Arizona republican., 1914-04-18
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 l WASHINGTON, April 1.-The pres ident has flaly rejected Huerta's sug- gestions for a simultaneous salute to American. a Mexican flags. He in- formed Huerta that the United States would insist on a literal compliance with the original demand of Mayo made April in a written communica- = ton to General Garaoza immediately after the arrest of the American blue jackets at Tampico. Washington in formed Huerta his wish for a simul- taneous firing of salutes was unten- able and that, as was demanded by Mayo. a salute of 21 guns will be in sisted upon. the manner of returning the salute to be left to the American admiral, who had agreed to fire one 10 the Mexican flag Naval precedent showed no simultaneous salute" had ever been fired in an apology for an offense.
 No reply to the last American note transmitted through O'Shaughnessv has been received up to tonight and no orders to the American war fleets to slow down. or turn back, have been issued. The administration officials considered, however, that while the main point at issue-the exchange of salutes-has been settled Huerta's l "haggling over details" as one official expressed it, is not likely to prevent an adjustment of the controversy. The1. believed the crisis over. but on the other hand. in view Of the kaleido- scopic change of the last few days. it is said they will not be surprised if the hitch over details became serious again
 The government has taken the posi- ton that when the salute of 2f guns is fired to the Stars and Stripes. q sa- lute in acknowledgement will be fired to the flag of the Mexican people. and not to the Huerta administration or to any government or individual There is much discussion in official circles, not only about the propriety of return ing Huerta's salute in view of the De- culiar diplomatic relations between Mexico City and Washington. but be- 1 cause of the navy regulation No. 11g4 i which reads:
 No salute shall be fired in honor of any nation. or any official of any ma i ton not formally recognized by the government of the United States" ! In explanation of this point, Rear 1 Admiral Fiske. after conference with 1 Secretary Daniels, issued the following statement
 This regulation is interpreted as prohibition against firing q salute 1 in honor of any government which has recently come into being. or in honorof an official of such d gov ernment. and if it has not been formally recognized by our govern ment Any such salute shall be con sidered as a recognition of that gov ernment. In order to escape the cognition it would become necessary for our government to formally dis avoW it. In 1893 Rear Admiral Stan. ton made the mistake of saluting tho flag of Rear Admiral Mello. who was
 then in revolt against the Brazilian
 government. The Brazilian govern.
 ment complained, which promptly re suited in the disavoWal of the salut,
 and the relief of Stanton from com
 mand.
 Paragraph 1194 is not interpretet
 as forbidding the firing Of a salut
 in honor of any nation of which tn government has merely passed iron
 the hands of certain individuals t
 those of other individuals, eve . though our government may not hay , recognized the new individuals Flo
 instance, our ships in entering Mexi can ports have saluted ports, and tn
 salute has been returned This considered merely as in honor of tn } sovereignty of the republic of Mexico
 and not in honor of any individual
 who may have gotten control of tn :. machinery of that government Sa lutes are national salutes and nc Q personal"
 2 It was pointed out that the colol e of Admiral Mello were not the Bra e zilian flag, but the flag of the rt T bellious forces
 s Secretary Daniels in discussing Ii e return of the salute, said he had COT
 lsulted the general naval board whie