The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-02
"VIVA zAPATA',
The REBELS CRY
and VAR IS On
So
President and Cabinet Face the
Greatest Rebellion Since
Overthrow of Diaz
Emilio Vasquez Gomez Named
Provisional Executive by a
Secret Proclamation

"A ExICo CITY, Feb. lit is the
Vfa general belief here that the
VI MaJero government faces a
crisis
The president and members of his
cabinet now admit that the rebellion
headed by eEmiliano Zapata ehas grown
10 such proportions as to make. 1t the
most formidable menace yet faced by
the present government. The conduct
of the campaign against the Zapatistas.
now operating over a wide area. and
the uprising at Juarez last night were
discussed2in a special cabinet meeting
this afternoon. -
The president wis not willing to ad-
nit that the. .mutiny of troops at Juarez
was directly%eonnected with the Zapa-
tista rebellion and It was agreed that
Pascual Orozco and 400 men whom he
has been ordered to take from Chihua-
hua to Juarez would be sufficient to
restore order at that point.
Orders Misunderstood
The immediate cause of the mutiny
was a misunderstanding of orders. ac-
cording to Abraham Gonzales. minis
ter of the interior The minister said.
Orozco had been instructed to dis
charge zoo rurales, but 10 do so very
gradually Instead Of this being done,
70 we're mustered out at one time. Min
lister Gonzales believes the post COM
mander misfnterpreted orozco's orders
THAT affair iss not particularly
serious" said Madero. 1T was dis
agreeable incident. but the rebellious
troops are fghting under no special
banner.r
President Madero expressed to an
Associated Press representative his
confidence in the loyalty of orozco. and
in his ability to handle unaided the
situation in Juarez He regarded the
Importance of the incident at Juarez
as exaggerated.
chihuahua Quiet
Reports to day from Chihuahua and
Torreon are that there has been no
disaffection among the troops there,
hut consular report to the American
embassy stated that the action of
bandits in the vicinity of Torreon has
greatly alarmed the people of that
city. Acting upon the consurs sug-
gestion. Ambassador Wilson protested
10 the foreign Office against a reported
intention to remove the garrison
To unofficial Mexico, the significance
Of the Juarez revolt lies in the fact
that insurrectionists have gained a
port of entry from the United States.
the Identical thing for which Madero
fought for so many weeks. During
the Madero revolt. it was assumed that
possession Of such a port would facili-
tate the revolutionists in obtaining
ammunition and arms and even men.
Zapa Has Big Army
Though lacking a revolutionary prop
aganda further than declaration
that Madero has violated the promises
OF the -'plan of San Luis Potosi'' "a
pata has recruited an army which now
leo. and Guerrero, and reaches even
into the federal district
Zapata in an interview published
today in FL Heraldo said he had been
fooled by Madero often and did not pro-
pose to be misled by further promises
Il am not fighting for the state OF
Morelos. but for the entire nation, he
said. The plan of San Luis Potosi.
the soul of the revolution. has not
been carried out"
The rebel leader declared that the
suspension OF guarantees had resulted
in bringing him recruits, since the la
boring element. believing they were
in danger of being shot as suspects,
preferred to join the rebellion.
Steps were taken by the government
today to place General Juvencio Ro-
bles. now at Torreon, in charge of the
campaign in the hope OF wiping out
the rebels.
Although one wire running out of
Cuernavaca was repaired today. the
management of the National railways,
unable to restore its communication
ceased all efforts to maintain service
TO the capital.
Americans Ask Protection
Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. Late today
the city council sent message to
President Taft asking Immediate pro-
lection OF Americans and American in
terests in FL Paso"
Emilio vasquez Gomez is proclaimed
provisional president Of the Mexican re-
public and Francisco I. Madero is criti-
cised in bitter terms in a proclamation
secretly circulated today among the re-
voting Juarez garrison and members OF