Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-09
In Obedience to PapaI Decree
Issued from Rome, Catholic
Churches Throughout Re-
public Hold Special Masses.
MADER0 GOVERNMENT
ADMITS HELPLESSNESS
Recent Activities of Rebels
Awakens Officials Of Mexico
City to Realization of Peril
Gus Conditions,

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.)
Mexico CITY, Dec Sin obedience
to papal decree, there will begin
tonight at midnight in every Catholic
church throughout the republic n
special mass for divine intervention
IN Mexico. In ST. Peters, Mt Rome,
at the same hour. or 9 o'clock Rome
time, Monday morning, the pope HIM
sef VIII join In the prayers for the
restoration of peace. Monsgnor Bog
slani, the apostolic delegate. will Of
ficiate In the Church of Guadalupe,
Where service OF unusual solemnity
IS planned. although the services in
the cathedral will be almost equally
impressive.
That the revolution In Mexico has
resulted In conditions beyond con-
trol OF the government appears
70 be Indicated not only by the
reports of the rebel operations. but
by the action of the secretary of the
Interior, Rafael Hernandez. The Sec
retary recently summoned Monsgnor
BogRianl and appealed to him to use
the power of the church To assist in
restoring order. The secretary re-
quested that the pope issue a decree
to that end.
The liberals construed the act OF
Secretary Hernandez as being not In
line With the laws respecting the sep
araton of the church and the state
and are considering the cxpcdiency OF
interpeling the government In the
chamber OF deputies,
Secretary Hernandez also has ad-
mitted that the army s not nearly
large enough to give protection to
haciendas aud smo'. towns In reply
to requests from these quarters, he
-
"'.nt NernlEent Ii making un-
heard-of efforts to give protection.
but to accede to all demands would
require an army OF 500, 900"
A plan has been outlined asking
the chambers of commerce and other
similar organizations throughout the
country to appropriate money to
maintain bodies OF volunteers, whom
The government VIII equip with rifles
and ammunition. but Ii IL announced
that the government would expect
hose paying these volunteers to give
l guarantee that the arms and am
nunitlon furnished will not fall into
The hands 70 the rebels.
According to official reports, the
rebels. in n series OF attacks during
he last three days around Tcmas-
In the state OF Mexico, lost
1873 men killed. The federal loss is
not given and minor successes in
other regions are reported. Accord
ng to unofficial reports. however. the
'ebes are winning many successes
md there IL no doubt that they are
suinng ground In the north and
'oast regions Of the state OF Gucr-
'ero, while they are fully holding
heir own In other regions,
There IL less disposition in official
lrcles to belittle the movement in
he north. where the remnants OF
)rozco's army are showing more evil
Iencc OF concerted action. Cheche
'ampos and Indio Mariao are practi-
ally in control Of northern Durango.
The latter has burned all bridges
4 the railroad between san Juan del
no, which he captured. and Casas
llanca, south of which u force of 500
edernls Is located. Campos in the
asst few days has raided fourteen
aclcndas.
In connection with these attacks.
tories Of destruction and atrocities
re common. The rebels on the Pa
ific coast OF the state of Guerrero
re said to have acquired a little post
outh OF Acapulco, from which point
hey are shipping to the interior am
and supplies which they re-
eivc there. These rebels are COM
landed by Andrew AImazan.
The general situation Is best dee
ncd by explaining that the governs
rent r. in control of all the big
lWns and many of the smaller
laccs. but practically all the dis
irhed regions are In the power OF
le insurrectos The government
oops have been unable to pursue
lem mainly on account of lack OF
umbcrs. The scattered detachments
'complish little. and for the most
art are LETT In the towns while the
ghWaNs are nj the mercy of the
'bels. Residents of Pucbla say II Is
II safe to ride outside the city lim-
p. While It is no secret that Mexi-
ms and foreigners alike in numer-
IS Instances are paying the rebels.
'riodically. for immunity. Ii Is not
ways given.
a report that the FL Paso junta has
imed Flores Magon for president
Is brought from Magon the state-
ent that IL was unauthorized" 1t
not believed he will take any part
the opposition 10 the government.
though neither did Emilio Nasquez
,mez for months after the rebels
reclaimed him. General Trevino.
hom many of the Zapatistas have
oclaimed for the presidency. has
It as yet given his approval. but. at
9 same time. he has not taken tho
puhlc TO reject the honor conferred
ION him.
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