The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-23
HUERTA REFUSES TO
'ALUTE old GLORY
Dictator, After Much QubbIing,
Declines to Comply With
Terms of UItimatum.


Huerta. provisional president of Mex
leo. fatty refused to accede to the un-
conditional demand of the United
States that he salute the American
flag.
Negotiations with Huerta over the
demand for salute in reparation for
the arrest OF American sailors at Tam
pico on April 10 came to close Sun
day at P. NJ. the last hour given by
President Wilson for a favorable re.
Spouse from the dictator.
The final word of Huerta to Charge
O'Shaughnessy was refusal to COM
ply unless the United States would
guarantee In writing that his salute
be returned.
President Wilson, who was spending
Sunday at White Sulphur Springs, w.
Va, hurried to Washington to prepare
message to congress for authority
to use armed force to uphold the hon
or and dignity of the nation. In the
meantime American war fleets were
moving down both coasts on their way
10 Mexican waters to carry out the
presidents plans for reprisal.
Ports Will be Seized.
The crisis thus reached does not
mean that there will be a formal dec
laration of war. because the United
States could not declare war against
. government which it does not recog-
nixe. President Wilson will send the
armed forces into Mexico to seize the
ports Of Tampico and Vera Cruz and
tho railroad trestle leading from Vera
Crux toward Mexico City.
The breach that finally has come
with Mexico will make 1t impossible,
It 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.
Congress Upholds President.
The presidents recommendations to
congress were submitted before
Joint session Of the senate and house
OF representatives at p. m.
A resolution was Immediately plan
ned empowering and directing the
president to "use the entire land and
naval forces of the United States. to
call the organized militia into service
and to take such further steps as may
be necessary to enforce respect of the
honor and dignity Of the United
States"
The resolution having been adopted,
the program called for suspension Of
the rules of both houses and the pass
ing of emergency appropriations to
meet the expenses Of armed interven-
tion In Mexico.
Must Uphold National Honor.
President Wilson stated to newspa-
Der correspondents that he did not be-
lieve the mass Of Mexicans would sup
mort Huerta, but he made 1t 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
az Mexico-a person, however, whom
the United States has refused to rec
oxnise 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 &C.
our.
aubst.nee o. Presidents Uitlmatum.
The following Is paraphrase OF
Bryan's telegram to O'Shaughnessy.
directing the deliverance of President
Wilson's ultimatum:
"Say to General Huerta in reply to
vours Of April II that the president Of
the United States feels great disap-
nointment 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 to the most reasonable
demands of Mayo. this time has been
given him.
"You are instructed to inform Huer-
ta-that unless he announced his In
ton to comply with Admiral Mayos
demands by o'clock P. M. Sunday,
April 10, the president will lay the
matter before congress with view OF
taking such action to enforce the re-
spect due our nations flag as may Do
necessary. General Huerta can ar
range the details of the salute with
Admiral Mayo II he reconsiders the
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