The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-02
ARE SLAIN
IN MEX RI0TING
Federal Troops Fire on
Mob Protesting Fam
inc of Water
STARTED PEACEFULLY
But Municipal Building Is AL
most Wrecked When Soldiers
Resort to Bullets

MEXICO CITY, Dec. Federal
ireops guarded a badly shattered
uunlcipal building today while the
clty counted the casualties of a
niiched battle between the police
md a mob which attempted to
norm the building last night. The
death list as a result OF the fighting
sIood at II today. wniie IS persons
ne known to have been seriously In
,<Jred and 33 slightly hurt. 1t was
Wrought that a closer check might
reveal further casualties.
The list of those less seriously in
,ured was augmented early this
morning when a group or manifest
ants attempting a demonstration for
The residence of Alonzo Romero.
president Of the city council clashed
with mounted police who fired
several rounds. Eight injured per-
sons were taken into the Romero
home for treatment.
The city after a night of wild ex-
element, found its main plaza be-
fore the municipal building A
shamble of broken glass, timbers
and stone-evidence of the anger OF
the mob which forced its way into
the building half an hour after the
police rifles had taken their toll.
Protest Water Famine.
The trouble, which lasted for
wore than six hours, started when a
7sowd marched to the city hall TO
Protest against the aldermen who
are held responsible for conditions
leading to the water famine.
The demonstration was intended
by the labor unions that organized
It as a peaceful protest, and several
hundred persons paraded the down
town streets before proceeding 10
the hall to voice their adverse senti-
ments against the city government.
These protestants were re-enforced
along the route and when the NUM-
cipal building was reached the
crowd numbered more than two
thousand persons. Yelling in
vectivos against the alderman, the
.mob gave emphasis to its words by
kAurling stones and other missiles
fWh n one leader suggested that the
hail be entered, the demonstrators
made a concerted rush forward. The
police guards met their advance by
firing their rifles over the heads OF
The crowd, which, however. did not
check its course. When it became
apparent that the mob would enter
the building despite the police. the
latter aimed their rifles point blank
and fired with deadly effect.
Staggered by the bullets. the
demonstrators retired, carrying
with them their dead and injured.
Set Fire 10 building.
But In half an heuF-they returned
end several of their number. break
.,,, ,v4-1Avw. - AatArtru sIn halls
set fire to its contents, valuable
documents, some or which dated
back several centuries being tossed
into the streets and city records
given to the winds. BY this time
the federal troops had arrived but
the ~intruders were not elected be-
fore the building had been fired in
many places and the furniture
wrecked. A line OF hose, which the
fire department was able to bring
into play despite the water short
age, was successful in holding back
the crowds outside.
The newspapers which have been
attacking the alderman for weeks
Jay the entire blame for last nights
argulnary encounter on the city
administration, FL Heraldo alleges
$hat five of the demonstrents who
succeeded in entering the municipal
building for the purpose of firing it
were captured by police guards,
lined up against a wall and executed.
their bodies later mysteriously dis
appearing.
The confederation OF labor has
called a general strike throughout
the federal district on the occasion
T. the funerals of the majority of
the victims which probably will be
held tomorrow.