New-York tribune., 1920-05-07
President, in Manifesto,
Declares II Will Fight
to Finish, as Office \
No Prize for Milit:s%
Charges Obregon
Heads Revolt Plo.
Dispatch to Ell Paso Paps@
SAYS Carranza Lefs
Mexico City YesteS&sr

MEXICO CITY, May 6 (By The
Associated Press). - Refusal TO
abandon the Presidency in face Of
the menace of rebellion featured
manifesto issued yesterday on the
occasion of the national holiday by
President Carranza.
The President announced that he
would fight to finish to put downs
the rebellion, and that he would not
turn over the Presidency to any one
except legally elected successor.
He enunciated the principle of the
elimination of the coup d'etat from
Mexican politics, asserting that the
Presidency must not be a prize for
military leaders.
Charges Plot to Obregon
In the manifesto President Car
rama declared it would be impos-
sible to hold the Presidential cleo
tions, which had been set for July
a. Also he traced the events in
Mexico which he charged represent
ed plot by the followers of General
Obregon to gain the Presidency
through means of violence.
Ell PASO., Tex. May 6.-President
Carranza was scheduled to leave Mex
fo
day, according to telegram received
from Nogales, Ariz, tonight by LA
Patria," Spanish newspaper pub
lished here.
The message was signed by A. AL
mada, head of the revolutionsts' de
partment of information at Nogales
In view of reports received earlier
in the day that the railroad service
from Mexico City to Vera Cruz had
been suspended, some doubts were ex-
pressed here as to the probability
that the Mexican Chief Executive
had been able to depart 1t was
pointed out, however, that as re
suit of the serious situation of the
Federal government a special effort
might have been made to run a spe-
cial train for President Carranza
The text Of the message relating 10
Carranza, received by LA Patria," fol
lows:
"Carranza, accompanied by minis
ters, leaves to-day for Vera Cruz.
Some days ago he sent his son-in-law,
Candido Aguilar. ahead to Vera Cruz
with an advance guard"
WASHINGTON. May g. Mexican
rebel agents here tonight announced
receipt of telegram from Mexico City
saying the president of the municipal
ity was organizing a civilian guard
for the purpose of protecting the city
in the event OF its evacuation"
The information. the agents said was
construed by them to mean that Car
ranZa had determined 10 abandon the
capital, since the organization of such
a force probably would not be under
taken without his consent and Ger
tainly not without his knowledge
Concentration by Carranza of troops
at Mexico City caused rebel represen-
tatives here and some American army
officers to believe tonight it might in
dicate the Presidents determination TO
gather about him a force sufficiently
strong to enable him TO transfer his
seat of government. The obvious pur-
pose CT such concentration, it was ex-
planned, would be the defense of the
capital, but, according to military ex-
perts, Mexico City is so difficult to de-
fend that Carranza might be expected
to employ the same tactics he did when
Villa gained the ascendency in 1914,
and again set up his capital at Vera
Cruz.
Possible to Reach Vera Cruz
Revolutionary agents here agreed IL
Sryn1, hn la Ta- All
ize comparatively small force of loyal
troops for stand somewhere outside
the capital, and that it might even b.
possible for him to force his way to his
old temporary capital at Vera Cruz. and
from there direct a counter movement
1t would be possible for Garranza to
take with him to Vera. Cruz or TO some
other point the officials of the Supreme
Court and a considerable quantity OF
supplies and money, but observers as-
serted his position would then be no
stronger than that Of Villa or any other
leader conducting independent opera
tions. The possible success of such tAc-
tics, they declared. depended wholly
upon a radical change in popular
opinion.
Advices received by agents Of the
revolutionsts said no trains were be-
ing permitted to leave Mexico City, and
that the Carranza Minister of Railways
had ordered all available railroad roll
ing stock concentrated in the capital.
TorreOn Revolt Reported
An unconfirmed report said that ths
Carranza garrison at Torreon, under
General Pesario Castro, had revolted
and that the city was in controI of the
revolutionists. Celso Castro, a brother
of the commanding general, the reports
| said, has fed to Mexico City.
Information based on news contained
in the Mexico City newspapers OF p
recent date indicates that Carranza was
preparing TO send General Murgia aputh
into the State of Puebla. at the head
of considerable force, to attack the
rebels that have been gathered there
under the command of General Pablo
Gonzales, who recently joined the re.
volt. The Federal garrison IN the City
of Puebla is reported 10 have with
drawn Monday upon the approach of
Gonzales and to have taken refuge ia
ApiZaco, Tiaxcala.
Other reports from Mexico City arc
that the Legislature of the State OF
! MeyicO had declared IN f.,.ap ,,F ~. 80.