The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-01
GUERRILLA WAR IS TERMINATED Yaqui Indians Yield to
 Mexico. THEY MAKE TERMS OF PEACE Nation Will Soon Be a Thing of
 the Past. Chief Bule Thinks Propositioa win Be Satisfactory and Terrible De- 'truction of Life and rrop-
 erty wm stop.
THEY MAKE TERMS OF PEACE

hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. May 31.~-- tBy Stan Correspondent .l---After A war which has continued intermittentlv Tor more than f20 years the Yaqui Ma t,on' as nation, is about to suffer the tnroes or dissolution, to sever tribal re4 latiors, and it's members, are to settle down Into peaceable and law abiding Mexican citizens.
 Originally numbering 10000 or mora people. they have never yet acknowl~ edged the authority of the Mexican Government. but the end is fast com. ing and the Yaqui Nation wili soon ba thing of the past.
 Although Christianized by the Span~ ish fathers. they steadfastIy refused to accept the dominion Of Spain, and as soldiers in the revolutionary. army nna1 terially aided in driving the. Spaniards from the country and in later yeare Against the armies of the republic they stubbornly maintained their freedom.
 When at peace they enjoyed all the rights and privileges accorded to other citizens of Mexico, but their feaity to tribal relations was never broken. Tho sovereignty of tho "Yaqui countryt they conceded to no one If beaten by armies in the field. they retreated to the mountains of Baeatete and waEed unrelenting guerilla warfare. Quarter was neither asked nor given. and the tnuOEGnI On UUAtf st1cAt AukkNAea MAAtt the guilty. When exhausted by long struggles. there have been intervals of peace. but under the then existing con- ditions. these could not be lasting. and the first overt act on the part Of the indians or the Government led to other bloody and determined struggles.
 Yaqui e Rich Country.
 Prior to the accession of Porfio pia1 to the Presidency of the republic. the rights of the Yaquis to levy tribute On the commerce of the Taqui River was recognized by the Govarnpaent qH Mexico, and but for the inrusR 9k Afaef~ icans 1t Is probably that nnfh condo tien of tninkA would nave ezsHse's unT me 1rIse'' TSaus country is fich in natural Advantages. Tn minerals, in agftcui- tura, in home making. t is probably surnas ssed by no spot ID the &E@As southweat. TO the Anafo-saxon ad- yenturer the great possibilities afford cd by the country could not be over looked.
 to the valley but the government could not deliver the goods and lie died oE ofd age without chanGInE tho Akn& quo. Rrenncn's mantle fell on
 shoulders. some Mexicane, some Ayi can. Deeds of violence that weN' shame pagan were perpetfkted against the Indians and they rsptien ln like measures. The national nH well as the state governments became involved and then ensned the fpnE struggle which is about to end.
 On May last Luis BuIe, head of the Yaaui nation asked for q conferences by which peace could be made. With ninety-six of his followers he was met in the Bacatete mountains by Col- onel Jose Gonzales Salas and other o4- a XhA Af1TlA ference Iastel three hours and Is be- lieved to have paved the way 10 q last ing peace.
 in the end terms acceptable to both narties were agreed upon. These pre- vide unconditional submission Of the Yaqui's to the authority of the govern ment: that the lives and property of the Inlians be repected. and they be protected in all the rights and privi- ieges accorded Mexican citizens under existing laws provided however that fer the time being they must not go north of Ures that all arms ani alTa- nunition of war in the hands Of the Indians be delivered to the military authorities: that emissaries should be sent to the different Yaqut bands: ad- vising them to cease hostilitfes and de- liver up their arms and that the gov- ernment provide all necessities for the submitting Indians until such time as work can be provided for them.
 Chief ts Satisfied.
 Chief Bule fin expressing himself as satisfied with the terms proposed said he believed his people would accept them If enough time was given e unite all families and parties so as to present themselves in a body. He fix ed June IS as the date upon which tho united people would present themselves for ratification of the terms of settles ment.
 That the Indians are acting in good faith is evidenced by the surrender 0f bands to the different authorities, sev- eral already having given themselves up. The government however, ia talk ing no chances and is preparing for eventualities on June IS in case euys thing should occur.
 The cost of prolonged warfare Co both Indians and the government an well as to the residents of the dis trtct in which 1t has been waged has been tremendous. The loss of life can never be computed but it is known to be enormously large and the loss In property win. it Is believed. easily