The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
DIPLOMACY, N D 7
ARMS, j USED D TO
STOP! A REvOL I
American Influence Is Count
ing Strongly In Adjusting
Mexican Internal Affairs.
GEN. PELAEZ Is PACIFIC

cy. not arms, has been called on to
end the latest revolt in MeNico-that
of Generals Luis Gutierrez and Fran.
cisco Coss in while dinom-
acy. plus arms and American influence
is counted on TO bring General Manu-
el Pelaez to acknowledge the authori.
~ of the government and incidentally
divert to the national Treasury the
flow of money which Pelaez has been
receiving from the Tampico oil pro
ducers. This information was brought
to the border by travellers from Mexi-
90 City and supplemented from the
carefully censored stories appearing
in newspapers which recently have
been brought here from Mexico City.
According to a 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
Dupci huutu' 'hdt tho government
would consider nothing but uncondi-
tional surrender and that General
Manuel Dieguez had been ordered to
press the campaign against Pelaez.
It was stated by one of a party OF
travellers who is In a position to know
the workings OF President Carranza's
latest scheme to conciliate the war
ring Mexican factions, that the recent
seizure of the fleet of the Mexican
Navigation Company was not for the
purpose of bringing foodstuffs from
Central America, but for transporting
troops TO Tampico, driving Pelaez's
forces from their stronghold. One
steamer already had been loaded with
soldiers at Vera Cruz the day he left, =,
he asserted
Another statement was to the effect
that General Luis Cabellero had re-
quested the Tampico producers to use
their Influence to bring Pelaez back
into the ranks Of government gener.
ais; and that. II this were not accom-
plished. Pelaez would be attacked
from the landward and sea sides, with
probah disastrous results for the oil
fields, from n producing standpoint
The claim was made that the govern.
ment was determined to secure con.
troll Of the oil fields. not only that 1t
might get additional revenue, but also
to use It's control of the oil supply to
force favorable conditions for the ex.
portation of foodstuifs and gold from
tho United States 10 Mexico.
With regard TO the recent revolt in
Coahuila Mexico city papers an.
nounced that Gutierrez and Coss had
taken the field against the state gov
rrnmcnt, but had been defeated and
their forces driven to the hills. Gu.
tierrez IL said TO have been wounded
Unofficial reports received here from
the region OF Saltillo and Monterey,
however, state that, although five regi
ments were sent from Mexico City Ia
the affected district and other forces
and east, Gutierrez and Coss virtually
have been unmolested. have anywhere
from 1900 to 1000 men.and are threat
enlng to take over the coal mines In
the region Of Moncloya thereby par
alyzing the national railway system.
Gutierrez asserts. according to re
ports, that at the recent state election
in Coahuila. he was named governor
but that Gustavo Esplnosa Mireles, {
strong Carranza supporter wa!
counted in" Mireles assumed offic,
on December H. Although the revol
Is given small space In the papers
from the capital governor Zembrano
OF Neuvo Leon. at his recent confer
ence here with Governor Hobby, o
Texas, was quoted unofficlally az say
Ing that the situation was serious
Coss IL the second OF the divisiona
generals who backed the Carnnz
government to revolt villa was IN
first
Americans arriving here from Mex
co City say that Cantu. Gales. Pelae
and Alvarado are virtually indepent
ent rulers in Lower California. Sol
ora, Tamaulipas and Yucatan respec
iyely, that villa Is rampant in Chihui
hua, the Cedilla brothers In the reglo
between San Luis Potosi and Quer
taro and that unorganized bandits al
nnopposed in Hldalgo. and In the VeI
Cruz and Guadlajara districts. Tt
campaign against the Zapata folio,
ers In Morelos, at the gateway 10 Ne,
co City, Is quiescent while forces est
mated at thousands. under the cor
mand OF former federal officers. co