Their aim in itself was not absolutely illegitimate, since it foreshadowed what would be an inevitable necessity in the course of time.

What rendered their doings reprehensible and positively odious were the means employed to hasten events.

Their object was nothing less than to expel a part of the people, for the exclusive benefit of the remainder.
The extent of land that can be cultivated in the gorge of the Rito is small, and the tribe was growing in numbers.

The time was sure to come when the crops would no longer be adequate for all.

Furthermore, a positive danger threatened the people in their dwellings.