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Show MEXICANS WILL SALM FLAG President Speaks With ConfidencePoint Confi-dencePoint Will Be Insisted In-sisted on- Daniels Positive. Washington, April 13. President Wilson told callers today that a ?? lute would be fired to the American Amer-ican flag by Mexican federals at Tampico as an apology for the recent re-cent arrest of American marines. The president spoke with such confidence that his hearers took it to Imply that the point would be Insisted on. The president has already approval Rear Admiral Mayo's demand for the sa-, lute as an anoloKV. Secretary Daniels also has notified Admiral Mayo tha,t l)ls action Is approved. ap-proved. "The salute will be fired,'' was his positive announcement today Huerta's Refusal a Surprise. Secretary Bryan was reticent concerning con-cerning the Tampico incident. He said he was in close correspondence with Charge O'Shaughne&sy bver Huerta's promised Investigation. He declined to reveal the nature of any djspatches between the 3tate depart ment and the charge and would nel-I nel-I ther affirm or deny reports that General Gen-eral Huerta had forbidden the salute demanded by Admiral Mayo. In sonic official circles the suggestion that Huerta would refuse to permit the salute was received with surprise. In their opinion the refusal might compel com-pel drastic action on the part of the United States |