The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-17

:. Washington. .Apr!! 16-The United
Sou ntaues soycrnihent tonight accepted
star and stripes as an apology for the
arrest OF American bluejackeIs at Tam
poTsr p,Go n week. week ago to-day. The Huerta
Tag Will be answered with :: salute 10
'hs .1,'i tricolor OF the Mexican nation.
which were being finally arranged to-
stages sag c.,. between Washington and Mex
adminlstration officials the crisis that
had resulted III the dispatch of Ameri-
Executive officers and ('ongressn,en
breathed sigh Of relief that the ten
sion had passed.
or tho salute. and, until the details :,ra
arranged no further orders will be sent
10 ,ho american neetS now proceeding
over, that while many OF tho vessels
Will be turned back, others will con-
tinue south and substa ntialIy in
creased naval force will be maintained
In McXicnn waters.
Custom In Naval Practice.
Huerta's offer and request for {. re-
turn salute caused President Wilson to
ask Tor all opinion from the Counselor
OF the State Department and Navy De-
partmGnt par ,n G,iieiais; All reported that it
practice to return II salute, and cited
precedents. Tho President also was in
U.
making his original demand for :. sa-
Lutte. agreed TO return the courtesy.
Mr.. Wilson said a return OF a salute
under such circumstances Qiu not in
NolNc recognition OF the Hucrta gov
ernment, but WAS merely act of the
same sort as grasping tho hand OF nn
Individual who was apologiIinG us he
extended ii.
Secretary Bryan, too. took the view
given TO the flag OF the Mexican ma
ton, Just az much respected by tho
Cohstitutionalists as the liucrta gov
crnmcnt. and no technical recognition
was involved.
Procedents in which the United states
returned the salute OF other nations
who apologized To it were cited at tho
White House and Navy Department.
.nd ii was generally agreed IN cxecu-
compliance with the American demand
had diSSipated tense situation. No
its course will be- given until the final
details OF the salute have been ar
Complete Acceptance.
In less than Weight hours after
president Wilson had ordered the At
Waters Sr ana and GH ,eFF ntormsG cd ener"
llucrta that unless salute was fired
10 atone for repeated offenscs against
swer came--a complete acceptance Of
the demand OF the Washington govern
ment.
Immediately there was a change il,
the atmosphere OF official Washington..
AS the storm clouds lifted and a wave
OF satisfaction spread through Official
quarters, President Wilson arranged to
go 10 White sulphur Springs. ". Va.
for the week end. and Secretary Bryan,
who Is Ill, planned to take his long
delayed trip to Miami. Fla. Attention
that had been temporarily diverted from
the lcgislat tive program turned again
TO congressional routine.
The numerous happenings which led
10 the aggressive stand of the Amer-
can government. the strong pressure
brought 20 bear at Mexico city by
matte matt rcprcsentatives ives Of 'u other re govern- rn.
mentS. backed by advices from tho
French and German ambassadors at
state Department the serious Intentions
of the Washington government. all had
crisis Congress showed it's readiness
10 stand by the administration. and the
House COMMITTEES on Foreign Aifairs
passed resolution upholding the Pres--
idents position.
No Hcnrine on Policy.
While the President declared the FIR
ing OF the salute would close the Tam
pico Incident, 1t will have no particu-
lar; lar bearing on thc general Mexican
Incidentally the President as well as
Mr. Bryan. in their conversations on
to official reports they had received
praistuE General Villa aud the Consti-
tutionalists lor their treatment OF pris-
oncrs and Foreigners In the bloody bat
tlc at Torreun. Not a foreigner waa
Injured. according to official reports
from eyewitneSscs.
fiuerta's offer was received in Con-
Sress Ycncrally with approval, and
members familiar with International
precedcnts agreed that Il return salute
from American guns could not be re-
garded as recosnition Of the lIuerta
regime. or beneath the dignity OF tho
United States.
Senator Lodge, ranking Republican,
OF the Foreign Relations Committee.
who had said early In the day that to
return the salute would nulIify tho
effect OF tho apology. withdrew his
criticism after IL telephone conversation
with Secretary Bryan. The Massuchu-
setts senator was Informed that naval
officers and those familiar with prece-
dents know of case where Il salute
was not returned. and that moreover,
the statement that the salute would bs
returned was included In .tear-Admir.ti
hiayo,s original demand Mr. Lodge
said he had been mistaken about n
and expressed the hope that the cus.
tom In such cases would be made clear (
to the country.
In Accordr with Custom.
When senate aiNely. acting chair.
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