St. Tammany farmer., 1910-11-12

Mexico City Nov. 0.-ReDressiFe
measures adopted by the Mexican au-
thorities prevented to-day repeti-
tion of yesterdays scenes in this
capital and resulted in day of COM
parative tranquility. An attempt by
the demonstrators to gather late this
afternoon in the neighborhood of the
New National Theatre, was disposed
by the mounted police, who kept the
crowds moving. The Foreign Office
has advised Ambassador Wilson that
there will be no repetition of the
rioting. Strict orders have been
given the police, Minister Creel said,
to prevent by vigorous measures, if |
necessary, gatherings of any descrip- |
ton in the streets.
Visits were exchanged between |
Minister Creel and the American |
am mbassador during the day and a |
verbal reply was given by the former
to Mr.. Wilson's urgent message of
yesterday concerning the insult to
the United States flag and American
citizens What the nature of the
reply was, Mr.. Wilson declined to
say, but intimated that the same,
when put into writing and formally
transmitted, would show a proper
attitude on the part of the Mexican
Government.
Assurances were also given that
several newspapers whose utterances
have melted the demonstrations
which developed into riots, would be
suppressed. One of the latter, Ell
Pals, today printed the suggestion
for a boycott throughout the re-
public.
Another, Ell Diario Del Hogar, pub
lished a cartoon depicting the Mexi-
| can people clubbing Uncle Sam"
| while in the background was pictur-
| ed the burning of Rodriguez at Rock
Springs, Tex.
Ambassador Wilson was warmly
/ congratulated by business men and
| others of the American colony per-
sonally and by letter today for the
aggressive stand he has taken in the
crisis.
| Reports which have reached
Mexico City from the United States
that an attempt had been made upon
the life of the ambassador, were
without any foundation in fact.
In an interview published to-day
Ambassador Wilson says he was
greatly shocked at the anti-American
spirit of the mob, which did damage
to Mexico's reputation as lover OF
peace. The ambassador charges that
the police stood by idly while the
Stars and Stripes were being insult
ed, but he adds that he does not
hold the Mexican Government re-
sponsible for the outrage, nor does
he doubt that the representations
which he made will receive prompt
consideration.
Mr.. Wilson has made detailed
report to Washington, in the course
of which he states that the Americans
in this city are refraining from acts
that might embarrass an already diff
ficult situation.
Fears that with the coming of
darkness tonight violence would
break out anew proved to be ground
less. The presence of numerous
squads of mounted police with car
bines slung across their backs who
patrolled the business streets until
late into the night prevented every
, thing in the nature of disorder.
| While several hundred students
waited in the School of Jurispru-
dence a number of their comrades
called upon Governor Landa to re-
quest to release of those of their
number who were arrested last night
in addition to the privilege of max
ing further dem onstrations. Upon
receiving a refusal of their de-
mands the students quietly dispers-
ed
Governor Landa is quoted as hav-
ing told the students committee
that their classmates who were jail
ed last night acted like hoodlums
i. and were incommunicado.
"You may not even speak to
them" he said. II have notified the
director of each school that any at
tempt to make a demonstration OF
any kind would be put down ener-
getically. The police have orders to
: fire if their first command is not
! obeyed."