Arizona republican., 1917-04-18
DR. B0|D0 SAYS SONORA PEOPLE
 VERY FRIENDLY

Dr. Lorenzo Boido. who has just returned from a months tour of the state of Sonora, deprecates the stories which come to Phoenix and find pub lication, of conditions in that part of Mexico and of the hostile attitude of the people toward the United States. He left Phoenix on March 20 and crossed the line at Nogales. He was wearing small American flag in the throughout his trip It offended no one. He went to Hermosillo and thence to Guaymas He returned to Carbo whence he started by automobile to, the Zultana gold mine, a Cole Ryan property under the charge of Sam Hassler. He drove also from Hermo- sillo to tres and on another trip from Cananea to Imuris his auto broke down. On these journeys and on trains he met many Americans wearing the American flag. Nowhere did he encounter any hostility toward Americans but every where he found that they were treated with politeness and respect.
 Sonora is in the midst of a political campaign similar to those which take place in Arizona and there is little more excitement there than usually at tends an Arizona campaign. The can
 
 Jose Obregon, a brother of General Alvaro Obregon, the federal minister Of war. Gales will almost certainly be elected Dr. Boido had interviews with Gales and high Mexican officials. in iuding Acting Governor de la Huerta. At baseball game at Hermosillo be- tween team Of that city and a nine from Negales, Dr. Boido saw several Americans, among them Mrs. Curry and sister, of Phoenix, who had trav- eled alone into Mexico. Gales asked the doctor if he could not arrange to have the Los Angeles team brought to Hermosillo for a game.
 Concerning the reports from the bor- der of large numbers of Germans crossing into Mexico, pr. Bold said that he stopped at the Hotel Cohen, in Hermosillo, whose proprietor is Ger man, friendly to the United States. He said that not a strange German had passed through Hermosillo within three months.
 q interviewed all classes of people, | said Dr. Boido, with reference to the | German American trouble and all without exception gave it as their opin- l ion that Mexico should be strictly neutral in order to recuperate from 1 the losses sustained during the war | They believe that their troubles are | about over and that within a short time | they will have made good their losses l of the last seven years. All are anx- 1 ious to encourage capital to come tC i Sonora and Americans in large num- bers are entering and mining is boom | ing. Some MeXicans said that if un- l fortunately it should be necessary fol l Mexico to take sides in the war be- | tween Germany and the United States | it would be on the side of their strong neighbor. As far as Sonora is con cerned the Germans that have gone in there since the declaration of a state | of war can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Everybody is hopefu
 that when the new governor will takt
 his seat on June 30 there will be . l beginning of new era of peace ant | prosperity
 Dr. Boido said that while in Mexico | he travelled on foot through wilds, car | rying his rifle on his shoulder looking for game. and he met various scouting ] parties of soldiers. They alway. treated him respectfully and never in 1 quired by what right he was bearing | arms. On his trip from Nogale | southward there was a large num5e of Americans on the train, among then | four women travelling unaccompanied | Mrs. Boido went into the interior o
 Mexico, returning to Nogales at mid | night on a freight train carrying
 large force of soldiers, and she wa
 treated with the greatest politeness b.
 all While in Nogales last Sunday the doctor saw many automobile par
 ties of Americans touring Nogales
 Sonora, their machines decorated wit
 American flags.
 q have no interest in Sonora" sai
 Dr. Boido, but I am astonished at tn
 misrepresentation of the people of tha
 state and I want to give the facts a
 found them in the course of a jour
 ney of several hundred miles throug
 the state"
 As to Chihuahua and other parts (
 the republic, pr. Boido said ne kne' nothing except by hearsAy, but so ia as concerns Sonora. he knows tha the officials and the people are friendl : to Americans.
 EXPLOSION IN ELY MINES