Mexicans Jeer Americans.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 6, 1913:
Woman's Face Slapped in the Street — Refugees Reach Mobile.
Special to The New York Times.
    MOBILE, Ala., Aug. 5.— Twenty American refugees and several Mexicans arriving here to-day told of the chaos existing in Mexico. According to the stories, Americans, who for the last three years have endured indignities, are fleeing the country.
    "With every boat that leaves the shores of Mexico that can be pressed into service," said one of the refugees, "as many refugees as possible leave the country. The conditions are awful. The feeling against Americans is bitter, and Mexico is not a safe place for them.
    "Only two weeks ago there was a great anti-American demonstration in the City of Mexico by the students. They paraded the streets, scoffing at every foreigner with whom they came in contact, and even chasing Americans into places of safety. However, it is not often that an American is attacked in public, though they are subject to constant insults at the hands of the natives."
    "Just prior to leaving," one of the women related, "a big Mexican slapped me in the face without provocation. I was walking along the street when he looked in my direction and, finding that I was an American woman, slapped me on the cheek.
    "I was alone and ran for my life. I believe that had I objected he would have killed me. The outrages that are being committed are something awful. Scarcely a day passes on which some additional insult is not heaped on the foreigners, adding to their already heavy burden of indignities."
    Coming up the river, two refugees from Mexico jumped over the side of the ship and swam ashore. They escaped in the woods several miles below the city.
    All Americans were indignant about the cruelties practiced in Mexico.