Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-20
First Chiefs Military Com
mander Demands Retention
Of -Four Resigned Members
Of Constitution Cabinet,
MAYT0RENA THREATENS
IF AMERICANS LAND
Washington, Not Anxious to
Have War in Sonora May
Not Send Relief Expedition
Into YaQui Country,

tvv soRntna IouasAl SPECIAL lGAatp wiRsi
Washington, June 10 - aeneral
Venustano Carranza. original leader
OF the Mcxican eonstitutiOnalist move
ment Is face TO face with situation
that may eliminate him as q factor
In Mexican politics unless he yields
20 the dictation OF his commanding
general. Aware Obregon and other
high officers in his army.
Official advlces today revealed that
four of Carranza's cabinet ministers
had resigned ana that General Obre-
gon was insisting on their retention
as well us the dismissal OF the mem
bers to whom they were opposed.
Word also came to the American
government that General Jose May
torena. the villa commander In So
nora, objected vigorously 10 the pos
sible landing of American marines TO
rescue Americans In the Yaqui val
ley, indicating that he would regard
such action as a hostile invasion. In
asmuch as Maytorena promised to
send troops TO the region TO protect
foreigners, the American government
which had decided to land marines
only II absolutely necessary II Is ul-
derstood, will consider the incident
closed with the arrival of the May
torena troops
Trouble of Long Standing.
The situation in the Yaqui valley
was overshadowed, however, by the
cabinet crisis at Vera Cruz, where q
new angle to the entire Mexican
problem was created almost over
night The discussion in the Carranza
cabinet. according TO official reports
resulted 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 duration, and Is the cul-
minatlon OF differences between Car
ranga and ObreRon, which began
when the latter occupied Mexico city
several weeks ago.
The fact that Ohreeon had tcle-
graphcd Carranza insisting on the re-
tention of four cabinet members-
Luis Cabrera, Rafael hubaran, Escu-
dero Verdugo and Jesus Uerta--the
first two Of whom were in Washing
ton for a long time as representatives
of Carranza. was generally viewed as
an indication of Obregon's ascendahcy
to a position Of political prestige IN
the cunstitutonallst movement News
coming through official channels that
Carranza had removed his headquur-
ters to the old, Isolated fortress. san
Juan de UlOa, in the harbor Of Vera
Cruz, spread the impression that ne
feared an uprising against him IN
Vera Cruz American WarShips lying
in the harbor, would give him asylum
should he desire TO escape, il was
stated.
Gonzales iInIts March
The cabinet crisis in Vera Cruz has
halted the movement Of General Pab-
10 Gonzales ON Mexico city. 1t Ia not
known what his sympathies are but
he has always been personally friend
iy to Carranza and II is believed here
he has halted his troops 10 await de-
at Vera Cruz. General
Candido Aguilar and several other
prominent Carranza chieftains IN the
state or Vera cruz are sympathetic
with ObregOn and while there Is lit
tie definite information available, the
impression In official quarters to-
night was that ObreBon might sue
ceed CafranZa as first chief of the
conGtiUtionalist movement.
Obregon recently lost an arm in q
battle near Leon against The forces
of Generals villa ana Angoles.
Just what relation the cabinet dis
sension at Vera Cruz may have on the
OF a coalition of the Mex
lean factions to restore peace Is not
apparent as yet to officials here Car
fan2a has returned a polite mo TO
an overtures thus far made to him
and the prevailing opinion here has
been that in this action he was sup
ported by his cabinet and General
Obregon.
President Waits Developments.
President Wilson is patiently watt
ing for the situation In Mexico to de-
yelop itself more clearly before am
nouncing his next move His state
ment issued less than a month ago,
warning all factions that they must
unite or some other means would bel
found to set up an orderly govern
ment in Mexico, was the last pro-
nouncement of policy.
The president expects to wait a few
weeks more for the factions TO try toj
get together but in the event of fail
are the open and active support Of
the United States will be given 10 AMI
entirely new set Of Mexicans---a coali-
lion, 1t is expected, of the villa -Za
pata faction which has demonstrated
It's Willingness to make peace and
other clements identified with thel
other factions or parties.
The agency Of the Nilla-Zapata
government here gave out the follow
ing statement tonight;
I'm view Of insnuatlons from
sources unfriendly to the convention
aause that the desire Of the conyen
lion leaders to negotiate towards a !
solution OF the problems
If Mexico has been inspired by weak
ness. General villa has authorized
Enrique G. Llorente, confidential |
agent of the convention government
% issue this formal declarations
Statement by villa.
"'Not only is the convention gov |
willing 10 enter at this time
nto negotiations for the restoration
If peace in Mexico. but It wishes to '