Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Mob Diaz In Los Angeles.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 31, 1913:
Mexican Rebel Sympathizers Shout for General's Death.
    LOS ANGELES, July 30— Shouting "Death to Diaz," a strong contingent of Mexican rebel sympathizers gave a riotous reception here to-night to Gen. Felix Diaz, who was a leader of the revolution in Mexico City against President Madero. A platoon of police with busy clubs drove back the excited crowd.
    "Diaz, who arrived from San Diego by ship, was greeted by Consul Pena y Cuevas and a party of Huertista partisans, but their vivas were drowned by the shouts of their opponents, and the envoy was saved from possible attack when a platoon of police charged the shouting Constitutionalists and opened a path for the Ambassador.
    "Viva Carranza" was the companion shout of "Muerto a Diaz," and these cries rang in the ears of Gen. Diaz until, escorted by the police, he entered an automobile and was driven away.

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