The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-02

army, doing the bulk OF the desper-
ate fighting in the contests for the
towns along the Arizona Sonora Dor
der. These Indians were considered
''pacifico,' or peaceful Yaquis. But
on opportune occasions they demand
ed the return of their tribal lands
and only would remain in the revolu
ton service after securing promises
from the factional leaders For more
than year, however, it has become
: evident that the supposedly friendly
Yaqui was working in conjunction
with his wilder brother who had re.
NAMED in the hills. Arms and am
munition in large quantities given to
the Indians enlisted in the consti.
tutionalist army were smuggled on
the backs of Yaqui runners into the
mountain passes and there were hid
den. The enlisted Indians would
return after an insignificant skirmish
and demand more ammunition. Their
Mexican officers did not dare to re.
| fuse it,
The situation became more serious
when Jose Maria Maytorena, the Villa
governor of the state, brought the
| faqui troops into northern Sonora.
Previously they had been used only
| against Huerta's federal troops about
Guaymas. Maytorena's Yaquis took
part in the attacks on the Carranza
Sarrlsons at Nogales, Naco and Can
anea. In former years under the Diaz
administration these Indians had
been driven into southern Sonora by
continued fighting along the Arizona
border in which they met the federal
"rurales," MeXico's rural police which
was considered the most efficient
lighting arm of the former dictator. |
The forceful eXiling into southern |
Mexico of large numbers OF Yaqu |
men had failed to break the warlike |
spirit of the race.
Rumors asserted that the Yaqui |
leaders were controlling the Maytor-
ena government. These were denied
officially until the more recent de-
yelopments showed that the so-called
'pacifico' Yaquis were working in
conjunction with their ''broncho." or
Wild brothers, in their life long at
tempt to regain the valley farming
lands now developed to high degree
by the American farmers. The Am
erican colonists had bought the land
from the Mexican owners, who in
turn had secured it through govern.
ment or private concessions in about
the same manner as the American
Indians territory in the United
States was colonized and developed
The state government found itself
powerless to prevent the raids by
the 'broncho" Indians on the Ameri-
can settlements since the large pro-
portion of Indian troops would not
permit warfare against their hill
-ribesmen. This led to the sending
down the west coast of American
marines with orders to land if nee
essary to save the lives of the Amer
can settlers who though in grave s
ianger, would not leave their farms
n fear of losing their crops and prop. {
arty.
The Yaquis rival, but first cousin,
S the Mayo Indian whose lands close
y adjon the Yaqui valley. The Mayo
hough of good fighting ability, and
frequently victorious over the Yauui
ribe, is of a more peaceful nclina-
ion and has retained by diplomatic
means some valuable farming land.
he Mayo also entered the revolu.
lonary struggle. Large numbers of q
he Mayo braves joined the Carranza
anks, and have been assisting ma
Prially in the Obregon victories over .
he Villa army in central Mexico =
MS left the Yaqui in undisputed
o'iN'Dl 4ii Aohoids lt pldll, lOTUltT- |
: suggested, of playing the Mayo .
gainst the Yaqui, could not be en- =
Ioyed since the bulk of the Mayo "
ghting men had been removed. "
The racial characteristics of the -,
aqui OF Mexico are similar to those
the Apache, who caused continued IA
arfare in the early development of ~
e southwestern United States. The
aqui is credited with direct rela- "a
onship to the Apache. Like his ~
'rthern cousin the Yaqui has been -
nlty of all manner of brutality -
rected against his prisoners, and is
lown to have employed modes OF
rture as skillful as those of the ha
cient Chinese. This has caused les
ar OF the Yaqui which was not due
tirely to his military ability. The
lqui was the first Mexican tribe to
come fully armed with rifles. and