Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
OF REFUGEES TO
LAY FACTS BEFORE LAW.
MAKERS.
YAoui INDIANS DESERT
cARRANzA AND VILLA
Have Been Unwilling Partners in Civil
War and See Hope Of Permanent
Peace Only Thru Intervention Of
United gstatss-Willins to Fight on
Side Of America.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, May As the result Of
a mass meeting of American refugees
at Galveston. delegation of FIVE being
sent to Washington to lay before con-
gross and the American people the
truth regarding conditions in Mexico.
A committee of one hundred volun-
teered for the service. but it was de-
cided that the smaller number would
be sufficient. For reasons of their own
many Americans have been loath to
describe actual conditions there and re-
cent events have convinced them that
they have made a mistake. 1t is ex-
pected that when the statements Of
these men are given publicity the
American people viii have a little
clearer idea than they have now OK
some of the mistakes, II not infamies,
in the handling Of the Mexican situa-
ton by some American authorities
Indians Desert Rebels,
One Of the unnoticed but most i'm
portant developments in Mexico has
been the desertion by the Yaqui In
dams of the constitu,ionalist cause.
The American papers carry few lines
stating that l,4o0 Of these Indians have
sent runner across the border to give
notice to this side that they have taken
TO the hills. These are the men who
did most of the successful fighting
against the federal general Ojeda at
Guaymas and other places defended by
his general. Turing his troops out into
the desert and laying in wait for them
at the water holes. So deadly was their
success in depriving the federals Of
water that in. one campaign no less
than 900 women. camp followers OF the
federal army, persisted OF thirst in the
desert.
Unwilling Partners.
These Indians have been unwilling
partners In the fighting in which they
have taken part They have been for
peace and have hoped for American IN
PREVENTION, in which case they would
have co-operated with the United
States. May Of their leading men were
educated in the American schools Of
New Mexico. and 1t is said that more
than year ago. when the United
States troops were nlassed on the
Texas border, they sent word to the
American side that If Juarez could be
protected they would serve the Amerf-
cans on Mexican soil for the purpose Of
restoring peace These Indians are OF
the type of Mexicans constituting a
great majority Of the population, who
nave wanted reforms in that country
but have not believed that they could
be gained by the methods OF Villa and
Carranza or by any method that would
not permit the country to remain at
peace while the readjustments We're
being made. They have argued that
only quick. sharp action by the United
States could place their country in a
position where reforms could be
brought about. and have been eager to
assist In a military movement which
would have for its purpose the quick
pacifcation Of Mexico and an eventual
disarmament that would make further
upris.ngs impossible.
Roosevelt May Go to Front.
Friends Of Colonel Roosevelt in
Washington are saying among them
selves that when the colonel returns
to this country it will be his ambition
20 lead a volunteer brigade into Mexico.
If the war continues. He foresaw the
possibility OF trouble before he sailed
for South America, it Is said. and
pointed out that II 1t came he would
like to assemble brigade containing
as many OF his Spanish war rough
riders as possible and offer 1t to the
government The brigade would con-
sist OF three regiments. the colonies to
be John H. McIlhenny Of the civil
service commission: Jack Greenway
former Yale football player. now in
Arizona. and Dave Goodrich. formerly
ofethe Harvard crew.