Mexican Turmoil.

Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1439, 25 April 1914, Page 5

Mexican Turmoil.

A DRAMATIC INCIDENT,

AMERICAN ORGANISATION GOOD

By Cable.—Press Assn. —Copyright

Received 8.10 a.m, London. April 24. Vera Cruz telegrams reveal a dramatic incident which occurred there. Crews from the British cruisers Essex and Berwick lined the decks and cheered the American landing force. When American dead were carried to boats the flag;) on the British ships were half masted.

British officers expressed unstinted admiration for the perfection of organisation in the American landing. A curious incident followed W capture of five hundred Mexicans. Evidently convince d tout the Americans, following Mexican custom, intended to]immediately execute them, yolnably protested their innocence. They were intensely surprised and relieved when they learnt they would only be placed on the warships. Danger spots are developing at Fort Bhss, where, owing to a. divestion of the American garrison to other points, five thousand Mexicans are interned and poorly guarded by a barbed wire enclosure.

. The Mexicans are chiefly Federal stflaiers and their wives, who fled from. Ajinaga some months ago. The American Government intended to take them to a point sufficiently distant from the border to insure their safe keeping.

• Washington, April 24. General Villa informed the American lepresentative at Chihuahua that he refused tu be d agged into war with America.

deceived 11.45 a.m, Washington, April 24. A train, whicn arrived at Vera Cruz iron Me*ico City with British and vjeiman . efugees aboard, reported that mobj in Mexico City trampled the American flag in the dust and ma le a demonstration outside the American Ciub, .smashing the windows am ■shouting in-.nits. The position of Amen ans is reported to be critical. Excited Mexicans are continually parading the streets, shouting ‘'Death to the Americans.z” It is,feared that if Americans make a forward movement from Vera Cruz outrages will occur. British, German and French residents are preparing to concentrate in certain siege districts in w ich provisions are being accumulated. T e newspapers are under otnee censor J thip, but they are publishing varie stories of Mexican successes against Americans in wholly imaginary battles. Communication with .outside is cut off. Huerta is understood to nave pr omised strict protection to all foreigners and is providing guards for the American Embassy. cw>,ry available warship is now b -und to Mexico. The Texas Guards are patrdiingj} the entire boarder.