The Irish standard., 1910-11-12
STARS AND STRIPES TRAlLED IN
DUST-AMERlcANS ARE
ASSAULTED.
MOB ATTACKS BUSINESS HOUSES
Newspaper Plant ls Burned-Death OF
Mexican at Stake In
Texas 10 Cause of
Trouble.

Mexico City, Nov. 10.-Through in.
suits to the American flag and assaults
made openly upon American citizens
in the streets, the anti-American dem.
onstration which began Tuesday night
with the stoning of the Mexican Her.
aid offices has developed into an affair
of international Importance.
A vigorous protest was registered by
the American ambassador with the
Mexican department of foreign rela.
tons and at the same time the facts
were telegraphed to Washington and
instructions asked for.
Windows in dozen American bust.
ness places were smashed. All about
town shutters were hurriedly drawn
and establishments closed. Forces of
police appeared In the streets and kept
the crowds moving.
An attack was made upon the plant
Of El impartial and the mailing and
distributing departments on the ground
floor were wrecked. For 20 minutes
the mob battered at the heavy doors
leading to the editorial and composing
rooms above with heavy timbers and
later fired the wreckage.
Police Charge With Swords.
Then the mounted police charged
with drawn swords.
One of the attackers was run through
and killed. The others fed. An alarm
turned in from the offices of the paper
brought the fire department to the
scene before the flames gained head
way.
While the police looked on and
seemingly made no effort to prevent
it, an American flag floating in front OF
a candy store in the business district
was torn down by a crowd of students
and others, trampled and spat upon
and torn to bits.
Later photographs of the crowd were
taken before the Offices of the Diario
Del Hogar Il Mexican newspaper, with
many individuals waving bits of the
tattered banner.
The demonstration was q continue.
ton of the affair Of Tuesday caused by
antipathy aroused among the people
by the burning at the stake of An.
tonic Rodriguez at Rock Springs, Tex.
as, on the night of Nov. g.
Publication of the violent attack.
on Americana by several Mexican pa
pcrs tended to further incense the
medical students. who were the pro-
motors OF the demonstration.
Paper Excites Mob.
FL Diario del Hogan was particularly
violent in the expressions of anmosity
toward the people of the United States,
charncterizing them as giants of the
dollar. pigmies of culture and barbar
GUS whites Of the North" and asking
where is the boosted Yankee civiliza
tion?"
At the head of Juarez avenue, around
the famous statue Of the Iron Horse,
speeches were made denouncing all
Americans, and passing street car
conveying school children to the Am.
erican school was stoned. One child
was struck and severely injured. Win.
doWs of the car were shattered. Among
others who were assaulted were the
son of Ambassador Wilson and VIII.
liam Marshall, and employee of the Ma.
tional railways. The latter was hit on
the head with stone and sustained a
severe scalp wound.
During the progress of the students
about the city, Governor Landay Els.
candon of the federal district, Chief OF
Police Felix Diaz and Joaquin Casasus,
former ambassador the United
States, followed in automobiles.
In speech at the municipal palace,
Governor Landay addressed words of
approval Of the students protest, but
cautioned them against violence.
Foreign Minister Creel said to re-.
! porters that every effort would be
made to punish those guilty of Offering
insult to the flag.