The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20

President Wilson returned to the cap
ital this morning from White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, where he spent Sunday
with Mrs. Wilson, and was driven inn
mediately to the White House for CON
ference with his officials and for the cab
met meeting shortly after 0 o'clock.
Secretary Bryan went into conference
with the president and there were no
new developments up to that time.
Bryan Told of Negotiations.
During the absence Of President Will
son, Secretary Bryan was in charge of
the situation here. Secretary Bryan is
sued the following statement at mid
night last night:
"A little after Il o'clock last night
a brief despatch came from Charge
O'Shaughnessy at Mexico City, saying
that the presidents demand of yesterday
had been communicated to the foreign
minister and was being carried by him
to General Huerta.
"The foreign minister asked 0'Shaugh-
messy whether in case General Huerta
acceded to the demand a protocol would
be signed providing for return of the
salute. The following despatch was sent
to Charge O'Shaughnessy, in substances:
President Wilson is out of the city.
Impossible to reach him before s a. m.
to- morrow. Am certain that he would
not consent to have you sign the pro-
tocol mentioned in your telegram. The
salute should be fred without any agree
ment as to the return of the salute,
The United States of America can be
relied upon, according TO international
custom and courtesy, to do its duty.
The signing of the protocol would be OBJ
iectionable in addition to other reasons
because of the fact that it might be
construed as recognition of the Huerta
government, whereas the president has
no intention of recognizing that govern
ment.
"Early this morning a despatch was
received from Charge 0'Shaughnessy
saying that General EIuerta was willing
to aeeede to the demand of Admiral
Mayo providing a protocol was signed
and setting forth copy of the proposed
protocol. Charge 0'Shaughnessy asked
whether he was authorized to sign it. |
communicated with President Wilson by
telephone, and at his direction sent
telegram to Mr.. 0'Shaughnessy, of which
the following is a paraphrase:
Copy of your telegram of p. M.
last night was sent to the president with
copy of my reply to the effect that
protocol would be Objectionable The
president replied: "Your reply to
0'Shaughnessy is exactly what / should
have wished it to be. In no case should
any concessions of any kind in detail
or otherwise be made" l talked with
the president over the telephone when
your telegram of II p. m. last night was
received. to the effect that General
Huerta had acceded to the demand, but
only on condition that you sign a pro-
tocol. He repeated most emphatically
his objection to any agreement or pro-
tocol. His salute shall not be fred as
a matter of contract or with any stipu-
lation that it be returned by us. 1t
must be fired in accordance with inter
national custom as an apology for the
insult offered. General Huerta must
trust that the United States will live
up to the requirements of international
courtesy in returning his salute when it
shall have been fired. The proposed pro-
toeol is especially Objectionable for it is
so phrased that General Huprta might
construe 1t as recognizing his govern
ment, whereas the president has in