Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-11
NE X|CANS MUST
SALUTE FLAG,
SAYS j. s.
AdmiraI Issues UItimatum After
Arrest of Squad Of Marines
at Tampico.

WASHINGTON. April IL Resl
Admira Mayo commander Of he
American squadron at TampicO has
demanded OF General Zaragoza. 1np
Mexican Federal commander At mat
port an immediate apology and salute
{ utne American flag because the
Federals arrested 2 party Of Amer :
can marines and paraded them
through he streets OF Tampico.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
made This announcement TO- day, but
said that he had no information as TO
whether the apology has been made.
Dispatch Kept Secret.
lengthy dispatch was received
Yesterday from Rear Admiral Fetch
err reporting the Mayo demand Sec
Rotary Daniels stated, but it was not
made public because Mr. Daniels
thought il proper that the President
should see II before 1t was published.
Secretary Daniels declined to give
out the text Of the report to-day, but
said
Rear Admiral Mayo reported
through Admiral Fletcher that land
ing party Of American marines had
been arrested without cause onNrhurs-
day and had been publicly marched
through portion of Tampico. He
also reported that he had demanded
an apology and a salute to the Amer
lean flag TO be given within "a hours,
We have not heard anything since
this first dispatch, and therefore do
not know whether the apology was
made It may be that because Presi-
dent Huerta issued practical apol-
osy ct Mexico City last night, Ad
miral Mayo considers it best to let the
matter rest for the present"
Huerta Promises Punishment.
The following statement covering
the arrest and detention Of Ameri-
can marines in Tampico was issued
by Secretary Bryan to-day
Acting upon instructions from the
state Department, the American
Charge in Mexico City represented to
the Mexican Foreign ONCE the ex-
treme seriousness of the situation
growing out Of the detention OF
United States marines by Mexican
Federals at Tampico. a personal ex-
planation Of the gravity of the oe-
currenCe was made by Mr. OShaugh-
messy to General Huerta himself, who
stated that, in view Of the fact that
the Charge d'Affaires of the United
States had heard that the whaleooat
was flying the American flag, an in
Yesttgation will be made to establish
the responsibility OF Colonel Hinojosa,
and that If the investigation should
develop a greater responsibility on the
part of Colonel Hinojosa, the penalty
applicable 10 the case will be imposed
by the competent legal authorities.
Dictator Makes Apology.
General Huerta also stated that. in
accord with The line OF conduct which
the Government Of Mexico has always
followed In the fulhllment Of its du-
ties of an International character re-
Barding all nations, il deplores what
occurred in this case, which has
grown out Of nothing more than a
misunderstanding Of subordinate
official His superior officer at once
proceeded 10 point out that the oc-
currence was unintentional, and thst
he had imposed upon Colonel Hino-
josa the disciplinary punishment
within the authority OF General lara
goza
Secretary BRYAN indicated that this
apology on the part OF President
Huerta for the occurrence al Teinpico
PROBABLY would be accepted by the
state Department