Arizona republican., 1906-06-06
THE OFFICIAL VERSION
 OF MEXICAN INVASION
Captain Rynning of the Rangers Ar-
 rives in the City.

Captain Thomas Rynning of the Ari- zona Rangers arrived in the city yes terday at the request of Governor Kib- bey to confer with him regarding the part taken by the Rangers in the Ca nanea affair.
 Last Friday when the Mexicans of Cananea formed themselves into mob and threatened to burn the town and the property of the Greene Copper company it was to Rynning that the governor of the state of Sonora first turned for aid He knew the man he was dealing with and had the utmost confidence in his ability to check the uprising.
 And after making his request for aid not great deal of time elapsed until the assistance was furnished As the head of the Rangers and an officer of the territory there was not great deal that Tom Rynning could do, but it is safe to say that that little which he could accomplish was done. The re- suit was that the call which was made, following the riot of Friday night, news of which reach ed Bisbee Saturday morning. was answered, the volunteers arriving in Cananea Saturday before noon. If there was an American in the whole town of Cananea that Rynning was not personally acquainted with he was in deed late conner. And better yet If there was a law breaker who was apt to be implicated in the riot that Ryn- ming did not know he too was a late conner. It was an opportunity for him to kill two birds with one stone, lend assistance to his friends who were re- ported to be in danger and to look over a gang of criminals for men who were possibly wanted by the police of Mexico and the United States.
 TO explain his action in leaving this country with an armed body of men Governor Kibbey Monday asked byI wire for Rynning to come to Phoenix and yesterday morning he was here. For several hours in the morning he was in consultation with the chief eX- ecutive. The result of the interview as far as anything of interest to the public was concerned was not made known at the capitol, except that the captains explanations were entirely satisfactory to the governor. Ryn- ming himself appeared to be backward about discussing the case
 The call for volunteers came to Bis bee from Col Greene, who asked for 200 men, Inside of an hour after the call was posted on a bulletin board, said Captain Rynning, 1000 men had offered their services. They discussed ways and means of getting to the front and finally as to who should lead them. I was urged to take the command but before accepting I asked the men to congregate in front of the Copper Queen store. where I would address them. At that meeting l explained to them that the first reports of such af- fairs were always Exaggerated and that possibly the need of the volun- teers going to Cananea would be de- nied by later reports. I doubted the necessity of making the trip Above all I knew that they could not go as armed troops and under no cOnsidera- tion would I lead them across the bor- der as an armed body. l had in mind, however a way in which they could be handled. I had a wire from Cover nor Ysabel of Sonora saying he would meet the volunteers at Naco and we prepared to leave for that point.
 Tt was about 1:3O o'clock Saturday morning that We arrived in Naco and
 we had a short wait before Governor YsabeI arrived. I greeted him upon his arrival and told him my men want ed to go lO pIOlCNA SiiOeAiAe anu NN heIp him but that they could only go as individuals and not as troops. This he understood and the men were b,,ought to the border and the order syive1 to break ranks. Like a bunch of sheen the men made their way across the line but once in Mexico the troops were formed and companies organized with commanders. The companies were then presented to Governor Ysa- bel. who said he would accept them on but one condition, and that was that the men should obey every command. This they agreed to do and the trip into Cananea was begun. Arriving there We made a march through the town up around the concentrators and tl,n f,1rnacns IL is more 1han likely