The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-05
HEAPING INSULTS
ON HATED YANKEES
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Americans had their homes. Tho au-
thorities took all the Americam-owncd
automobiles they could find and form
ally took possession OF American club
houses
They took over the offices of the
Aguila Oil Company, Lord Cowdray's
big corporation. and seized the Next
can tramway company's offices and
rolling stock. driving out all the white
men employed in any capacity. regard
less of their nationality. The tram
way company Is II Canadian corpora
ton. All the cash Of the company was
coniiscated.
All this time the Mexican news
papers were doing everything posi-
bic to incitc the people TO violence
against Americans, and the govern
ment was forbidding any OF the Yam
KEGS to leave the city.
lei IMPARTIAL, In telling of >thc at
tack un Vera Cruz. said:
Our accursed cousins landed In Vera
Cruz. armed ana aggressive, but the
brave citizens and the garrison in
trepidity defended themselves against
the blind beasts. who. when the tot
teiing ruins no longer had any de-
tenders. KILLED women and children
ana committed unspcalsablc outrages.'
FALL OF DICTATOR HUEItTA
CERTAIN IN NEAR FUTURE
With all .1l3 going on and with HUI
ortn calling on the people 20 rise and
i've the invaders from Mexican soil,
there has been, and Is, decided un-
dercurrcnt of feeling against Huerta
and his government and the best cit
liens, the bankers and merchants, as
wei as many members Of the Cham =
Der of Deputies and the Senate, are
saying that the days OF the dictator
are numbered, and that his fall is Ger.
tain in the near future.
Huertn has heard of this. and ar
rests have been made in great mum
hers OF men who have dared to oppose
Huoita's rule By word or gesture.
That the old Indian Is determined IL
stuck IT out to the bitter end there can
bc no doubt. but what that end IS IA
be mono can foretcll at this writing
Sir Lionel Garden. the British min
ister. has brought great pressure 10
bear upon Euerta, and in this has been
backed by all Of the other members
OF the doplimatic corps in Mexico.
liu"rta spent most of last night In
conference with Sir Lionel Garden. a,
The British legation. lie went there
at o'clock, and remained until G
o'clock this morning, and during near.
arguments before him to get him ia
resign, or at least get out OF the coun.
try. But 10 all the arguments the old
man turned a deaf ear.
III Is an undoubted fact, however
mat train has BEEN kept in waiting
Tor him for nearly week to take him
to Manzanillo. He might have eon,
on this train but for the fact thar nc
mas been so closely watched by the
rcDels, and knows II. His bodvpuar ri
mas been doubled and trebled, and he
cannot make move that a score O,
more OF secret service men and officer.
arc not close to him, alert for an NJ,
tack lio is trying now to make +,
combination with the rebels. both nortt
ana south. but apparently with mn,
or no success
The rebels know that IL is ner.l,
a question of q short time when Huerta
VIII nave no support whatsoever. and
,hcy prefer 20 capture him and cXecut,
him to making any sort of deal with
him.
IL Huerta is driven to the wall. ne
may commit any excuses and ever
order a massacre of Americans He /.
iull% capable of 1t, especially whcr
drunk. and he is rarely entirely sober
these days IL all depends on whether
lie thinks such "a move would help hin
To regain popularity. lie cares moth.
ing for human life lie has the blood
OF the old AZtccs in his veins, the an.
cient warrors who thought nothing O,
having sacrifices of thousands o.
human beings at their temples TO ceIe
Drate victory or give eclat to a rcas
day.