El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-17
THE YAQUI
"JUNTA"
Issues An Appeal To the
American People For Sym
pathy And Aid.
A MIMIC GOVERNMENT
Seems To Exist In Sonora, As
the Appeal Is Signed In
Due Form BY Presi-
dent Saavedra.

Has the Yaqui fight against tn
, Mexican government assumed the pro
, portions of a genuine revolution?
Are the Yaquis actually organized
as civil government, and are the.
fighting for the independence of So
nora?
These questions are suggested by th'
receipt in this city of well wordet
and neatly printed circular, entitled
"Yaqui Junta" and which is in effec
an appeal to the American people.
The circular has evidently the inten
tion of creating in .Americsn minds
the same sort OF sympathy that wa:
felt by us for the Cubans during and
before the late war with Spain.
A most interesting fact in regard to
the address is that it is dated at Bsbis-
pc. This town is in Sonora, on the
upper river of the same name which,
lower down in it's course, becomes the
| Yaqui river.
The town of Babispe is just across
the Sierra Madre divide, almost west
in direct line from Casas Grsndes.
II the Yaquis are correct in their
statement that their provisional gov
ernment and headquarters are estsb-
lished here, El Paso is the nearest
city of size to the storm center OF the
Yaqui rebellion.
The circular Is signed by Manuel
Saavedra IS president, and this is an
indication that form of civil govern
menr actually exists among the Indi-
ans.
The circular, which came postmark-
ed Bisbee, Ariz,, rowing to the proba-
BILE establishment OF an American
agency, is in full az follows:
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
The Yaqui nation has begun It's
struggle for independence, because it is
not natural that q superior race should
su bmit to an inferior.
To certain extent the friendliness of
the Yaquis for the Americans has preci-
pitsted the present war, the inevitable
result of which will be the indepen-
dence of Sonora.
In May, 1898, when the Americans
were fighting the Spanisrds the Yaqui
nation offered for the service of the
United States $500 soldiers, fresh
from the battlefield, sweet with liber-
ty. The Mexican government in Its
hatred for the United States prevented
the Yaqui soldiers from helping the
United States and ever since has
heaped injury and indignity upon the
Yaquis.
The Yaqui nation will no longer
tolerate the Mexican army in Sonora.
That army is composed of criminals.
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vtcts, places them in the army that is
meant to hold the Yaquis in subjec-
tion. Thus 1t is that Sonora is the
dumping ground for the criminals of |
Mexico. The Yaquis will not have
dishonest men among them, whether |
Mexican convict or official.
The Yaqui nation has established a |
provisional government, the Offices of |
which are at Babispe. The Yaqui
winter, and Potsm in summer. All /
Americans are welcome to enlist.
In the event of the success of the
Yaqui people over the robber Mex
leans, no foreigners, except native
born Americans, will be allowed into
Sonora for 10 years.
The property and persons of Amer
leans In Sonora will be protected by
the Yaquis in every way. All Amer
leans are warned against Mexicaps
who commit murders ascribed to
Yaquis.
The Mexicans kill two birds with one
stone by assassinating our friends. the
Americans, and defsmtng US in the eyes
Of Americans.
Manuel Saavedra,
President.
Teresa Duryea,
Jesus Escalsnte,
The Junta Harry Herbst, }staff
John Dwyer,
Tenebanto,
Julian Villa,
Secretary.
CONSUL AALLEN'S ANSWER.
Consul Francisco Mallen had this to
say In regard to the Yaqui proclama-
lion:
'Iet me answer your queries by |
taking up each point separately, and in
that way can show more clearly how
without foundation tn ese claims of the |
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