Show I HUERTA FURTHER TRIES UNCLE SAMS SAM'S S PATIENCE ASKS GUN CUN fOR GUN CUN SALUTE I Demands That United States Battleships Make Simultaneous Simul Reply to Mexican Batteries APOLOGY i VALUELESS Authorities at Washington Declare No Such Thing Will Be Done and Refute Refuse to T Tolerate Any fuges I i BULLETIN MEXICO xIco CITY April 17 Joso J Joso Lopez Portillo y 1 Rojas Mexican n for for- e minister said at noon today h he b bs- bs the controversy between tho the United States and arid Mexico o would be ba ar ar- before tonight BULLETIN WASHINGTON WAHINGTON April 17 S 17 Secretary 17 Secretary Bryan Instructed Mr OSba a ag g to finally f Inform Huerta- Huerta that the that th ft ti Stat States s will accept nothing leS less than a a. sai salute sauto of twenty one guns and that the tha American i ships will not reply until wItH after the salute has hasl boon been fired BULLETIN W WASHINGTON April 17 Other Other members of the cabin cabinet t said Huerta had been Informed that no io simultaneous simul salute would be acceptable to this government WASHINGTON GlO April 17 Huerta H.-Huerta Huerta has parleyed a again aiD He lIe demands that hi his t to the hc United States flap flag sha shall l be returned ed simu simultaneously taneo l J This President Wilson is practically allt certain ertain not to accept This latest t hitch at the eleventh hour when officials here expected the tho situation was as good as up was S disclosed in jn dispatches from Char Charge e 0 President Wilson di cussed it it with the tho cabinet Administration officials said Mid id privately Huertas Huerta's S 'S counter proposition would not riot be bo accepted accented Tho The development de confirmed the fears feare of th those thoc c officials who expected Huerta would l' l equivocate u again An Any intention of recalling any ships of tho the fleet now bound to o was abandoned ned and aud those dose close to the thc administration on ex cx expected expected to toeo see eo co Pres President Wilsons Wilson's do mand for an unqualified apolo apology y backed up The The text of Charge Charce 0 dispatches was not made public but but- it became known n that Huertas Huerta's latest latelL proposal was t that ba l' l a as 39 his guns juns tired fired their salute to the Stars and Stripes as as au an apology for continued affronts to tho United States State particularly the recent arrest of ot at Tampico that the tho guns M of tho American fleet should hould reply to the Mexicans simultaneously Apology Valueless Officials here TV were ere ready to acknowledge I edge d e Huerta lute of tw- tw o e guns after it had been fin finished wIth w a ret return urn salute aute such inich as is prescribed in I naval 1 custom and precedent That would merely be acknowledging led ns an amende hon honorable they tl pay But to return Huertas Huerta's salute gun tin for gun UD they pointer pointed out would make tho the apology apolo apolo- g gy 10 valueless s. s Officials described Huerta s 's latest move mo as 4 an n act to preserve his own di dignity dig dig- uit b before forc the Mexicans of that part of the country CO under his control While Whilo President Wilson and the cabinet cab cab- met inet will wilt decide what shall haJJ bo hI done the thc opinion was WR as exorcised sell freely iu U official c 1 C circles that nothing but Jilt a com complete corn com pleto apology y nail and such a as the Continued on pace 7 I HUERTA FURTHER TRiEs TRIES Continued from pa page 0 1 United States mates demands would ouM bo he ac accented noW HOTT While Secretary Bryan when he lie too took tho the latest dispatches the dent ilent said tho sit situation was AS V encouraging ncr nc r raK aK aging in nR but bitt not fini finished and White Whit officials said raid the tho details remaining remain remain- ing in dispute did not affect the 01 heart hear of tho matter it developed that Huer tas ta's counter proposition for tor a simu simul salute was re regarded as another another an an- other play for time t thich which would not be countenanced To Tolerate no Temporizing All AH the tho late latest t dispatches worn were laic haitI before the cabinet Practically all aU tb the tho members of tho the official family were Bahto said Bah to be bo a agreed reed that thero them Would be bc n no further temporizing in Secretary Bryan loft tho the cabinet while it still was was in session ioD to togo t to the tho state department and send bend t sonic some om dispatches He was silent AS to their nature but bu it t was understood that the tho word rd ha had ono DO back to that a ous Otis salute would not EC DC accepted am and andt t that hat Char Charge e was advised ad all- ad- ad I that the thc United States would insist insist in in- on its demand Officials expressed th the view that tha has been heen listening to II bal ba bal advice during durin tho the last twelve hours and after he promised Mr fr 0 Shaugh nessy yesterday that he would J o tho the apolo apology apology- Warships Still StUl on Va Way Meanwhile it was emphasized that no counter orders had be been n issued to the thc battleships speeding t to tb the thc Mexican coasts A blockade of Mexico and other drastic dras dras- tic tie measures cu wore discussed in in official circles Those well WeB informed declared that i if within the next few hours did die not comply entirely some somo announcement of what ae definite nite steps would be he taken to compel his apology would be made maa in Washington Secretary Bryan announced d that later today be would make public the text of ol Rear Admiral Mavo's os ori original inal demand in which he a agreed to return the thc salute of tho the Mexican commander at o With tho the sending oC or tho the message e to Huerta stating statinA emph emphatically that the tho United St States tes would woula iriSi accept his Ws counter proposal for a simultaneous sainto saute sa sa- sa ute lute tho the Mexican d discussion at the cabinet cab cab- met inet meeting ended coded and antI attention was was' I given i to other othe affairs It was apparent that the tb-e cabinet believed that Huerta would yield m on all the points demanded by the United States but that they were ready rendy to o back baek up every overy demand Huerta Doubts Good Faith It was learned that one of the causes fear of as a's latest nancy narle parley was a that should be b give the t e salute demanded the Am American rican shi ships 9 mi might ht not return it and thus leave him bim in a humiliated position It was said ai that he would or order er te tc salute if assured that the thc United States would oud comply with th tho international international intel na amenities and acknowledge o it Word that the United States would woul acknowledge his salute according to custom and precedent went forward to Mexico City |