The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
Revolutionary Disturbances in
Mexico keenly Watched by
People of This State.
AGENTS OF INSURGENTS
SAID TO BE BUYING ARMS
Reported to Have Gathered Mu-
nitions in Ogden; Mormons
Will Support Diaz.

Utah is kecniy Interested in the deyel-
opncnts Of the insurrection. or revoIu-
Ton, In Mexico. Hundreds of former
ltah Families now live in the Mormon
colonies established In Mexico. and rela-
tires OF these folks naturally are alert
for the latest news from the disturbed
zones. In addition TO the colonization in
Mexico By tho Mormons, there are many
persons hereabouts heavily interested In
various industries in Mexico. The rubber
industry holds much Utah capital, as
does also the coffee trade. Other tropical
products come In for large investment
OF Utah money.
II SO happens that some of tho recent
bGhting between the insurgents and the
government troops has been In the Inn
mediate vicinity OF one of the larger Nor
mon colonies, fight Is reported at
Manquipa. which is 125 miles south OF
NueVas Casas Grandes, in the state OF
Chihuahua, A large force Of insurrec-
ttonists is believed to be headed for Co
the Mormon centers.
Apostle Anthony w. Wins. who spent
many years In Mexico says the Mormon
people will resist the coming OF tho IN
surgents and VIII cast their lot with the
government
Arms From Utah.
Apostle Wins is probably right about
the ieelins OF The Mormon people in Mex
leo and is unquestionabIy right about
their strong leaning toward the govern
ment- Al the same time, Utah may lg-
ure In the disturbances in Mexico In no
unimportant way. This state may send
indeed, 1t is believed It has already gen,
comfort TO tho revolutonists I'm the
FORM OF arms and ammunition. IT IS said
on good authority that high power auto
matte rifles and reyolSers, with quantities
lionlsts In Mexico. have been shipped
from Ogden and Salt Lake In large guam
ntles IN the past two weeks to The Dor
ders of the Mexican republic. That
trusted agents OF the revolutionary lead
ers have. been in this state buying up
firearms for several weeks there seems to
be little doubt Several days ago dark-
skinned man of secrctive appearance and
with apparently unlimited credit arrived
In Ogden. Those who had occasion to
talk with him described him as rcscm-
bling Spanfard although he spoke Eng
lish fluently, When he arrived In Ogden
he had two suit cases and small trunk.
The day Of his departure he carried away
five big Moulton trunks, on which he was
required to pay $I2 excess baggage. In
his stay In Ogden he was I'm frequent
who is believed to have been engaged on
similar mission I'm this city,
EInissaries in Ogden.
That there has been heavy demand
for automatic rifles and revolYcrs at some
OF the hardware stores In Ogden Is admit
ted. The stranger doubtless employed
others 10 assist him In making his pur-
chnses. to avert suspicion. The trunks
In which the firearms are supposed to
have been packed were not bought in
Ogden. but are believed to have been
shipped 10 Ogden for that purpose In ad-
vance.
It is significant that aeMeNcan lecturer.
who spoke al Ogden several months ago.
-I,sl=n =nI Itn flo. ,I,,np III
automatic rife of the Browning patent
before leaving the city. In his address he
bitterly denounced President Diaz and the
present method of Mexican government.
The stranger who was In Ogden several
days ago did not give his name to any
one. so far as can be learned, nor has
sucli person registered at any of the
leading hotels there. II is supposed that
he obtained apartments at some less pre-
tentious place, where his identity could
be more successfully concealed:
The stringent laws OF the Mexican re-
public, prohibiting the importation of fire.
arms across the border, necessitated the
caution on the pert OF the insur-
rectionists. and the emBloyment OF re-
sponsihIe persons to make the purchases
1t is believed that the trunks containing
the firearms were unloaded at sonc iso-
lated railroad station near the Mexican
border and then smuggled into the noun
tain Businesses under cover of night.
Mormons With Government.
In discussing the attitude OF the Nor
mons in Mexico, Apostle IvI1s, said;
"AIl the Mormous are well-armed. They
are provided with 30-30 Winchester rifles.
and have plenty of ammunition. They
will fight for the government and against
the insurrectos The ihsurrectos are
mostly, of Mexicans, or d mix
ture OF Indian and Spanish blood, princi-
paly Indian. In Mexico there are no
organized bodies OF militia. as in this
but any citizen of the Mexican
republic is liable to be called into service
as Il citizcs solClIerNin time OF war The
Mormon colonists Viii probably respond
to such call and fight for the govern
ment.
''Manaquipa. whore The fighting oc-
Cured lies between the Mormon colonies
and Guerrero. which was reported cap
tured by the iusurrectos last week. Guer-
zero is about 300 miles south of CoIonia
Juarez. In Chihuahua. and Is about sew
enty~five miles farther south than Ma
dera. the other Ghihuahuan town report
cd to he under control OF the revolution
lists. The Country is somewhat sparsely
settled in the northernspart OF Chihuahua,
but IT appears from the dispatch that long
arc not dreaded by the insur-
rectlonists. andG Gt Is entirely likely that
tbey Will attack the Mormon colonies, II
they do. they viii meet with warm re-
ceptiop. for the Mormons are able TO de-
fepd themselves.