The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-17

CHI GU. ~ f4 luLSTudllOudl E1cduS Dc-
tween nations, but in this case here
is only one nation. the United States.
Thare is no dejure government in
Mexico and with a navy regulation
against such salute to an ufreccg-
nized government, we certainly can
not answer Huertas guns without
recognizing him"
Representative Rainsy, democratic
expert on international law said:
"That is simple. We do not recog-
snize Huerta but we do recognize that
there is a republic OF Mexico with a
flag which has been used for years.
We would merely be returning sa-
lutte to that flag We would not be
recognizing Huerta any more than we
would be recognizing Carranza, Villa
or any Of the rebels. We have mere
ly taken stand against recognizing
the personality at the head of the
Mexican regime.
Peace or War;
WAsHINGTON April IL Pesce oT
war with Msxtco kinEes again tua&s'
on the whim of General Huerta. he
is vacillating and interposing objec-
lions to settlement OF the Tampico
Incident.
Following q protracted cabinet
meeting today. Secretary Bryan was
still cheerful But other cabinet off,
Gals were p.ssimistic. Secretary
Bryan angrily refused to comment on
the United Press dispatch from
Mexico City that Huerta was endeav-
oring to force war.
Bryan held that the salute in apol-
ogy to the United States would yet be
given. His colleagues in the cabinet
said that Huerta was taking advan-
tage of every move of L4atin-American
diplomacy to prevent being forced to
make an apology which would show
Mexico and Central American people
that the United States has enforced
respect for its national honor.
President Wilson refused to make
any statement whatever regarding
the situation. Questions sent to him
met with no response other than the
reiteration of his yesterdays state-
ments that the situation was hopeful.
It was learn I'd that while Huerta
has suggested saluting the flag in ac-
cordance with the original demands.
he has not yet positively promised so
to do. Instead. in his conferences
with O'Shaughnassy the Mexican
dictator has apparently been endeav-
oring to surround any interchange OF
salutes with such formalities as to
rob them OF the effect demanded by
thu United States--that of making an
amend for an insult affect
ing the national honor.
Huerta desires IL possible to dictate
the entire manner in which the sa-
Lutte shall be exchanged. He is under
stood to have suggested it be fred
gun for gun, each discharge of
Mexican cannon to be Responded to
by one from an American watship.
This would be unpr ecedented and
'Shaughnessy was notified that it
would not be considered for a single
Huerta is Too Chesty.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-That
serious complication has arisen in
the Tampico situation because Presi-
dent Huerta is haggling over the form
in which the proposed salute shall be
returned was evident here this after
noon Two stories we're current az
to the causes of complication. One
was that Haerta demanded that II
salute was to be fired, this govern.
ment should either take the initiative
or at least respond simultaneously as
the shots were fired from the Next
can forts o. gunboats. In effect he
that the salute should be
gun for gun. Another re-
port was that Huerta also demanded
that the Mexican commander at Tam
pico be received on board the United
States warship which was to reply to
the salute-fe to be received with a
marine guard and the regular flour
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