The San Francisco call., 1906-06-06
ORDER RESTORED
At THE MINES
Espes Randolph Tells Of the
Trouble He Experienced
at Cananea.
1t Was Not a Race War, bus
Merely a Riot Following
a Strike.

TUCSON, A. T., June 5.-Epes Ran
dolph, general manager of the Southern
Pacific Railroad in the Southwest, and
one of the most prominent citizens of
Arizona, returned from Cananea this
morning. He said to a representative
of the Associated Press:
Il have just returned from Cananea
and left everything quiet. Half of the
miners have resumed work, the con-
centrators are running and The smelter
is running about half blast. In my
opinion all of the men will be at work
and the plant will be in full operation
within week
"rhe trouble at Cananea was simply
strike and the riot its natural Sc
quence- l think agitators from the
United States had good deal to do with
melting the more violent and ignor-
ant Mexicans. 1t was not in any case
a race war; it simply happened that
the strikers were Mexicans. People
who suppressed the strike were repre-
sentative Americans operating in con-
junction with Mexicans. officers Gen
eral Torres, Governor Ysabel and Col
onel Kosterlitsky were there with Fed
eral and State troops and rurales |
do not anticipate any further trouble.
The loss of property will range
from 100000 to 100000, The loss OF
life is six Americans and probably
twelve to fourteen Mexicans
PHOENIX, A. T., June 5.-Captain
Thomas Rynning of the Arizona Ran
gers today conferred with Governor
kibbey in relation to incidents of the
Cananea trouble and the part played
in 1t by armed Americans who went
from Arizona. Rynning's explanation
was satisfactory to the Governor.
Rynning said his men did not cross
the line as an armed body, but after
volunteering in Bisbee, went to Naco,
where they met Governor Ysabel, who
desired them to accompany him as
volunteers under his command and to
obey all his orders. This was agree
able and as individuals they crossed
the line, and reformed into companies
under his command. They then went
to Cananea, marched through the town
once, and, finding no need of their ser
vices after the arrival of Kosterlitsky,
they returned to Naco as soon as a
train was furnished them.
DOUGLAS, A. T., June ED How
ard of Santa Barbara, Cal, was proba-
bly, burned to death in the lumber
yard fire at Cananea. he had ac-
cepted a position in the company $
office only one day before the riot
have perished in the fire, is safe and
has been heard. from.
ST LOUIS, June 5.-Members of the
junta of the Mexican Liberal. party,
who say they believe they are the per-
sons accused by Minister Thompson of
having melted the strike at the Greene
Consolidated Copper mines at Cananea,
Mexico were found today at 2465 ga
fayette avenue, where they sare pub
fishing a paper called Regeneration.
Antonio 1. Villareal, secretary of the
junta, is in charge of the headquar-
ters.
I'VE did not know that any one in
ST. Louis knew where we were" said
Villareal. Still. we are not afraid.
They say we have tried to incite a
revolution. This is not true. We have
simply been printing the truth about
the conditions at the Greene mines at
Cananea. We have been calling atten-
ton to the fact that the mining COM
pany pays American workmen S5 a
day and pays Mexicans only $3.50 a
day. We have called attention to the
evils which are following the invasion
of the Yankees into Mexico. We have
been making fight for square deal
for the Mexican laborers. and we will
continue TO fight.
This is purely a labor fight, not a
revolution, so far as we are concerned.
Our great purpose is to overthrow
Diaz We shall not depart from that
purpose until the work Is accom-
plished. But we do not hold ourselves
responsible for the riot and bloodshed.
We have nothing to fear. II they want
us they will find US here. We are
ready and will fight"