Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-06-20 | Page 8 | American Miners at Cananea May be Forced to Leave

AMERICAN MINERS AT CAN AN E A MAY BE FORCED TO LEAVE DOFGLAS, Ariz.. June 19. Adolfo de la Huerta, civil governor of Sonora, issued is-sued the orders under which the civil population of the state are arming themselves, them-selves, according to Americans reaching hern today from Naeo, who were in Ca-nanea. Ca-nanea. Saturday night, and listened to the reading of the official message in a theater. De la "Huerta Is said to have used strong language in urging the Mex-1 Mex-1 leans to make haste to prepare to meet the American forces, i From the same source It is learned ; that the demonstration of Saturday night ' at Cananea was even more violent than was indicated by first reports. Mam-Americans Mam-Americans were at a dance and these were herded to their homes like cattle. Others were stopped on the street by armed guards, who menaced them with drawn pistols and rifles while they searched them for arms. A number of shots were fired at the homes of Americans. Armed guards stood watcli over the homes of many of them throughout the night. There were approximately 650 Americans Amer-icans in Cananea, according to the most reliable information obtainable here. The problem of get ting them out of Mexico without creating more bitter feeling among th.-i Mexicans is a trying- one. The departure of the Americans would mean the closing of the smelter and the mines of the Cananea Consolidated Copper company, com-pany, the Demoerata Mining convpanv and other smaller properties, and the complete paralysis of a community of iM.tiort persons. George Kingdon, general superintendent of the Cananea company, and W. W. Julian. American consular agent, t here, reached here tonight by automobile, and immediately afterward went to Agua Prieta to confer with General P. Klias Calles, military commander of the state.