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Show I AFFRONT OFFERED . TO UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Investigation Investi-gation may be ordered by the state department to ascertain whother an international affront to tho United States was involved in an incident which marred a celebration at San Jose. Costa Rica, of tho signing of the armistice. Reports of the affair show that when enthusiastic crowds assembled before the American and allied legations, police po-lice appeared at the American legation j and dispersed the celebrators and Stewart Johnson, second secretary in charge, who In response to insistent calls had made a brief speech. President Tinoco, whose government came Into power in Costa Rica nearly two years ago, through a bloodless revolution, novor has been recoghlzoo by the United States. It has been reported re-ported that he recently has taken occasion oc-casion to make slurring remarks about the American government and the as- sumption is that he resented tho dem-i dem-i onstratlon before the United States legation and the address of Mr. John-; John-; son who has no formal relations with the Costa Rican government. I |