Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-10
sERious ANrl.AMERlcAN DEM.
oNsrRATIoN IN STREETS OF
CITY OF MEXICO.
TEAR DOWN y, 8. EMBLEM
AND TRAMPLE AND SPIT IT
Even American School Children Are
Attacked in Streets and Seriously In.
jursd-Lynehins Of Mexican Muir.
dsrer by Americans Causes Msxieans
to Seek Revenge.

Mexico City, Nov. 1O.-Thru insults
to The American flag and assaults made
openly upon American citizens in the
streets, the anti-American demonstra-
ton which began Tuesday night with
the stoning of the Mexican Herald Of
fees, deve,opend late yesterday after
noon into an affair of International i'm
poriance.
\ vigorous protest was registered by
the American ambassador with the
Mexican depai .ment OF foreign reia-
tons and at the same time the facts
were telegraphed to Washington anc
instructions asked for.
Last night the attacks We're renewed.
Windows in d dozen American business
places We're smashed. All about town
shutters were hurriedly drawn and es-
Establishments closed. Forces of police
appeared in the streets and kept the
crowds moving.
An attack was made upon the plant
OF Ell Imperial and the mailing and dis
tributing departments on the GROUND
floor were completely wrecked. The
moo battered tIie uedSS oH'oi ASoA
ing to the editorial and composing
rooms above with heavy timbers and
fired the wreckage.
Police Charge Mob.
Then the mounted police charged
with drawn swords. one Of the attack
ars was run thu and killed. The others
fled. An alarm. turned in from the Of
ficers of the pa per. brought the fire de-
he before
gained Roadway.
While the police looked on and SEEM
ingly made no effort to prevent 1t, an
American flag floating in front of a
candy store in the business district was
torn down yesterday afternoon 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
Hogan, a Mexican newspaper, with
many individuals waving bits Of the
tattered banner.
The demonstration today was con-
tinuation Of the affair last night caused
by antipathy aroused among the people
by the burning at the stake OF An
tonic Rodriguez at Rock Springs. Tex,
on the night of Nov. 3.
Publication OF the violent attacks on
Americans by several Mexican pa
pers. tended to further incense the
medical students. who were the pro-
moters OF last nights demonstration.
Newspapers Stir Up Feeling.
Ell Diario Del Hogan was particularly
violent in expressions Of animosity to-
ward the people OF the United States,
characterizing them as giants OF the
dollar. pign1ies Of culture and harbarous
whites Of the north" and asking where
is the boosted Yankee civilization!
Shortly before noon the crowd as
sembled before the new Juarez Ynonu-
ment in the Alameda and proceeded 10
the municipa! palace, where vera
who were arrested Tuesday night Were
being examined by the authorities. a
company Of mounted police followed.
From the palace the students marched
thru Avenida San Francisco the prin-
cipal business thoroughfare, stopping
in front of the candy store where the
flag incident occurred.
The gathering increased and marched
TO the Offices Of the department OF for
eign relations. making demonstrations
on the way against American business
places and breaking windows IN the
San Francis hotel Jack Davis, an
automobile repairlnan. had hand TO
hand encounter with dozen members