The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-07
SETTLE REVOLT
BY DIPLOMACY
Mexico Is Trying a New
Scheme Against Cutter
rez and Coss
ANOTHER REVOLT
CALLS FOR ARMS
Coupled with Influence of
the United States Gov
eminent

Laredo, Tex, Feb. diplomacy, moi
arms. has been called on to end the latest
revolt in Mexico-that of Generals Luis
Gutierrez and Francisco Coss in Coahuila
while diplomacy. plus arms and Amer
lean influence is counted on TO bring
General Manuel Pclaez to acknowledge
the authority of the government and in
cidertally divert to the national treasury
the flow of money which Pelaez has been
receiving from the Tampico oil producers.
| This information was brought TO the
border by travellers from Mexico City and
supplemented from the carefully censored
stories appearing in newspapers which
recently have been brought her from
Mexico City.
According TO story printed in Mexico
| City, General Pelaez whose forces have
been guarding the district that supplies
the entente navies with fuel oil, had
made oVertures to treat for amnesty
with the government. The paper added
that the government would consider
nothing but unconditional surrender and
that General Manuel Dieguez had been
ordered to press the campaign against
Pelaez.
1t was stated by one of a party of
travellers who is in Il position to know
the workings of President Carranza's lat
est scheme TO conciliate the warning
Mexican factions, that the recent seizure
of the fleet of the Mexican Navigation
company was not for the purpose of
bringing foodstuffs from Central Amer
lea, but for transporting troops to Tam
pico and driving Pelaez' forces from their
stronghold One steamer already had
al x,+ttb gn1Jiars OF
the day he left, he asserted.
Another statement was to the effect
that General Luis Cabellero had request |
ed the Tampico producers to use their in |
huence to bring Pelaez back into the |
ranks of government generals; and that,I
if this were not accomplished, Pelaez |
would be attacked from the landward |
and sea sides, with probably disastrous |
results for the oil fields, from produc-
ing standpoint. The claim was made
that the government was determined to
secure control of the oil fields, not only !
that it might get additional revenue, but
also to use its control OF the oil supply
to force favorable conditions for the ex
of foodstufs and gold from
he United States to Mexico.
With regard to the recent revolt in
7oahuila, Mexico City papers announced
hat Gutierrez and Coss had taken the
ield against the state government, but
lad been defeated and their forces driven
o the hills. Gutierrez is said TO have
,een wounded. Unofficial reports received
Iere from the region of Saltllo and Mon
erev. however, state that. although five
egiments were sent from Mexico City to
he affected district and other forces were
urried there from the north and east,
,utierreZ and Coss virtually have been
have anywhere from 200 ,
o 1000 men and are threatening to take !
yer the coal mines in the region of
Ionclova, thereby paralyzing the nation !
! railway system. :
Gutierrez asserts. according to reports, I
hat at the present state election i'll G
he was named governor, but {
hat Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, a strong
arranza supporter, was counted ill.,"
Iireles assumed office on Dec. II. Al
hough the revolt is given small space in
he papers from the capital, Governor
embrano of Neuvo Leon at his recent
difference here with Governor Hobby of
exas was quoted unofficiaIly as saying /
hat the situation was serious. Coss is
ne second of the divisional generals who +
acked the Carranza government to re- /,
plt Villa was the first. !.
Americans arriving here from Mexico /,
ity say that Cantu, Gales. Pelaez and !
lvarado are virtually independent rulers
Lower California, Sonora, Tamaulipas =,
I'd Yueatan. respectively, that Villa is i
Impant in Chihuahua, the Cedilla broth 4
: in the region between San Luis Po i
Isl and Queretaro and that morganized
lndits are unopposed in Hidalgo, and :
the Vera Cruz and Guadlaja ra dis =
lets. The campaign against the Zapata
flowers in Morelos, at the gateway TO
exico City, is quiescent while forces,
timated at thousands, under the com
and of former federal officers, control
e isthmus
Hunger and the constantly increasing
st of living are believed to be the
use of much of the present discomfort
Mexico and especially of the recent re-
udescene of border raids. The last corn 4
op OF the central plateau was ruined
frost and the embargo measures on
odstuffs are also beginning TO be felt
ices on almost everything throughout
e republic have risen to unprecedented
lights.