as follows: Sa,
Gen. iluerta in reply to yours of A
eth that the President of the Tn
States feels great disappointment
his failure TO Il prompt and willing
nration for insults offered Amer
sailors at Tampico, the offense b