Show WILL TO SALUTE t WARSHIPS TO ia BE F SENT TO TAM j PICO TO FORCE APOLOGY FOR foa T ARREST OF BLUE JACKETS 1 general conce concentration nt ration of Arne Amerl rici ci I 1 fleet Is ordered by secretary of 4 war to back up demand that mexicans salute american flag 5 washington president illson on tuesday ordered practically the e entire atlantic fleet to mexican water to force a public salute to the stars and stripes from tile the huerta govern ment as aa an apology for the arrest of 0 american blue jackets at tampico on oa april 9 no ultimatum has been issued that Is no specified time has been st get wh which the huerta government inest comply but the naval demonstration has been ordered as a concrete evidence of the fixed determination of 0 the united states to back up rear flear admiral mayos alayos demand for a salute up to tuesday night general aluerta had not made satisfactory response to that demand i future developments depend upon huerta himself was the way a high administration official close to the president summarized the situation the ithe decision to send the fleet was reached after the president and secre tary bryan had conferred tor for an hour 0 with john lind personal representative of president wilson in fit mexico 11 exico and after a two hours cabinet meeting during which dispatches from charge revealed that ho he huerta government disputed the right or of american marines to be ashore isdoro at tampico and contended that its recent public statement of apology was ample immediately after the cabinet meeting secretary daniels issued his order to the atlantic fleet and wireless messages lashed flashed up and down the atlantic coast to put the fleet under steam for tampico it will be the tha largest fighting force tile the american government has assembled for possible action since the amert amerl can war eleven great battleships with auxiliaries carrying in all about men will comprise the force off tampico |