Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-09
American Miners Are Leaving as
The Result Of Threats
OF Arrest.
BLAME WESTERN FEDERATION
Dead Buried Without attempt at ldcn-
tlficaiion-,lay Never Know
Number Killed.

Bsbee. Ariz. June AS a result OF
the strike at Cananea, Mexico, mines
Of Col W e. Greene, last week. the
American miners in the camp viii BE-
very few in number in the future. Il Is
believed. They are crossing the line in
droyes. and several hundred have ar
rived in Blsbee during the last IS
hours.
on Thursday the Mexican authorities
sent a man through the mines notify
ing all American miners that those who
were under suspicion Of having agl-
tated the trouble at Cananea and had
openly sympathized with the striking
Mexicans would on the following day
be placed under arrest. The result was
a general exodus Of Americans
1; can be reliably stated that the Am
erican authorities believe that members
Of the Western Federation Of Miners
at Cananea secretly encouraged and
abetted the strike and members Of this
organization were the first 10 receive
the notice TO leave.
Col w. {. Greene denies the report
that the wages OF the Mexican miners
have ben Increased. In a signed state
ment issued this afternoon he says that
all men resumed work under exactly
the same conditions as before. and fur
thermore, no change In wages would be
made under any circumstances
The number killed In the riots will
probably never be known The Mexican
authorities buried the dead ON Saturday
and Sunday night without any attempt
al Identification.
The governor OF Arizona and Mexican
officers have been requested 10 send
official reports 20 their respective gov
ernments concerning the taking Of
armed forces Of American volunteers
% Cananea Saturday morning by Gov.
Isabel
The Associated Press correspondent.
after a personal investigation OF the
matter and interviews with officials Of
both sides Of the line. submits the fol-
lowing as correct version Of the Incl
dent, which is now under inyestga-
ton by both governments
Gov. Ysabel arrived at Naco at $50
a. m. on the second day Of June. travel
ing in a special train. The train
stopped as usual within American ter
ritory. A number Of armed Americans
were gathered at this point where the
tarin stopped. Somebody who was
known TO Gov Ysabel approached him
and introduced several men as employees
OF the Bisbee and Douglas Mining com.
pany, among them being doctors, law
yers and Others
These men manifested a viii TO ac-
company Gov. Ysabel 70 Cananea.
The latter answered that he was on ur-
gent business. that he would cross tho
boundary line and on the Mexican side
would speak 20 them. Gov Ysabel
crossed the line on foot and smoke TO
the custom house collectors. who in
formed him OF the trouble Of the pre-
ylous night Gov Ysabol went 10 the
telegraph Office and inquired for In.
structiOns from Mexico city.
There he communicated with can.
anea and received direct from Col
Greene the most alarming news about
the situation. Fears we're entertained
az Cananea that the police were INSULT
Client, etc. I'm view Of this GOV Ysahel
asked the Mexican customs officers 10
CIV" WV NltHtA Alu'l lNdl4N lh pass lNf
line, which was agreed 10. These Am
orleans numbered about 200
Gov. Ysabel told the Americans that
he had no authority 10 allow the pass
ing Of armed men from America %
Mexicon soil but that In view ~ the
very alarming reports from Cauanea
he was willing 20 take upon himself
the responsibility Of bringing the AM I
orleans % Mexico. But before that he
wanted TO know whether they were sol I
dIers, irregular troops or what To this I
reply was made that the Americans I
were not soldiers, but citizens employed /
at the mining camps NJ Bisbee and I
Douglas. that the arms they carried .
were their personal property ana AN of T.
Them came with the proper permission
OF their chiefs
Gov Ysabel then stated that while
on Mexican soil they were under his
immediate orders and subject 10 Next
can law An agreed 20 this II Is
known that Gov. Ysabo has praised 10
tho Mexican government the excellent
behavior of these men. who fulfilled
their promise Of returning home when
their presence was no longer needed in
Cauanca"