New-York tribune., 1922-12-02
Troops Ready :.
AS More Riots
MenaceMexico
Water Famine Declared To
BE Merely an Excuse 10
Afford Line Of Attack on
Government by Labor
Election Is Due Sunday
Exodus Of Foreigners From
Capital Begins Is Shots
Rain About Mnin Plaza

MEXICO CITY, Dec. (By The Asa.
eiated Press). - The Federal troop,
we're held in barracks to-day n antid.
patton tonight Of another dsmonstn.
ton similar 70 that Of Thursday, vhss
seventeen persons we're killed and nsn
than sixty injured In consequeres Il
the police firing upon a mob which va
Attempting TO storm the City Hall 4
anger over the shortage Of water
The Confederation Of Labor, vhia
staged last nights parade Of protein
against the aldermen, held an srtsnds
nestIn9 this morning and immsdlssslJ
csl,ed on It's adherents 70 strike az
sio-n of mourning for eight Of its nen,
bsrs killed during the disturoanes az
whose bodies are now lying " stah 4
Confederation headquarters. The s.nl
will continue until to-moToE noss
The victims OF the disorders VII \
buried tomorrow morning.
The radical elements which ~,
n,i..d the bulk Of the demonstxn.n
Thursday night assumed . sshanl .
tltude to-day. Small groups of Ia
anneared IN various sections u ~
ci,v ana shouted invective againf lAf
eitv administration. II was na CO..
sidered unlikely that tonight 've1
see A repetition Of the dlsordsu. 4
he Killing OF their comrala ~
aroused the labor organizauoIi .
hlgh pitch Of resentment.
Water Plant Reported Aitaekst
II was reported this evening ,hs, q
attempt was made a. noon 10 stof1
tho pumping station a. Psrsiyill9. q
suburb OF the capital, bat that he "
taeking party was rspui'sd oy ~
Late this afternoon all the nsnSai
Of the City Council Jolnst With AlerH
Romero, president Of the Council, 4
declaring that they would net rtSlu
flee on the demand Of the ratleii
unless they were forced 10 do 80 y
he Federal authorities.
Prieto LaurenL, the seknoNlsdr.i
leader Of the dominant Csopsrlsa
party. told "Ei Mundo" to-day IA
The entire blame for the trouble vu
on tae Laborist party, whleh w
seeking % overthrow the Cooperisln
In the city elections, due 10 Be hsa
next Sunday. but which are not likst
10 take place.
Cooperistta headquarters vas ons {
the objects of attack b. the denpe
stFators Thursday night. In attsnH
ing 20 shoot out its windows TIE y
taking party subjected the oenes 4
the All-AmeFica Cable Company 70 q
intense Are, which made Il heessss1
for the company 10 suspend its sen
ice for some time. Seyfrsl Of y
windows were broken. and the opsfis
ors had narrow escapes. The CEaEbs
OF Deputies held q secret session -
afternoon 70 discuss the situation.
Shortly after noon . group Of es
onstrators attacked the se-eaA
Thieves Market" where sundrie, -
offered for sale with the evident =
feet OF securing slms. The 7es~
stopped the disorder.
Exodus Of Foreigners Begins
Theaters and moving picture hes'a
were closed to-day and all the eusisss
houses in the vicinity Of the main pa.
had their shutters drawn, fearful q
trouble. In all quarters there is apprt
hension as 10 what the next tEshg
four ncurs may develop. Mary ttn'
lies, especially IN the foreign eol''h
are dndlnx Il convenient 10 journsy v
some nearby resort for q vacation.
Although the ostensible rsasea 90
the disturbances 10 . protest agsi.s
lhe water famine city politics 10 ~
basis Of the disorders. There appssa
10 be no substantiation for the repen
current last night that the radicals 20
planned a coup d'etat with = yisv =
establishing workmen's rule. The fic
that the enonstrators, with few ~
eeptions, we're unarmed is taken % ..
dlcate that this extreme step Is uci .
pra.ent eonten.nlnted