Graham guardian., 1912-07-26
BLAMES GARIBALDI

Gen. Rlanco, for the following rea-
sons:
BLAMES GARIBALDI
About two months ago | was
asked by the Mexican consul of Fl
Paso to go to D,uglas anil thu colo
MES and try and arrange for trans.
portation and horses and Quilts for
this army from Sonora into the stale
of Chihuahua. | made thorough
investigation, and the first ns',n that
| interviewed on the question of
colonists' teams was Millard Hay
more, and he said he thought it
would be a great mistake to even
think of furnishing any teams and
men for the transportation of army
supplies, and after further investiga-
ton ! reported to Col. Garidaldi
that he must not 'unt upon tram
sportation by the colonists of mater
ials of war to the state of Chihuahua;
that, in the first plac', the colonists
were foreigners. and therefore were
neutral and desired - remain SO.
and in the sec md pace that they
were in the midst u t,ieir harvest
and needed all of their aya;!;ii,'s.
men and teams for that purp ,se. /
recommend that the federals pur-
chase outfits, and offered my services
for that purpose, so that they would
not be handicapped in their march on
the state of Chihuahua. Garibadi
replied: / don't need your services
in the matter, having become en-
ragged at an article that had appear
ed in the Douglas Dispatch, and
accusing me of being its author,
which was absolutely false in every
detail.
BLAMEs GARIBALDI AND HAYMoRE
"Garibaldi being in absolute
charge Of the preparation, and hav-
ing been, as l have heretofore
stated, notified of the conditions.
should have made the necessary prep.
aration of transportation and not
have left this preparation to the last
moment.
Mr.. Haymore l consider more
to blame than anyone else, for the
simple fact that he knew the situa-
ton better than anyone Of the other
two mentioned, but seemed to be
willing to endanger the lives and
break. over every precedent that the
people of the colonies have estab-
lished and maintained during this
Mexican political trouble by not
only deceiving the colonists. but
using his influence and lending him
self to be a tool of Gen. Blanco in
forcing upon the people a very
dangerous condition, and placing at
the same time the federal command
ers in a very humiliating, not to
say what might have been very
disastrous, as we'll as dangerous,
condition in retarding their progress
in their march to the east.
Il blame Gen. Blanco because of
his knowledge of our previous un.
derstandings in regard to the posi-
ton taken by colonists, and for en-
tering into collusion with Haymore.
THE CONDITION RELIEVED
II went into conference with
Lieut.. Col. Obergon on my arrival
at the colony, and found him to be a
very fine man, and, after short
conference. he asked me if>it would
mt be possible for noe to induce
some, of the colonists to hep tn m
to transport tn, remainder Of their
provisions as fac as Oaxaca, and |
Immediately took the matter up
with Mr.. Lillywhite, the jefe of the
colony, and notwithstanding that
his own grain lay in tn fl d subject
to the rains and 5. rm. h got tiv.
men with teams that We're haul ny
his era to forward the bal e If
the me'rcland e and provisions to.
Colonia Oaxaca, and Col ObergoH
and his men proceeded on Their way
to that point. 1t is my opinion that
Gen. SaHjines was not only misin-
formed but misguided, and had he
known the true situation and condi-
tions as they existed that there
would not haYe been any misunder-
standing nor trouble between him
self and the people of the colony.
And it is with regret that these
disagreeable conditions should have
arisen. and have hope that we will
be able in the future to avoid either
with the rebe's or the fedeaals all
complications that might bring
about any serious consequences.
This is the first and only report that
| have personally given out in re-
gard to the incidents above referred
to.
(Signed) 20. P. BROWN"