Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-07
REVOLUTION IN
MEXICO INCREASE
DIPLOMACY, NOT ARMS, NOW USED
:, TO SUPPRESS THE REBELLIOUS
LEADERS - FOOD CONDITIONS
SEVERE.


that of General Luis Gutierrez and
Francisco Goss in Coahuila-while di-
plomacy, plus arms and American in
1uence is counted on to bring Gen
eral Manuel Pelaez to acknowledge
tina authority of the government and
incidentally divert to the nationcl
treasury the flow of money which
Pelaez has been receiving from the
Tampico oil producers. This informa-
ton was brought to the border by
travellers from Mexico City and supple
mented 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 dis
trict that supplies the entente navies
with fuel all had made overtures to
treat for amnesty with the govern
ment The paper added, that the gov
eminent would consider nothing but
unconditional surrender and that Cen
eral Manuel Dieguez has been ordered
to press the campaign against Pelaez.
1t was stated by one of party of
tFaveleds who is in a position to know
the workings of President Carranzas's
latest scheme to conciliate the war
ring Mexican factions, thatthe 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 and driving PelaeZ's
forces from their stronghold. One
steafeh 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 the government gem
erals; and that, if this were not ac-
complished, Pelaez would be attacked |
from the landward and sea sides, with |
probably disastrous results for the
oil fields, from producing standpoint |
The claim was made that the govern
nlent was determined to secure con-
troll of the oil fields, not only that it
night get additional revenue, but also
to use its control Of the oil supply
to force favorable conditions for the |
expectation of foodstuffs and gold from
the United States to Mexico.
With regard to the recent revolt in
Coahuila, Mexico City papers announc-
ed that Gutierrez and Coss had taken
the field against the state government,
but had been defeated and their for
ces driven to the hills. Gutierrez is |
said to have been wounded. Unoicial
reports received here from the region
of Saltillo and Monterey, however,
state that, although five regiments
were sent from Mexico City to the af-
fected districa and other forceys were
hurried there from the north and east,
Gutierrez and Coss virtually have been
unmelested, have anywhere from l.
1000 to 1000 men and are threaten
ing to take over the coal fmines in
the region of Monclova, thereby para
lying the national railway system.
Gutierrez asserts, according to re-
ports, that the recent state election in
Coahauila, he was named governor,
but that Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, a
strong Carranza supporter, was
counted in" Moreles assumed Office on
December H. Although the revolt is
given small space in the papers from
the capitol, Governor Zembrano, of
Neuxo Leon, at his recent conference
here with Governor HOBBY, of Texas,
was quoted unofficially as saying that
the situation was serious. Coss is
the second of the divisional generals
who backed the Carranza government
&C. revolt. Villa was the first.
Americans arriving here from Next
co City say that Cantu, Gales, Pelaez
and Alvarado are virtually independent
rulers in lower California, Sonora,
Tamaulipas and Yueatan respectively, |
that villa is rampant in Chihuahua,
the CediHa brothers in the region be-
tween San Luis Potosi and Queretaro
and that unorganized bandits are I'M
opposed in Hidalgo, and in the Vera
Cruz and Guadlajara districts. The
campaign against the Zapata followers
in Morelos, at the gateway to Mexico
CITY is efficient, while forces. estl-
mated at thousands, under the commnd
Of former federal officers, control the
isthmus.
Hunger and the constantly increas-
ing cot of living are believed to be