Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-25
0JEDA and ESQ OF
HIS REFUGEES
GO TO JUAREz
Defeated COMMANDER OF NAC0
LEAVES ARMS BEFORE STARTING.
CONSTITUTIONALISTS DRAFT PET|.
ton affecting Mines.
WANT CLOSING Down
MADE A FELONY

Douglas, Ariz., April 25,-Genera
Pedro Ojeda, the federal commando
defeated at Naco, and $50 refugee fed
cral soldiers left today for Juarez
by way of FL Paso, Texas. Their arms
and ammunition were turned over t.
the Mexican consul at Naco, Ariz., OF
orders from Washington.
The Mexican troops have been helc
| by United States troops at Naco since
the battle April 10. The eight troops
OF the ninth cavalry stationed neal
Naco Will be reduced to the norma
border patrel.
Douglas, Ariz., April 25.-Consttu
Itional leaders at Aqua Prleta. Sonora
last night drafted a petition to Cover
I nor Pesquiera of Sonora, asking thai
bill be passed making it a felony
for foreigners to close their mines OF
mills. 1t was asserted that such acts
were overt evidence of sympathy with
the Hureta government. Such is the
latest turn OF affairs in connection
with the disagreement between the
insurgent state officials and the Ca
tnanea Consolidated Copper company,
the mines of which practically have
been shut down owing to labor trou-
bles which resulted in mob violence
against the American officials of the
company.
Rafael J. Castro, a Cananea lawyer,
ISnacio Bonillas, member of the state
congress, and various constitutional
ist military leaders drew up the petit
ton which further recited that the
closing of industries by foreign corpor-
ations should be sufficient cause to
withdraw all guarantees of personal
or property protection and result in
confiscation of property and the i'm
prisonment of owners and managers.
A copy of the petition also was sent
tc Governor Carranza of Coahuila, for
his official sanction as military head
or the revolution.
The action is taken not only as an
attack on the Cananea company, Uut
the Southern Pacific of Mexico, and
banks of Hermosillo, the state CAPT
tai, properties which have closed down
since the establishment of the insur-
gent state government. State officials
here say that the railway has agreed
to operate their road south of Nogales,
Ariz., but refused to resume traffic on
the branches running to Cananea.
HUERTA'S REQUEST.
Washington, D. c., April 25.-While
President Wilson and the cabinet were
III session today, Senator Smith of
Arizona sent telegram to the cabinet
room, which told of the request of the
Huerta government to have 500 fed
eral soldiers who escaped to the Amer
lean side at Nogales, after the battle
OF Naco, transported through Arizona
to FL Paso, Texas, that they might re-
cross into federal territory at Juarez.
Senator Smith declared that he con-
sidered the giving of such permission
would be aiding the Huerta govern
rent and that movements of troops
CT either side in the Mexican revolt
should not be permitted through AM
erican territory.
The cabinet, however, decided to
follow the precedent established in
the Taft administration of permitting
the troops to travel through American
territory, unarmed, and as civilians.
ASK COLQUiTT, TOO.
Austin, Texas, April 25-Governos
Colquitt today was asked to prevent,
if possible, the movement of Mexican
troops from Nogales to Juarez, through
the state of Texas. The request came
il telegram from Nogales signen
Jack Noonan."
Noonan alleges that the movement
is in strict violation of the neutrality
Laws of the government. He states
there are between 200 and 300 federal
soldiers who have surrendered to the
United States troops and state rang
ers on various occasions after having
been apprehended on American soil.