Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-11-06
DAILY KENNEBEc zJoURNAl. MONDAY, NoVEMBE 1915

ceremony. AS SOFT Of SOP to his
conscience. the mayer nned the gem
erar 1000 pesos. about $40 in American
money!
Now. these things are not incidents
Of war. AS matter Of fact, months
and months pass with enemy forces
within rife shot of one another-and
the only casualties are among the
people. they have tacitly allotted to
themselves to loot.
! In a town not very far from me, a
number Of soldiers under two separ-
ate Carranzista commands were gath
cred and under the excitement Of what
drink they could get hot dispute
started. Some began to yell, Viva
Caranza! then others started the cry,
| Viva Obregon!' It looked like the be-
ginning of new revolution. Then
rose up one six-foot Indian, towering
over the crowd, with the great shout
of Que Viva Ia Trienta-Trienta!'-
'Hurrah for the Thirty-T Thirty! (Win-
chester). It was the slogan they all
know-it is the one understandable slo-
gan of most of those in Mexico who
have the power Of life and death over
those oppressed men and pitiful wom-
| en- and children!
| so much for the real makeup Of
these Mexican patriots and their
methods. So much for the fate Of the
Mexican people whom they prey upon.
Now. let me say something about their
effect on me and thousands of Ameri-
cans like me. Let me picture the ef-
fect on one single, small locality Of the
Wilson Administrations policy Of get
out-or take the consequences!'
| "On May 10. 1915, a force Of Yaqui
Indians (about 4OO) equipped by the
Constitutionalists to fight Huerta' s
troops with rifles and ammunition from
the United States, by the direct sane
ton of the United States when the
embargo was lifted. came down upon
our ranches. We put up the best fight
we could and sent an urgent call for
help to a garrison Of Mexican soldiers
not rs miles away. For five days the
raldlng Indians camped in the valley,
and they retired to the mountains un-
hlndered. Not a soldier came to help
us.
That raid cost us ranch buildings
and grain and cattle. Twenty five
Mexicans and sixteen Indians were
killed. Three Americans were killed.
we appealed to Washington for pro-
tection. Some cruisers were ordered to
Guyamos-about so miles away. Ad-
miral Howard sent his officers all over
the valley to find out exactly who the
americans We're and where they lived.
Inese officers examined the ground
with view to finding out If motor
trucks could be brought. We thought
tnat we were to be protected.
| Remember that the first Yaoui raid
was on May 10. then came the United
states warships and Admiral Howard's
omcers. On top Of that. on June 8. less
tnan month after the first raid 800
faquis Counted from a ranch watch
to"er) came down again. They burned
q Americans (Which had escaped the
nrst tlme) They burned two stores
anu schoolhouse. Only because the
americans were warned by their scouts
ana oy ranch telephones did thew es.
cape death or capture.
Word was sent to Admiral How. ri
Another appeal was sent to the Mex-
lean garrison, but no help came to ne
washington refused to allow Admiral
howard 70 land marines and sailors.
| Inc third Yaqui raid came on Dec
OF last year. This time thew at
tacked the two towns of our valley
and drove out the 600 or so Of Car
rama soldiers. The townspeople. how
ever succeeded in stopping them. Next
day, the Indians spread out among the
ranches, attacked three American es-
Establishments, whose owners barely es-