Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-01
REFUGEES STONED
BY MEX|CANS AS
THEY BOARD ship
259 Americans Compelled to
Flee From ManzaniIlo by
Angry Mob.
AMERICAN FLAGS
TORN TO STRIPS
Insults Heaped Upon. Consuls
and Crowds Shout death
to Americans"

San Diego, Cal, May 1.-After be-
ing stoned, insulted and threatened
with death by the Mexiesns at Gadala-
iara and Manzanillo, 259 American
citizens reached San Diego today on
the German steamer Marie. of the
refugees go were women and 72 chill
dren. All reioiced to escape from
Mexico with their lives.
A majority of the refugees were
given but 4S hours to leave Mexico or
become Mexican citizens, and as they
boarded the Marie at Manzanillo the
American consulate at that port was
stormed, dozen American flags were
torn to strips by the Mexicans and
burned.
A large picture of President Wilson
was taken from the American consul
ate and carried to the wharf where
the Americans were assembled. Horns
were drawn upon the president 3 head,
he was hailed as the devil and the
picture was then trampled upon by the
angry crowd, in which there were many
Mexican women and children.
"Death to the Americans
The fragments of the Presidents
portrait were then gathered together,
coal oil poured upon them and all that
was left Of the picture burned, as the
Mexicans danced around and shouted
"muertan los gringoesl' (death to
the Americans.)
All the refugees resided in Guadala-
iara and vicinity. En- route to the
port Of Manzanillo, after being ordered
hurriedly out of Guadalajara, the train
was attacked at every station by
Mexicans. Stones were thrown through
the car windows and many Of the
American women tainted from fright.
The Mexieans even spat thorugh the
windows at the Americans.
With the refugees were two Ameri-
can vice consuls, DR.. w. b. Davis, who
was stationed at Gualalajara, and II.
M. Stadden, stationed at Manzanillo.
Insults were heaped upon both as they
boarded the German boat
The refugees left Guadalaiara for
Manzanillo in two parties. The first
| l06 left on the advice of Charge d.
Affaires O'Shaughnessy, April goth.
! The trip by rail is 200 miles and all
along the way the Americans were in
fear Of death.
Huerta Says "Get OUT.
The second party left April 22d
when told by the captain of the guard
to evacauate Guadalajara in AS hours
or become citizens of Mexico. The
guard had his orders from the general
of arms of the state of Coima, who
acted on the direct command of Presi-
dent Huerta. There were 50 Ameri-
cans in this party and they were sub
ieeted to even worse treatment along
the line than befell those who preceded
them. Cries Of "death to the Amer
leans" greeted their ears at every lit
tie station.
At Manzanillo the Americans were
met by a mob but the Mexican soldiers
herded them together and rushed them
to the American consulate. For hours
mob howled outside. None of the
Americans had arms after reaching
] Manzanillo. Those with revolvers were
disarmcd aboard the ship.
Would Hold Them as Hostages.
When the German ship Marie came
in sight the Mexcans thought it was
an American man of war end hurried
/ the refugees into a corral back Of the
city. The refugees are convinced that
if it had been an American ship they
would have been held as hostages.
Captain Davidson of the Marie saw
the peril of the Americans and volun-
teered to take them to America. The
Mexicans said they would well rid
of the "gringoes" and drove them on
board, hooting as they went.
The German consul at MazanillO and
the British consul at Guadalajara pro-
tected the Americans in every way
possible. The American eonsus had
been stripped of all authority.