The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-11-18
Mexican Foreign Office Has a...
United States Representativ. Ill.,.
viii Be No Repetition of the BIZ.
ins-secretary Knox lssu..
ment.

TO the Mexican department Of foro o,eu
relations against the insults offsasa
americans and said the riot grew o NJ
OF the lynching of a Mexican Anto Ou'
Rodriguez, at Rock Springs. TevaS ~
November 3. for numbering a woms w
Students Boisterous
Mr.. Franklin's dispatch said tho r,o.
GUS students paraded the streets criod
death to Americans" and tbreatonos
the consul-general.
He also told how these students had
pulled an American flag from a busi
ness house and had trampled it under
foot. ''
The department is awaiting further
advices from Mr.. Wilson before taking
any action in the matter.
Ambassador De La Barra called ar
the state department about noon. but
said he had no information regarding
the anti-American demonstration in tho
City of Mexico.
Will Take Action.
. The two governments are in this no.
sition: If the state department here
finds that Ambassador Wilson's reports
are justified, a polite request must be
made on Mexico for an expression of
regret for the demonstration and also
suitable reparation if any damage has
been suffered by Americans.
On the other hand, the Mexican gov.
eminent must look to the state de.
partment for similar expression and
PREPARATION in the case of Antonio Ro-
driguez, the Mexican who was burned
at the stake by a mob of Texans at
Rock Springs.
An attempt by the demonstrators to
gather late this afternoon in the neigh
borhood of the new national theater
was discouraged by the mounted po-
lice, who kept the crowds moving.
The foreign Office has assured Am
bassador Wilson that there will Oe no
of the rioting.
Gatherings Prohibited.
Strict orders have been given the
police, Minister Creel said, to prevent,
by vigorous measures if necessary,
gatherings in the Streets.
Visits were exchanged between Min
lister Creel and the American ambassa-
dor during the day, and a verbal reply
was given by the former to Mr.. VIII
sons urgent message of yesterday con-
corning the insult to the United States
flag and to American citizens. What
the nature of the reply was Mr.. Will
son declined to say, but intimated tnaI
the same, when put into writing and
formally transmitted, would show
proper attitude on the part OF lne
Mexican government.
To Suppress Papers.
Assurances also were given that sew
eral newspapers whose utterances nave
melted the demonstrations which de'
yeloped into riots will be suppressed
One of the latter, Ell Pals, today print
ed suggestion for boycott through
out the republic. :,
Another. Ell Diario del Hogan, pun
lished a cartoon depicting the Mexican
people clubbing Uncle Sam, wnlle ~
the background were pictures Oh 'u'
burning of Rodriguez at Rock opt'nss'
Tex. These papers are OF hmlteu .,i
culation, and ordinarily WELD Ou' 'AD"
influence. ,,,ov;oo
Renorts which have reached Mexico
City from the United States tnas no
attempt had been made upon tne nv
of the ambassador were
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Knox Not Alarmed. .,o
Secretary Knox, while deploliI 70 mt
situation in Mexico, believes !. - If
representative of the real attltuue v
the American and Mexican peop'e' no
In a formal statement tonisn'
says: .,sontment
toward Americans reported from Me- .na
ico Is the cause of deep regret 70 ' sus
government and equally So an
to the American people. .,ments
cat no time have the govern sus.
and peoples Of the two countries aer and
tained towards each other closs' mon
more cordial relations. predicateo . uIa
common purposes and sylnp''
than now. that the
1T is most unfortunate tnst uhich
nr,, = crime in our country, OF .' N1' he
! Merican was the victim, snou ustiou
made the excuse for a demons., in
s. hostility towards American
..rt = . satisfaction to believe . .u
.,,ch recommendations find little and
Dathy with the Mexican peopae
n ss ii the Mexican government, ueut
] q an sure the Mexican hostils
viii Sc swift to put down ~ ms IN
Iemonstrations against American sed in
Nexico. and to punish those ens rsI1 be-
:hem. 8 the United States WV wit Of
,rompt 70 press for punisnm1ssst citi-
,ersaons guilty Of crimes aeal ;s cous-
'ens 81 Mexico residing IN 'n''
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