Arizona republican., 1917-10-29

Determination of the Yaqui Indians in Sonora, has been decreed by P. Elias Gales, governor of that state. That every pacific means has been ex- hausted in an effort to regenerate the rebeliious tribes that have so long been a menace to the peace of the state and have left death and ruin in their train, is the charge of Governor Gales in issuing a proclamation call ing upon the citizens of Sonora to CO., operate with him in doing away forever with this relatively small group of insignificant individuals, refractory to all civilized influences.
 Word of the determination of Gov ernor Gales to make an end of the dis turbing element in the state over which he rules and of the earnest plea of the executive for cooperation on the part of Americans to prevent the shipment of arms and ammunition to the Yaqui Indians in Sonora, was brought to Phoenix Saturday by Dr. L. Boido, who had just returned from Hermosillo where he was in conference with Gales. pr. Boido brought with him copies of the proclamation issued on October 19, a literal translation of which is presented herewith.
 That the people of Sonora have been long suffering and that Governor Gales and the Mexican government generally have, been more than liberal with these Indians. is the statement of Dr. Boido He says that Gales has ex- hausted every means to pacify them, giving them educational advantages, equality in the schools lands to culti- vate and other goyernmentaf grants in the hope that they would become law abiding citizens Now there are 1900 Yaquis on the warpath. with 3500 more potential bandits in Sonora, and he has decided that the time has come when no other relief is to be found but ex- termination.
 Governor Gales told DF. Roido that it is his belief that the major portion of the arms the Yaquis have been able to secure the past few months have been purchased in Phoenix. as well as considerable quantities of ammunition. Gales is confident that the embargo on the sale of rifles and ammunition has been pretty effectively enforced in cities and towns in the southern part of the state but that in this that Phoe- nix has been delinquent He urged Dr. Boido to make known the true state of affairs in Sonora and to urge that the sale of arms be so restricted that there could be no chance of any of them reaching the warning tribes in | Sonora
 The proclamation of Gales. is in many respects the most important document recently issued in Mexico because it evidently means that there is to be an organized uprising of the well meaning citizens under the direc- ton of the state government to the end ! that not less than 4000 shall be dealt i with summarily and without quarter. Following is the proclamation oi | Governor Gales as translated, copies of which have just been posted | Sonora:
 1 O the People of Sonora:
 Notwithstanding the continuous prudent and well mentioned efforts made by the government to obtain a 1 pacific solution of an intolerable situ- ation created from time mmemorable in this state. principally in the regions 1 If the center and the south of the state caused by the rebellious Yaqui tribe 1 the inevitable moment has arrived tf begin an armed campaign, firm and 1 secure. radical and decisive, that will put a definite end to a state of affairs 1 that threateps to perpetuate and main tain paralyzed all class of activities and causing the closing up of the rich est fountains of production in the whole state, and to keep in a continu ous alarm inhabitants of the same valuable. elements of labor and order i that cruelty and slowly have been made to disappear by a relatively smal group of insignificant individuals, re fractory to all civilized influences.
 On taking this last and extreme, bu necessary and saving determination we think it is our duty to let the whole state know how all pacific, conciliator, and humanitary means have been ex- hausted. and all the efforts that pru dence and magnanimity have coun- selled
 Precisely having made known ,tht proceedings of the government whic! emanated from the revolution, com ! pa,ing it to other government epochs