Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-14
Must Salute
 our CoI0rs
WAITING FOR HUERTA FORCES
 TO OBEY MANDATE.
FOR ARREST OF MARINES
All Communication, Except Wireless with Tampieo, Gut of by Prevalence of High Wind.

Washington, April 13.-Imnediate de- velopments in the Mexican situation depend upon whether the commander of the Huerta forces at Tampico sa.- luteS the American flag in apology for the arrest of American marines last Thursday.
 President Wilson declared unofficial ly today that he expected the federal commander at TamDico to fire a salute to the Stars and Stripes as demanded by Rear Admiral Mayo and he spoke with a confidence that implied insist ence. The navy department was still unadvised tonight as to whether the salute had been fired. It Is understood Charge O'Shaughnessy to represent to the Huerta government the feeling of the administration here over the af- front, but there has been no announce ment on the subject
 The presence in Washington of John Lind. President Wilson's personal rep resentative in Mexico for the last eight months, gave the Washington govern ment an advisor with special knowl- edge of the military situation st Tam ptco. MT. Lind reached here from Vera Cruz aboard the presidential yacht Mayfower early today and spent several hours with Secretary Bryan Tomorrow he will see President VII son and Secretary Bryan for an hour just before the cabinet meeting. Au- thoritattvely it Is stated that Mir. LAnd's reports on the general situation were so comprehensive and complete that he l really did not have to come to Wash ington to supplement them. MT. Lind himself was unoommunics.- | tive, saying that he merely had sought | a vacation and was at the orders of | the government While he has kept | the president and Secretary Bryan in 1 his presence here at this time Is con 1 sidered Opportune should any unus- | ual situation arise out of the demand | for a salute at Tampico.
 Only Wireless con.munIeation. Direct communication between Tam pico and the cable end at Vera Cruz. 1 which Is the only means whereby news of what is going on at Tampico can l reach Washington, can be had only by wireless and owing to the prevalence l of storms of hurricane proportions this communication has been exceedingly
 difficult and slow. The HueFta govern
 nent Itself, it is understood, has beer obliged to communicate with Tampdcc
 by messages sent on steamboatS
 Mr. Lind is understood to have told
 Secretary Bryan there would be & lul
 in the diplomatic side of the Mexican
 situation while the contendins forces in the north fought for supremacy. The former Minnesota governor took the
 opportunity to come to the United
 States while there seemed to him to b.
 little prospect of the Huerta govern
 ment yielding. He is known to be- 1 lieve that only the conquering armies r. of the consdtutionalists can force Gen l eraI Huerta to retire at present. Tht
 defeat at Torreon of the federal force.
 Is unknown as yet throughout tn,
 greater part of the territory controlled
 by the Huerta government. and a rig orous censorship both within MexicC and on news being sent abroad iron
 the Mexican capital Is being maintain
 ed.
 MT. Lind has found life in the tropica somewhat fatiguing, but he declared
 today his health has not suffered. 1, Confident Salute Will Be Fired.
 At the navy department there wa
 apparent a singular confidence tha : the salute would be fired at Tampico This was based, 1t was said. in som measure. upon a knowledge of the Ire mendous offensive power of the Amer
 ican fleet now in the harbor or jus
 outside of Tampico. The fleet wit , it's big guns facing the weak shor,
 defences of the port Is believed her to render out of the question any re ] sistance by the Mexican fedra1 com
 mander who is already stretching hi
 resources to repel the constitutional
 ists forces hemming in the town