Bisbee daily review., 1919-05-30
i. ANGELES PRESIDENT
 IF MEXICO
Villa Forces Proclaim Their
 Chiefs Right Hand Bower Provisional Head Of Govt.
Villa Takes The Post Of War Secretary; Situation Grave Admitted In Washington

WASHINGTON, May 29. = Villa forces have proclaimed Gen. Felipe Angeles provisional president of Mex ico and Villa himself, secretary of war
 The move coming at the climax of military operations considered by the Carranza goernment to move troops through Texas, New Mexico and Ari- zona, is regarded here as reflecting a situation more serious than any since the triumph of Carranza forces over Villa three years ago. Viewed in connection with the activities of the Felioista forces in southern Mexico the situation is regarded as full of possibilities.
 U. 6. Official Silent
 American government officials are refusing to comment on the news until they receive official confirmation. There seems, however, to be no doubt of its authenticity. ~~
 Angeles reported first proclamation announcing that Americans in Mexico would be protected is particularly in- teresting to officials here, coming a, 1t does, on the heels of the refusal of the state department to grant Car ranza's request that he be allowed to move troops through American ter ritory for the purpose of protecting Americans in Chihuahua Acting Sec retary Polk announced he had notified the Mexican government he could not grant the request made unless assur- ances could be given that Americans would be afforded protection while the troops were in transit. That this could not be done had been admitted prev iously by the Mexican authorities Governor Hobby of Texas declined to authorize the passage of Mexican troops through Texas without guaran- tees of protection to Americans and so notified the state department Felipe Angele is well known to American officials through his service to the French government during the Euro pean war as inspector of munitions in l the United States. He is held in high l esteem by the French government and was considered by the United States government at the time of the Niagara | Falls conference as the best selection for the Mexican presidency.
 Angeles FuIl-6locded Indian
 Angeles is about 45 years old and is a full blooded Mexican Indian, as were | Porfirio Diaz and Huerta He is a | graduate of Chapultepec Military acad- | emy. the West Point of Mexico" and | of the St. Cry Artillery school in | France. He was head of Chapultepee | under Madero, who chose Angeles to go to Morelos and conduct the cam paign against Zapata.
 Angeles quickly saw that the Zapa- | tistas were not genuine revolutionists | but were fighting for the restoration of the lands that had been taken | from their fathers by Diaz. By Jan uary, 1913, the fighting in Morelos had practically ceased and Angeles was ready to make a peace with Zapata I by which the Indians should be grant ! ed their lands. Tn February, however. the "ten days of tragedy" began in Mexico City when the army revoltec against Madero. President Madero telegraphed Angeles to bring his artil- | lery to the capital. It was admitted | at the time that of all of the leaders fighting against the revolting army | Angeles did the best work.
 Sentenced to Death by Huerta
 When the coup d'etat came and Mo- dero was imprisoned and Huerta de- clared himself president, Angeles re- fused to come in with his army He
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