Show Waning Yaqui Yaqui Tribe Surrenders After Century of War in Mexico NOG NOGALES ALES Arii CD Bj Arin-Bj By The l I A Press Press Peace Peace hovers over the I little kingdom of the th Yaqui in the re republic re- re republIc public ot of Mexico re I When some COO braves walked into I Mexican army headquarters laid down their arms and swore allegiance to the colored trl flag of or the south- south southern I em ern republic it was the first time lime In I history that the Yaqui have haTe ever sur surrendered sure sur- sur surrendered rendered Tend red unconditionally unconditional Intermittently In for tor a n hundred years cars they have kept northern Mexico In Inthe Inthe inthe I the shambles of uncertainty and bar bar- I har-I the forces lo of or organized gov 1 gov- gov I ITle The Tle books of or war are now b beingS balanced balanc Today the recalcitrant tribesmen do not number more than I 2000 whereas ten years ago they were some living HYing in eight vii vil villages lagos lages that constitute their domain The country itself shows the cost of ot I constant battle and both farming and md Industry have suffered In the th th past farming or fighting was all one to the Yaqui He would as willingly shoulder a rifle as ns a J. J tow sack filled with cotton and he le was far more willing to face almost certain ln death than yield one Iota lota the points agreed upon between his hi hI tribe and the government Before when he laid down his fire firearms I ire ire- arms to resume farming ot of the fertile lands along aon the north bank bink of ot the Yaqui river rl the shadow dow of oC recurring hostilities always hung hun over oyer him He would grow crow Just enough crops ops to o keep body and soul together Shut But this time the Yaqui has stopped stopp d fighting apparently without qualifications i He lie accepted peace on the governments government's own terms without ask ask- asking log ing or being granted amnesty The Yaqui tribes have their own big chief or president who In turn his has eight advisors called governors s. Each nI- nI 11 lage Is a voting noting unit In Yaqui af affairs sf- sf fairs r While the anthropologist anthro regards the Yaqui as a retarded race he has despite his barbaric existence and ele elemental el dc- dc mental nature great groat sincerity and a fervid fealty to those thoss in whom he has confidence It was this trait that caus d them to respond to the rail rall of Adolfo AdolIo dc do It lx Huerta when he le rose against the gov gov- government government government although they held no se serious so- so serious rious grievance of ot their own 0 |