South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16

No Recognition Entailed.
This interchange of courtesies be-
tween the American fleet and the Mex
recognition whatever of President
Huerta or his government, it was said.
No time limit has been set in which
President Huerta will have to order
this recognition of the American col
Ors and it was stated that the principle
of the salute is what the United States
desires fully as much as the salute
itself. This consideration led TO the
omission of any time limit in the de-
mand made by this government.
President Wilson in his discussion Of
the situation injected a new element Of
conjecture when he stated that he did
not consider that a pacific blockade Of
Mexican ports would do much good.
The president admitted that he had
not examined the international status
of such a blockade, but he indicated
that there was grave doubt as to
whether the American warships would
have the right to stop and turn back
foreign ships headed for Mexican
ports.
VIII Visit Congress.
The president cleared up all doubt
as to his course of action in the event
that he considers a declaration of war
necessary. He will visit congress per
sonallv and lay before them his rea-
sons for urging a declaration Of war
and he Will call upon congress person
ally to make the necessary apprOpria-
tions. These details all have been
worked out at the white house despite
the fact that the president and his as
siStants do not believe that it Will be
necessary to begin hOstilitieS The
president took occasion again to deny
ha ~ ha ha a diccn iCfia oil rxrfrh n
the work Of Charge O'Shaughnessy
and the close intimacy which is said
to exist between the American rep
resentative and President Huerta-
It has not been determined finally,
Il was learned, what ultimate disposi-
tiOn will be made Of the Atlantic fleet
should the salute at TampicO be fired
1t is regarded as probable, however,
that a portion of the ships at least.
will be kept at Guantanamo in readi-
ness for another crisis.
Shiyely Explains Situation.
That President Huerta has agreed
to salute the American flag at Tampico
provided the American ships would
return the salute was a report receiv-
ed today by Senator Shively. acting
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee from official sources. Senator
Shively said:
"Huerta's stipulations that our
ships must return the salute il a
salute is given the American flag by
the MeXicans is merely request
that the usual form be complied
with. OF course. if his men salute
the American flag, our men viii sa-
lutte back. That, however, does not
constitute 4 recognition Of Huerta
as the head Of a de JuTe government
in Mexico. 1T is recognition Of
the defacto government just as our
original demand was a recognition
Of a de factO government But
there is no de jure government in
Mexico that we recognize. sup
pose the compliance on the part OF
Huerta with the demand of this gov
ernment will end the present situa-
tiOn and leave things as they were
before. In fact I can think OF no
other way in which the situation can
work if Huerta does what he ap-
peaTS TO have agreed 10 do"
l. sudden and startling shift in the
Mexican situation occurred today as
the result Of a cablegram received
from Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American
charge d'affaires at Mexico City. An
air OF optimism was Immediately no
ticeable at the white house and this
was followed by. semi official reports
that President Huerta had acceded TO
all the demands Of the United states
or had promised 10 do so. and that
the armada OF battleships speeding 10
the Mexican coast 70 enforce President
Wilson's demand for "A salute 10 the
American flag. would be recalled.
O'Shaughnessy's dispatch reached
the state department an 10:40 o'clock.
while Secretary Bryan was IN con-
ference with John Lind and Count
Won Bernstorf, the German ambassa-
dor. The secretary of state hurried as
soon as possible 10 the white house,