Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-15 | Page 3 | [Illegible] is Desire of Rebels

INTERVENTION IS l DESIRE OF REBELS i President Keeler's Brother De DeI Describes De- De I t- t scrib scribes s Flight of Colonists From From Turbulent Mexico I 1 d t Special to The Thc Herald Provo Aug Aug- 14 President Joseph B. B Keeler r of ot this city received a a. letter to today today toi to- to r i 1 day from his brother A. A E. E Keeler one onet t i or of the refugees from Mexico 1 He Ifs declares dei de- de i clares the rebels seem eager to pro- pro oke American intervention He lie gives an account of at his flight light from thet the tho t rebels The letter says sas in part About of ot us oes as the i Mexicans call us are now camped at 1 Hachita N. N M. M The morning of ot July 2 brought word to us from President Romney to get out of ot Mexico imme- imme iu diatel kv A rumor also came to us stat- stat ping that about 1000 rebels were corning com com- I ing to to take us and ind caused us to hua- hua us tie tie In about four tour hours there was not a a. woman nor child left In Diaz i As As wo we O were not near a railroad the Si people threw a few bare necessities 1 binto their wagons wag and started for tor the C Everything was left for the Mexicans or d- d 14 cans cans I sta stayed ed In Diaz with the few bO s 's left ett to look after the things s left Y On August 1 the rebels came camo upon us usand 4 and nd we barely escaped with our lives BYes I tr traveled veed alone until I got across the theUne tune Une and there I met others who hadU had U crossed into the United States Wei Wel We e i l have been treated very kind kindly I b by all lof of the people we have met on this side B of If the line We e ha have been provided pro l I with tents and something to eat i The rebels aro are concentrating In and Around the colonies The They are taking horses from Mexicans and Americans i alike The Diaz people got out with t It 4 about horses I have one but sevI sev- sev I ri- ri cral of or m my horses were in the tho mountains mountains moun moun- I tarns and the rebels have o them This Is the third time I have e been of or my property but I do not feel teel like complaining Yesterday a Mexican was rAS killed here toY for for resisting an officer Ho He was Iden- Iden 1 titled as one of ot the tho rebels who had made himself conspicuous In disarming disarming disarm disarm- ing the tho Diaz men coon It would be an 1 easy matter for the rebels to raid this camp and get our horses and get et hack back r Into Mexico and I believe they will do 10 Jt It as they the are determined to provoke pro Intervention