The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-24
CRUISERS ARE
PREPARED FOR
MEXICAN TRIP
Means No Attitude of Menace
Toward Southern Republic,
Says Washington - Will
Take Away American.
SEVEN STATES REVOLT
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April "a While
American cruisers were sailing toward
rebel menaced ports in Mexico today
there was lacking any indication of an
altered attitude of the United States
government. Officials of the state and
war departments continued to watch
developments in the new Mexican situ-
alton with apparent equanimity and
unofficially it was declared any move
by the United States was improbable
unless made necessary by the menac-
ing of American lives or interests.
The dispatch of war craft to Mazat,
Ian, Topolobampo and Frontera was
taken to mean nothing more than a
guarantee so far as possible of Ameri-
cans safety.
Will Only Afford Refuge.
1t is not believed the commanders
of those vessels would be ordered to
go further than to afford refuge to
such Americans as chose to go aboard.
At MaZatlan the number of Americans
was reported to be fewer than eigh-
teen and a smaller number at Topolo-
bampo.
The number of states the Sonora
representatives here claim have join
ed in the movement is seven, with a
steadily growing list of bands of fed
eral troops scattered through the
states yet controlled by Carranza.
The most recent detection claimed
is that of the federal commander at
Linares. Nuevo Leon, on the railroad
lines between Monterey and Tampico.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, April 23-Of-
ficers and men of the scout cruiser
Salem and destroyer McCawley, or
dered to West Coast Mexican ports to
protect American interests, were busy
| early today making preparations for a
stay of unknown length away from
this base. The Salem will go to Ma
zatlan and the McCawley to Topolo-
bampo.
The hour of sailing had not been
definitely fixed this morning, but it
was announced that orders issued by
Rear-Admiral Hugh Rodman, COM
mander of the Pacific fleet, on instruc-
tions from the navy department.
called for departure as soon as the
necessary preparations could be made.
| Both ships took on quantities of stores
yesterday and last night.
! So far as is known here there has
been no anti-American feeling mani
/ tested at either port.
! Aqua PRIETA, Sonora. April "a
| Eighteen members of the Mexican Ma
tional congress were at Nogales, Son.
ora today on their way to Hermosillo
for a conference with Sonora revolu-
tionary leaders. who have proclaimed
their intention is the overthrow of
president Carranza in an effort to set
tie differences between the state. and
rational government.
General P Elias Gales commander
of the Sonora army said that after
conferences at Hermosillo, the delega.
lion probably would come here.
| Governor De La Huerta becomes
head of a new provisional Mexican
government under the plan of Pritas
Prieta proclaimed yesterday by the
revOlutionists.
DOUGLAS, Ariz.. April 24.-General
| Ignacio L. Pesqueira, president of the
supreme military court of Mexico and
J recently appointed military governor
of Sonora. was at liberty here today
under bond after his arrest yesteT<li !
on charge of violating the white
slave law.
General Pesqueira was sent here to
await the arrival of federal troops in
Sonora. now in revolution against the
Carranza government. when he was
to have crossed into Mexico as chief
executive of the adjoining southern
| republic state