Show -- 61- politlcal peace of the Mexican states The natives were reotler3 and easily converted to revolutionary causes Such leaders as Villa Salazar and Lopez headed bands of rough vhieh led to the overthrow of the Diaz robber-soldle- rn Provisions were needed by these bands and they looked to the prosperous Mormon settlements to meet this need The rebels proposed to take the foodstuffs by force but being aware and determined to prevent this government of 1911 tenaciously held to their land ana produce Ultimately however they were forced to give up and flee the country Regardless of their strict neutrality the colonists vho remained were not spared the depredations of Abuses became so a hungry band of arsonists and robbers the Mormons great that it was obvious that a general-evacuatio- n was the Donly means of saving themselves and their families espite warnings from the church headquarters in 3alt Lake City Utah a large number at first refused to leave their long however until they evacuated because of the increasing number of rebel raids A maos movement from Mexico was made by the Mormons in 1912 properties It was not Those who dared to stay in their homes in the Mexican colon- at the risk of receiving protection from' the 53 During Caranza trarrlson of five hundred at Casas Grande s ics did so 53 New York Times January l6 1916 |