The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-30
(" W Of Sonora who have de-
ne H(7fTfN clared war on the world; and
II ~7~fO their thrilling history.

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lhe Yaqul Indians % onorn are said
70 have declared var on the United
states-at least 80 far a. American
settlers in their region are concerned
-and United States warahips have
been dispatched TO cope with he sit
untlon-informntion az 20 the process
bs which this declaration Of war was
made y sin lacking. n n known, that
the tribe retains a political organiza-
ton. What appears 70 b. an almost
mythical supreme chief rcisns IN the
hills above their valley and II said 10
direct the actions % the minor chiefs
who have taken groups Of the tribe
into the Mexican warfare.
The Associated Press correspondent
during a recent trip to the west coast
with Carranza learned this and q num-
her Of other Interesting things con-
ctf ming the Yaquis. about whom little
true material has hitherto been pub
lishcd.
Although they have been IN almost
constant warfare since the organiza-
tion ~ the Mexican nation. the Yaquis
have been fully conquered or
won over TO European civilization.
nut their strueele againat the advance
81 civilization aid not ssum threat
ening proportions until the recent rev
olutionary activities gave them mod
err wal munitions and military train
ing. Previously this most wariike
Mexican Indian had confined himself
to guerilla lighting. The aiming OF the
Yaauis 10 take part In Mcxico's do
nestle quarrel made possible their
more extensive military movements.
threatening not only the American
colonists In the Naqui valley about
Cuayas. but the sovereignty OF the
Mexican race along hat rich portion
Of the west coast.
The Yaqui region lies a few miles
inland from the important California
sulf port city OF Guaymas The In
dams years ago lost most OF their rich
agricultural lands In the valley. Their
strongholds are In the hill country.
from which strong positions they
make frequent raids on the Mexican
settlers In the valley below. II has
been only recently that their assaults
we're directed against tho American
settlers in the valley. who had given
the Indians profitable employment IS
laborers.
The Yaqui was not considered an
especially dangerous neighbor until
the advent OF the constitutionalist rev.
olution. With the separation OF the
carranza and villa factions a struggle
began between those two parties in
sonora state. The Indians already
had been armed md enlisted as troops
In the constitutio1allst army, doing the
bulk Of the desperate lighting in the
for the towns along the Ari-
zona-Sonora border. These Indians
were considered "pacihco.' or peace
ful Yaquis. But on opportune occa.
they demanded the return Of
their tribal lands, and only would re-
main In the revolution service after
securing promises from the factionhl
For more than a year, howl
Il has become evident that the
supposedly friendly Yaqui was work
In conjunction with his wilder
brother woh had remained In the hills.
Arms and ammunition IN large guam
given 70 the Indians enlisted IN
the constitutionalisr army were smug-
III WV AuNhH VI AAihA lAltftH
into the mountain passes and there
hidden. The enlisted Indians
would return after an insignificant
sklrmlsh ana demand more ammuni-
Their Mexican officers did not
20 refuse H..
The situation became more serious
Jose Maria Maytorena. the villa
governor 81 the state. brought the
Yaqui troops into northern sonora.
Previously they had been used only
aeainst Huerta's federal troops ABOUT
Guaymas. Maytorona's Yaquis TOOK
part In the attacks on the Carranza
sarrlsons AZ Nogaies. Naco and Can
In former years under the
Diaz administration these Indians had
driven into southern Sonora BY
continued hghting along the Arizona
border In which they met the federal
r%urales, Mexico's rural police which
considered the most efficient
fighting arm o. the former dictator.
The forecful cxliing into southern
Mexico 90 large numbers OF YaQul
men had failed 20 break the warlike
spirit OF the ace
Rumors asserted that the Yaqul
leaders were controlling the Mayto-
rena government. These were denied
officially until the more r. -ont de-
velopments showed that the so-called
'pacinco' Yaquis were working in
conjunction with their "broncho" or