The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-21
NEW GOVERNMENT
MAY MEET WITH
MUCH OPPOSITION
Northern Rebels to Demand
Application of the New
Land Clause
CANNOT STAND
ANOTHER REVOLT
Huerta's Government May Meet With
Opposition in the North--Adiust-
ment Depends Upon Action
in Settling Affairs

Eel Paso. Tex. February ao.-Befor
continuing the campaign in norther
Mexico. the rebels will make certah.
demands on the unerta provisional
government The principal request Will
be the immediate application of the
land clause in the san Luis Potosi
plan. as formed IN the Afndero revolu-
ton and later accepted by all revo-
iutionary elements sale OF public
lands on easy payments will be asked
We VIII demand the fulfiiment OF
the land grant clause before taking
any sides In the matter" said Manuel
J., bujan. former rebel emissarv to
Washington, who returned late today
from the rebel camp below Juarez. lie
spoke for General Jose 1nez Salazar
rebel commander IN chief, who controls
more than 1000 troops now in tns
field
Mexico cannot stand another reeo-
luton declared Lnian 1T would ruin
the country. No matter how unsatis-
factory the present situation may be,
we will try to satisfy the people rath-
er than have more armed strife.
The return of Emilio Vasquez CO.
mez, who announced his claim to the
provisional presidency before General
Huerta. WAS not made clear. Senator
Luian said Gomez was with Salazar.
While the rebel chief had accepted the
Gomez claim. an adjustment is hoped
for In the event Huerta's cabinet gives
guarantees that tic public lands. par
ticnlarly Of Chihuahua state. would be
distributed according to former pron-
ises of Madero. 1t was said a concrete
plan would he offered Huerta by a
rebel delegate who Will leave within
a few days for Mexico City
on the trip to Salazar's camp Lujan
was accompanied by Attorney Manuel
Garz Aldape, named today at Mexico
City as minister of agriculture. Al
dape said he would deliberate before
accepting the office Neither Is Il cer-
tain that Col David De la Fuente,
Salazars chief OF staff and cabinet
member, Will accept the cabinet posi-
ton offered by fauerta. 4 telegrem MAS
received today by Senor Lujan from
Rodolfo Reyes. son of the deceased
general of that name, and Huerta oah-
met member Reyes assured the Forth
ern revolutionists that their cause was
in the minds of those in power at the
national capital. He asked that De La
Tuente and Carr Aldape hasten to Mex
leo city to occupy their cabinet po-
sitions He said that General 3a-
bago, commander of the northern mil
itarv zone, with headquarters at Chi
huahua city, had received orders 90
suspend all hostilties against the
rebsls
The name OF Pascual Orozco, Jr., was
affixed to a message congratulatin-
Generals Diaz and Mondrag gon on their
activity in the Mexico city revolt. Gen
eral Huerta is not mentioned. The mes
sage was telegraphed today to Mexico
city 1t was brought here by a eour-
Ter from point 100 miles southwest
of Juarez, where the missing general
Is reported by rebel agents as located.
From other sources IL is declared that
Orozco. II living, is writing his cor
respondenee from some hiding place
In the United States.
Attorney Carr Aldape left tonight
for San Antonio, Tex, where he eN-
poets to receive direct communities
tfon from General Huerta regarding
the cabinet offer. SO far he has re-
fused to commit himself in either ac-
cepting or refusing the position