Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-23
THE UNFORTUNATE cANANgA INCIDENT.


 The incident at Cananea which re tulted in the departure of the general manager of the Cananes Consolidated Copper company who was forced te leave the company's property and tha big, prosperous mining camp. is per haps the plainest demonstration oi the lack of government CT efficient authority in that country that has been given to the world during the entire revolutionary trouble in Mex leo. Mr. Douglas stood his ground for the rights of himself and his com. pany so long as there was possible hope of showing those composing the mob of the great damage which must come, not only to the mining com. pany. but to themselves if they car. rted out the declared purpose and only yielded under protest and under the compelling force of two thousand men and when the authorities of the dis trict advised him to go away, at least temporarily.
 The logical result Of the condL tions under which Mir. Douglas left Cananea will be the closing of all operations by the company, thus de, priving three to four thousand men of employment and leaving a popula tion of twelve to fifteen thousand peo- pie without any means of subsistence. This Is a gloomy picture, but it E the expected one after what hap pened at Cananea on Monday.
 The Cananea outbreak was ono which was disappointing to those who believed that after the federals under General Oieda had been overcome and driven from Sonora there would remain no cause for further trouble in the northern part of the state; l. will be disappointing to those who have tCsted the friendship of the citizens of Sonora for Americans and American enterprises. It was an act not like the courteous and friendly Sonora people in the past and came, 10 doubt, as culmination of an ex- citement which reached a high pitch during the fighting at Cananea and afterwards at Naeo in which the cit izen soldiers Of Sonora were final viotors. though at a cost of many lives.
 What will be the final result al Cansnea cannot now be foretoId, but until there is a changed spirit created there the Cananea Consolidated Cop. per company need not expect to again regain control and direction of their enterprise. If Sonora cannot afford ample protection for security of for eign enterprises in the state, then foreign enterprises must for the pres, ent cease their endeavors and await fol an opportunity in the future when their activities and enterprises may be resumed.
 At Cananea no successor Of J. s Douglas could resume authority in the direction of work there; until the oon,rolling spirit in that town is eliminated 1t Is better that the wheels remain still as an enterprise under the control and management of the mob would not only be without possible hope Of profit, bat would surely be domed to certain destrue ton at an early day.
 What has occurred at Cananea is most unfortunate for the state Of Sonora, unfortunate for the big min ing company in which many millions of American dollars have been in vested and stiH more unfortunate for those who may drift away from the camp with no means for subsistence ard with no inviting haven where em' psoyment may be secured.
 Lst us hope that there win be 3