The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-04-23
HUERTA REFUSES TO
SALUTE old GLORY
Dictator, After Much Quibbling,
Declines to Comply With
Terms of UItimatum.


conditional demand of the United
States that he salute the American
flag.
Negotiations with Huerta over the
demand for salute in reparation fol
the arrest OF American sailors at Tam
pico on April 10 came to a close Sun
day at 6 p. NJ, the last hour giSen By
President Wilson for a favorable re
sponse from the dictator.
The final word of Huerta to Charge
O'Shaughnessy was a refusal to com
ply unless the United States would
guarantee in writing that his salute
be returned.
Differ over Form Of Resolution.
When President Woodrow VIII
son reviewed the incident al
Tampico and said he deemed II his
duty to sustain in full the demand OF
Admiral Mayo for a salute, cheers
came from the Democratic side and
from some Republicans. Many mem
bers OF the minority party were silent
however, fact which occasioned
much comment In the galleries.
Opposition developed along many
different lines. Some wanted to give
the president authority to deal with
the whole Mexican problem; others
objected 10 individualizlng Huerta In
the resolution, while others thought
the use OF the word justified" in ref
erencs TO the presidents course might
commit them into an expression OF ap'
proval OF other phases OF the Mexican
question.
The resolution upholding the presi'
dent In his course was adopted by the
house by vote OF 337 TO 81. after q
spirited debate. For several hours II
was considered by the senate foreign
relations committee and new reso
luton was reported. The purpose OF
the new resolution, II was said. was
TO avoid the appearance OF n personal
issue between the United States and
General lIuerta personally, but rather
his dc facto government and also TO
avoid any misinterprctntion Of the at'
tltudo OF this government toward the
Mexican people AZ whole.
Ports VIII be Seized.
The crisis thus reached does not
mean that there will be formal dee
laratlon OF war, because the United
States could not declare war against
"a government which Il does not recog'
nize. President Wilson will send the
armed forces into Mexico TO seize the
ports of Tampico and Vera Cruz and
the railroad trestle leading from Vera
Cruz toward Mexico City.
The breach that finally has come
with Mexico will make II impossible,
II was declared on high authority. for
the United States TO protect foreign
ers In the republic further, and for.
eign governments have been notified
OF the situation In this regard.
Must Uphold National Honor.
President Wilson stated TO newspa
per correspondents that he did not be-
lieve the mass OF Mexicans would sup.
port Huerta. but he made II plain he
intended TO compel the dictator TO re-
spect American honor and dignity.
The Issue, he declared. was one be.
tween the United States and person
calling himself provisional president
OF Mexico--a person, however, whom
the United States has refused to rec
ognize and never will recognize.
In effect. he declared that what he
wanted from Huerta was full recog
milton OF the honor and dignity of the
United States, together with adequate
guarantees that such things as the
Tampico incident would not again oc,
cur
Substance Of Presidents Ultimatum,
The following is a paraphrase OF
Bryan's telegram TO o'Shaughnessy,
the deliyerance OF President
Wilson's ultimatum:
Say to General Huerta in reply TO
yours of April II that the president OF
the United States feels great disap'
pontmcnt at his failure TO make
prompt reparation for the insult which
was offered American sailors, the OF
tense being still further aggravated by
the arrest OF a mail carrier of the
United States at Vera Cruz In the
belief that Huerta would, on consid'
Grafton, accede 10 the most reasonable
demands of Mayo, this time has been
given him.
You are instructed TO inform Huer
Ia that unless he announced his in
lion TO comply with Admiral Mayos
demands by q o'clock r. NJ, sunday
April 10, the president will lay the
matter before congress with a view OF
taking such action 10 enforce the re