Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-01 | Page 1 | Zapata Assures United States

ZAPATA ASSURES j UNITED STATES Foreigners Will Be Protected and Troops Will Continue to Preserve Order. POLITE TO DIPLOMATS Soldiers Mistake Rush of Fire Engine for Assault of Enemy and Shoot Firemen. Washington, Dec 1. General Emi liano Zapata, whose forces occupy Mexico City, has assured the United States government, through American Consul Silliman that foreigners will be given every protection and that his troops will continue to preserve order Dispatches from Mr. Silliman. telling tell-ing of his interview with Zapata and I similar reassuring messages from the Brazilian minister in Mexico City, were laid before President Wilson and the cabinet by Secretry Bryan Both Mr. Silliman and the Brazil! an minister reported Zapata has been very courteous to the diplomatic corps The only serious disturbances was the firing of several shots by Zapata's Zapa-ta's soldiers at a fire engine which went charging down one of the principal prin-cipal streets. Zapata explained to Mr. Silliman that his men mistook it for an assault of the enemy and he regretted that some of the firemen were killed by the error