The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27

and, therefore. primarily it would be-
come subject of serious diplomatic
consideration. The conduct of a mill
tary campaign there does not involve
any serious problems in the matter of
operations and supplies. not any more
so, in fact not so much SO. as the cam
paigns against our own Indians a few
years ago. With rail and water facili-
ties to Guaymas, the chief difficulty in
military operations, transportation
seems reduced to a minimum"
In regard to the diplomatic features
of the conflict, Acting Secretary of
State Alvey A. Adee said: Il cannot
see that there can be any more than
mere routine in this matter. The Mex
lean government has railroad facilities
from it's capital through Chihuahua
the capital of that state, on the from
tier of Ell Paso, Texas. From that place
the Southern Pacific railroad runs
west At Benson on that road a line
runs south, and leaves the United
States territory at Nogales, but contin-
ues south to HermosillO, the capital.
and Guaymas, the chief seaport of Son
ora. The Mexican government made a
formal request of this government to
grant permission to transport troops
from Ell Paso to Nogales by the route
which l have described across United
States territory. The request has been
granted. SO that seems TO be all there
is to say about it. There can be no
violation of international customs, as
this is simply the uprising of a half
civilized race. ! believe they have their
own laws in the form of customs posi-
bly, like the ancient common law of
the Britons, but they have no govern
ment, nor is it an uprising such as of
ten occurs in some recognizable quasi
government form. The government of
MON tfn to dow
rection covering a very limited area of
its own jurisdiction. 1t is presumed
the conflict will be carried on, as far
a S possible, according to the usage of
civilized war"
DR.. w. ]. Magee, acting chief of the
bureau of ethnolosy, who is familiar
with the Yaquis, having made re-
searches in Sonora, said: The Yaquis
are a pastoral people. but in a rude
way they are somewhat skilled in the
arts. They are ruled by their own
laws, follow their own customs. and are
deeply rooted in their ancestral pagan
faith. They have towns, which are Of
ten asylums. A refugee having sought
safety among them, they will never
surrender him. Their language belongs
to one of the branches which evidently
came originally from Asiatic sources,
although now more closely resembling
the Eskimo. They are a hard working
people. They work for money. and ex-
pect their pay. AS a rule, half civil
lied people have no ideas of exchange
except by barter in kind. The Yaquis
know a dollar and what it means.
aside from the sentimental side, |
would not be surprised if religion did
have something to do with the uprising.
! found these people attached to their
native forms of worship, and by no
means entirely submissive to the
priests. Among themselves they have
their ancestral ceremonial rites of birth
marriage, and sepulture, as we'll as
fasts and festivals. They have a gov
eminent of their own, and crave what
cannot be had in these days by half
civilized and weak people-independ
ence. They are naturally a hospitable
race. The men are kind to their women
and children. The women WELD great
influence. There is no question about
their bravery They made matters pref
ty warm for the Mexican troops in for
mer Instructions when they had few
firearms for those days, and those were
ANTICIPATED. l am inclined to think
that this one will be a harder nut 10
crack. In my stay at Hermosillo. the
capital of Sonora, about 100 miles from
the Yaqui valley, / met a number of
Indians. employed them and found