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Show THE INSULT FOR WHICH REPARATION IS DEMANDED Thursday morning, April 9, a boat's crew of United States marines, in command of Assistant Paymaster Charles C. Copp, left the gunboat Dolphin Dol-phin for Tampico to get a fresh supply of gasoline. The United States flag was flying from the stern of the whaleboat when It approached the landing in Tampico. For no assigned cause Assistant Paymaster Copp and his men were placed under arrest as they stepped ashore. Surrounded by a detail of Mexican Federal troops they were marched up and down the principal streets of the city, and finally taken to the police station, where they were locked up. One report of the affair says the United States flag wan snatched from the stern of the whaleboat when the arrests were made and carried and subjected sub-jected to the Jeers and hisses of the antl-Arnerican populace. There is no denial of the fact that the prisoners were made the subjects of an anti-American demonstration, though at the time of their arrest, they hart jnst stepped from a boat flying the United States flag, were wearing the uniform of the United States and were conducting themselves in an orderly or-derly manner. After the Americans had boon detained de-tained several hours, word of their arrest ar-rest was carried to Rear Admiral Mayo, who demanded their Immediate release. The demand was complied with, but the only reparation made was a brief exiiiesKion of regret for the alleged in Ista ke. |