The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-22
new CRISIS RISES
IN TORN MEXICO
CARRANAA FACES A POSSIBILITY
OF ELIMINATION
Military Chief Attempting to Dictate to
Former First Chief Regarding
Cabinet Course.

Military Chief Attempting to Dictate to
Former First Chief Regarding
Cabinet Course.
Washington, June 19,-Venustiano
Carranza, original leader Of tie Mex
lean constitutionalist movement, is
face to face with situation that
may eliminate him as factor in
Mexican politics unless he yields to
the dictation of mis- commanding
general, Alvaro Obregon, and other
high officers in his army.
Official advices today revealed that
four of Carranza's cabinet ministers
had resigned and that Gen. Obregon
was insisting on their retention as
well as tie dismissal of the members
to w-om they were opposed.
Word also came to the American
government that Gen. Jose May
torena, the Villa commander in
Sonora, objected vigorously to the
possible landing of American marines
TO rescue Americans in the Yauqui
valley, indicating that he would re-
gard such action as a hostile in
vasion.
All That Was Wanted.
AS Maytorena promised to send
troops to the region to protect for
eigners, the American government,
which lad decided to land marines
only if absolutely necessary, it is un-
derstood, will consider the incident
closed with the arrival of the May
torena troops.
The situation in the Yaqui valley
was overshadowed, however, by the
cabinet crisis at Vera Cruz, where
new angle to the entire Mexican prob
lem was created almost overnight.
The dissension in the Carranza cab
met, according to official reports, re-
suited from a newspaper attack by
one of the cabinet members on some
of his colleagues, but in many quar-
ters here it was believed the trouble
is of long standing and is the culmi-
nation of differences between Car
rama and Obregon which began
when the latter occupied Mexico City
several weeks ago.
Indicates His Rise.
The fact that Obregon. had tele-
graphed Carranza insisting on the
retention of the four cabinet mem
bers-Louis Cabrera, Rafael Zubaran,
Escudero Werdugo and Jesus Verta,
the first two of whom were in Wash
Ington for long time as representa-
tives of Carranza-was generally
viewed as an indication Of Obregon's
ascendancy to a position of political
prestige in the constitutionalist move
5ment. News coming through official
channels that Carranza had removed
his headquarters to the isolated old
fortress San Juan de Uloa in the har-
Dor of Vera Cruz spread the i'm
preston that he feared an uprising
against him in Vera Cruz. American
warships lying in the harbor would
give MIN asylum should he desire to
escape, it was stated.
The cabinet crisis in Vera Cruz Gas
halted the movement of Gen. Pablo
Gonzales on Mexico City. 1t is not
known what his sympathies are but
he has always been personally friend
ly to Carranza, and it is believed here
he has halted his troops to await de-
velopments at Vera Cruz.
Stand for Obregon.
Gen. Candido Aguilar and several
other prominent Carranza chieftains
in the State of Vera Cruz are sympa-
b.etic with Obregon and while there
is little definite information available,
the impression in official quarters to-
night was that Obregon might sue
ceed Carranza as first chief Of the
constitutionalist movement.
President Wilson is patiently wait
ing for the situation in Mexico to de-
yelop itself more clearly before an
nouncing his next move. His state
ment, issued less than month ago,
warning all factions that they must
unite or some other means would be
iound to set up an orderly govern
ment in Mexico, was his last pro-
nouncement of policy.
The president expects to wait few
weeks more for the factions to try to
get together, but in the event Of fail