New-York tribune., 1910-11-11
ANT|-AMERICAN RIOTS
CHECKED BY MEXICO
Government Takes Strong Meas
ureS to RepreSS Disorders
in Its Capital.
MAY FORBID ALL MEETINGS
Mexican Reply to Protest on In
suits to Americans and Tram
ping Of an American Flag
Conciliatory.

Mexico City. Nov 10 Repressive
measures adopted by the Mexican au-
thorities to-day prevented a repetition
Of yesterdays riotous demonstrations
against Americans, and resulted in a day
Of comparative tranquility. An at
tempt by the demonstrators to gather
late to-day in the neighborhood of the
New National Theatre was discouraged
by the mounted police. who kept the
crowds moving.
The Foreign Office has assured Am
bassadOr 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, II
necessary. gatherings OF any description
in the streets.
Visits were exchanged between Min
lister CreeI and the American Ambassa-
dor during the day, and verbal reply
was given BY the former TO Mr. Wilson's s
urgent message of yesterday concerning
the tranpIing of an American flag ana
+bA insulting Of American residents
What the nature Of the reply was
Mr. Wilson declined to say, but init
mated that the response. when put into
writing and formally transmitted. would
show a proper attitude on the part OF 'he
Mexican government
Assurances were also given that sew
eraI newspapers. whose utterances IN
cited the demonstrations. will be sup
Dressed one Of the latter. Ell Pals,
today printed a suggestion for boy
colt Of Americans throughout Mexico
Another. Ell Dtario Del Hogar,' pub
lished a cartoon, depicting the Mexican
people clubbing Uncle Sam. while in the
background was pictured the burning
Of Rodriguez al Rock Springs. Tex
These papers are OF limited circulation
and ordinarily WELD but small influence
Ambassador Wilson was warmly con-
graduated by business men and other
members Of the American colony per
sorallv and by letter to-day for the
aggressive stand he has taken in the
crisis
Reports. which reached Mexico City
from the United States tonight, that an
attenpt was made on the life OF the
ambassador are without foundation In
fact.
Fears that with the coming Of dark
ness tonight violence would break out
aanew proved TO be grOundless- Numer-
GUS squads of mounted police, with car
bines sIung across their backs, patrOlled
7he business streets until late into the
night and prevented anything in the na-
ture of disorder.
While several hundred students waited
in the school OF Jurisprudence a number
Of their comrades called on Governor
Ianda 10 request the release Of those Of
their number who were arrested last
night and. in addition. the privilege OF
making a further demonstration to
night Upon receiving a refusal Of their
demands. the students quietly dis
persed.
Governor Ianda is quoted as having
told the students committee that their
classmates who We're sent 10 jail last
night acted like hoodlums. and were in
communicate.
You may not even speak TO them" he
said. I have advised the directors OF
each school that any attempt to make
demonstration OF any kind will be put
down geographically. The police have
orders To shoot II their first command is
not obeyed."