The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-30
WAR NEWS
LAST NIGHT AND This
MORNINGS NEWS ON
MEXICAN TROUBLE
THE. FOREIGN COLONY
Subjects OF All Nations at Mexico City
Drill for Fight.

correspondent of the London Express
said newly arrived young English
man, entering the British club in Me,
.eo City. Just sign your name to thi
list" said the secretary. Drill da
will be announced soon. Every Eng
lishman who comes here joins tn
British colony volunteers. Well ful
nish you with a rifle when you go
drill"
Every Englishman in Mexico City
expected to join the volunteers. TIL
rifles strangely enough, are furnished
IN part, by the Mexican government
There are about 700 Britishers in tn
capital, including perhaps 100 wome
and children
Plead Self Defense.
The Germans in the capital numbe
about 1000, including 800 men, mos
of whom have served in the German
army. Drills, with the German volun
teers, are frequent and they have en-
tered into the spirit of self-defense
heartily that they have even purchases
horses for volunteer cavalry.
Together with the British volunteer
the Germans would make fighting
force in the foreign colony of 1906
men. There are also, perhaps, 6Ol
Frenchmen who are prepared to joir
the force of foreign self-defense, bring
ing the number of "allies" up to 2100
There would be more than this
number of men, however, ready with
rifles if it became necessary for for
eigners in Mexico City to defend them
selves against riots or mob violence
The strength of the American colony is
kept secret and the fact that they are
supplied with rifles is not bruited
about, because of the apti-American
feeling in the capital, In the American
embassy, now, there are two machine
guns and $50 rifles which are ready to
be distributed among the Americans,
if need arises. Four hundred Ameri-
can men, it is estimated, would be add
ed to the "allies" If the call to arms
were sounded
Many Spaniards There.
The census of 1870 taken in days of
peace, shows that there were 1927
Spaniards in Mexico City at that time
and 24,212 Spaniards in all Mexico. 1t
is probable that these figures are about
the same today, for the Spaniards have
not fled from the country as have
of other nationalities. They
flee, very we'll. They own all
the grocery stores not only in the cap
tai but in Mexico itself. They control
the liquor, or pulque business, and the
tobacco business. Much of the farming
is done by them. About the only in
terests they have left untouched are
mining, which Is done by Americans,
and dry goods, which Is in the hands
Dl the fItltu,
Spanish are Hated.
1t is probably because they are SO
and have seized so much
If the country's business that Span
ards are so cordially hated by Mex
cans and are invariably mistreated
md robbed by Mexican revolutionists.
f the Spaniards in Mexico City have
a defense corps they are
keeping the fact a secret, in order not
O arouse Mexican ire. If it were
Known in the capital that Spaniards
we're armine. it might be necessary for
he government in order to satisfy the
,opulace, to take their arms away
rom them.
The 400 Japanese in the capital are
ully prepared to defend themselves
ut the 1906 peaceful Cinnamon. who
o the laundry work of the city-a
usiness which the MeXicans do not
egrudge them-will take what fate
oles out to them, if conditions are
isturbed
Could Organize Quickly.
1t is matter of fact that an army of |
bout 5000 foreigners could h.
,ed i'll Mexico City on few hours
office. The volunteers would gather
l the Colonial Roma District, where
early all of the foreign embassies are
)cated.
This district was entered by the |
[exican fighting men during the bat
e of Mexico City about year ago |
nd more than one embassy was
.ruck by bullets; perhaps more than
ne foreign flag was pierced. But the
lief object of the fighters was to
Zach the home of President Mad:ro
hich was situated in the Colonial
oma district After they had seized
at and shelled it and burned it to
e ground, there was no more trouble
that part of town.
Would Get Aid Promptly.
il is not believed, IN case the city
as thrown into militant turmoil, that
e "allies" would have to defend
emselves for more than 20 hours.
The foreign battleships ut Vera
'uz all lie near the terminal of the
ilroad that, leads to Mexico City.
npty cars are kept there in readiness
r the word that marines are needed