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MODS IN UGLY MOOD
ATTACKS WE'RE MADE ON CON-
SUI GENERAL BOWEN.

Diplomatic officer at Barcelona
Given IL Taste of Spanish Polite
ness BEFORE His Departure From
the CGuntry-POlice Did Their
Duty, but Were Not Able to Pre-
vent Abuse and Insults.
By the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL April 30-Herbert W.
Bowen, the United States consul gan
eral at Barcelona, has engaged passage
on board the Etruria, sailing from this
port for New York today. Mr.. Bowen
said:
Il received a Geographic message,
notifying me to leave Barcelona, from
Gen. Woodford. our minister at Mad
rid, at 4:30 p. m. on April p, and the
telegram was sent from Madrid at 930
a. m. l Immediately notified the British
consul. who came to the consulate at
6 O'Clock, took the keys and assumed
charge of our interests.
when it was known, we took the
shield down. The shield was slowed
in a safe place, and l notified the au-
liberties of what had been done. 1 also
informed them that L was going to
leave Barcelona at $50 on April % for
Paris.
Between April Is and the night OF
April Il, eight mobS Of over 1000 per-
sons each made demonstrations before
the consulate. OF course there were
threatening crowds all the time, in
fact. hourly. but the police, who were
NEST active, together with the civil
guard, usually managed to dispense
them.
During the morning of April 20 q
mob of 5000 or 1900 people suddenly
filled the square in front Of the con-
sulate, cheering for Spain and uttering
other cries. / was breakfa sting at the
hnta1 IA 70 CT do go h
This mob having heard Of the attack
at Malaga had come determined to get
the consulate eagle and shield 1 man
aged to push my way through the peo-
pie until [ got my back to the con-
sulate and faced the mob. There I
awaited the result. 1 had hardly taken
up my position when I noticed a man
as big as myself (Mr. Bowen is about
six feet high pushing through the
crowd. He came and stood beside me.
Gid not speak, but faced the crowd.
which continued to threaten US. For
tunately the mob had no leader, so for
a quarter Of an hour we two and the
mob faced each other. Then the police
and soldiers arrived. and the mob melt
ed away. l asked the stranger who
he was. and he replied
Il am Norman Harrington. Of Chi
cago. This is my first day in BARGE
Iona. 1t seemed to me as if there would
there
and I thought I'd take a bit of it,
The biggest and angriest mob gath
cred during the night Of April q. There
were fully 5000 or 1000 people about
the consulate. including every class.
among them being Barcelona society
men. Hundreds of them mad Just come
from the theater in evening dress, and
the best dressed men were the most
active demonstrators. They came for
the shield. and when they found #
gone they broke out in the most angry
cries. Eventually the police attacked
the mob, and many people were in
jured.
This was the most threatening mob
and had been warned the police could
not be trusted. But they did not fail
to do their duty.
The chief of police was always very
kind. frequently sending warnings to
me not to go out for an hour or two
He came every hour during the two
nights. and escorted me to the railroad
station with large body Of officers and
detectives. The crowd was overawed.
SO there was no demonstration more
than cheering for Spain"