Arizona republican., 1912-05-05
Proclamation Is Issued by the Rebel General and Capital Is Fixed
 at Juarez
INAUGURATION
 WAS A SECRET
Revolutionists Have Taken Offensive and Threaten the Federal Army
 Base
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrQpArcuI

TL HASO, May 4.-EfnlllO vas quez Gomez, the Mexican lawyer, was declared provisional president of Mexico today by the proclamation of Pascual Orozco. now at the front with the rebel troops. threatening the l federal base at TOrreOn
 | Juarez is now the provisional capi- 1 tai. but this probably will be shifted to Chihuahua Administration of af- ! fairs in the states of northern Mex 1 icO by General OrOzcO and by Con- 1 solo Enrile. special factotum at Chi ! huahua, will continue as usual. it 1 is understood The inauguration of | Gomez was accomplished with se- | crecy. It was determined upon, it is said, chiefly for what effect it 1 might have on the United States i The rebels hope they now may sue i ceed in having their beIigerency re- cOgnized. When Washington, a year ago, recognized Francisco I. MaderO. the latter was in actual control of little else save the town of JuareZ, and DiaZ held the rest of Mexico At present the rebels control Chihuahua, Sonora, Durango, most of COahuiia
 and certain contingent territory
 Their troops, Outnumbering the federals. have taken the offensive
 and are moving south over the ] Chihuahua Coahuila border.
 That Gomez was not certain of the attitude of the United States author
 ities was shown today in the method
 used in getting to Juarez. He pro- ceeded to the Rio Grande bridge, a
 mile west of the city proper. An
 automobile was waiting and he was driven rapidly back to Juarez
 It was April 24 that Francisco R
 PradillO. an envoy of General OrozcO,
 started for San Antonio, Texas. where
 he delivered a message from OrOzco, which said: This will present to
 you Francisco F. Pradillo, a person in our absolute confidence, who
 comes to you with full and complete
 powers to invite you to take charge of the provisional presidency of the republic, understanding that I make
 the offer as chief of the revolution.
 I hope you comprehend the power ful reason existing for an immediate
 declaration of our political leader, and therefor wish you to come to
 Juarez and have that position, which
 you will have without any objection
 After being sworn in the provisional
 president issued the following state
 ment:
 T came to Juarez to assume the
 provisional presidency of the United
 States of Mexico, with the object of
 establishing peace throughout the country, through success for the re-
 vOlutiOn. In my capacity as prOvi-
 sional president of the republic , wish to send a warm and sincere : salutatiOn to the whole world. will act entirely in my best judg-
 ment, independently and wish to
 show my good will toward the Mexi- % can people. I will at once take uT
 my duties, and for the present ' Juarez will be my headquarters and . the provisional capital of Mexico
 Later I will go possibly to Chihuahua
 or anyway, will await developments
 as we have not had time to fOrmu- : late any plans for the future. Al U present, I am studying men suitable as members of my cabinet. which l. will be appointed in a day or two as soon as the men can be chosen
 As vet none of the cabinet can bt :. made known to the public. 1 will no u have a provisional vice president.
 Of these accomplishments, Emilio II VasqueZ Gomez was installed as con u crete evidence There is considerable ' opposition to him, chiefly on accoun Il of his declination to actively ente C the lists against Madero, but Wher Il he admitted recently he was willing
 to come out in the open, there wa - little difficulty in reconciliation o 1T the opposition. Gomez accepted tn y provisional presidency at the Juare o customs house at noon, just a year
 lacking six days, after Madero wen -S through a similar informal procedur s on the same spot.
 'e The MaderO governments agen
 detected GOmez's arrival last night E and the Mexican consul, Seno le Llorente protested to the lccal police u fnG to l.. C Ross, chief of the SC cret e.Gcnt s department of ju3tic lo here, that he should be arrested O 'u the rronnd of aiding and abetting O Il. United States soil, a revolt agains lu friendly power Gomez went t ie the police station last night. but It was found there was no evidenc
 aginst him. Ross declared he ha lg no authority to make an arrest an le thereupon Gomez went to an obscur su hotel.
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 Ill FL PASO, Tex, May 4.-Mormo
 cOloniSts at COlina 73 miles south