The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-22
REVOLT FLOOD
SPREADING IN
mex. STATES
Commission Repres entine
Carranza Said to Be Near
ing Sonora, but With Small
Hopes for Success.
GET READY FOR CLASH
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Reports
both to the state and war departments
today continued to support the unof-
ficial dispatches that have told of the
rapidly increasing area of revolt in
Mexico.
Administration officials studied
them carefully, but without betraying
any indication that the position of
this government would be other than
that OF an observer
The movement begun by the seces-
sion OF Sonora has gained the sup
port of at least four other states, the
adherence of various groups of fed
eral forces and the promises by Villa,
Manuel Palaez and one or two other
minor rebel chiefs that they will join
in the fight on Carranza, the reports
showed
Hasn't Asked Assistance
So far as could be learned here, Car
rama has made no overtures to the
| American government for assistance,
either directly or indirectly. The rul-
| ings which have prevented his gov
ernment from getting arms and am
| munition in the United States are
still in effect. However, a request
for permission to import war mate
rials would cause no surprise.
The presence here of General Sal
vador Alvarado, as the unofficial rep
resentative of Alvaro Obregon, ac-
cepted leader of the new revolt, has
not brought from the administration
any sign of its willingness to recog-
nize the belligerency of the anti-gov-
ernment group.
Commission to Sonora
| One small hope of an adjournment
| of the situation in Mexico was offered
today in the announcement that a
mission from Mexico City was on its
way 10 Sonora for conference with
the leaders there.
| Members of that mission were re-
ported to have held a conference with
Carranza, but here 1t was regarded as
doubtful if the secessionists would
listen to any proposal made.
Already, it was pointed out by
those who have watched the growth
of the movement, the revolt haz
spread over such territory and gained
such support not only from many par
tisans of Obregon, but from those
who have been in the field for many
months as ordinary rebels and by
units OF the federal army that even
its leaders would have difficulty in
checking it.
aqua PRIETA. Sonora, April 22.-
4 conference between General P.
Elias Gales and eastern military lead
ers of Sonora and the reported ap-
proach of federal mediation com
mission here were the outstanding
features today in Sonora's secession
movement
Gales was expected last night. but
his arrival was delayed The federal
commission was reported at San An
tonic yesterday. No word has been
received in addition to that report
Federa!s May Attack
Meanwhile indications of a pending
attack by Carranza troops on the Chi.
huahua boundary was not lacking.
General J. M. Pima in command here
said federal scouting party had been
reported near a pass close to the
American border. State troops have
been dispatched to guard that as well
as all other passes in the mountains
separating the two states.
| Further successes for the state
troops invading Sinaloa were re.
ported yesterday to military head
quarters at Aqua Prieta