El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-14
MENCALI QUIET DESPITE
RUMORS OF REVOLUTION


rumors Of revolution. was quiet last
| night Governor Esteban Cantu was
I personally in charge Of the troops in
I the Quartet where suspected persons
were questioned
Obreron Asks U. 5. Friendship.
Mexico City. May g. via Juarez, May
Icy the Associated Press)
policy OF Carranza toward the United
States was national suicide Gen.
Alvaro Oregon declared Saturday 10
the correspondent for the Associated
Press, in the first exclusive interview
given a foreign newspaper man since
he Joined the revolutionary armies
after fleeing from the capital April H.
Interdependence Is Cited.
what strengthens the United
States strengthens Mexico" he said.
''and what weakens the United States
Weakens Mexico Ny ideal Tor the re-
lations between Mexico and the
United States Is to make the interna-
national border ike the Canadian
boundary, Withdrawing troops, except
customs officials.
"Carranza's Interpretation Of the
Monroe doctrine was a mistake al
though I believe Carranza was per-
fectly sincere in the belief his policy
was best FOR Mexico"
shows Campaign Strain.
Gen Obregon plainly showed the
strain under which he had been
laboriuE for more than six months.
He was coatless as he talked, his
voice was hoarse. a ten days growth
OF beard. heavily shot with white,
covered his face. Outside the little
hotel in Tacubaya, a suburb. where
he was making temporary headquar-
ters, the narrow street was damned
with automobiles and spectators
At the door Of the hotel, a small
squad Of Taqui Indian soldiers at
tempted to keep the way clear. In
side #fmE raffn vas crowded with
visitors and officers. A white clad
sentry, who stood at the doorway OF
the first Of two small rooms occu-
pied by Obregon and his CHIEF OF
staff, had difficulty preventing the
crowd from pressing through the
Obregon. seated on a cluttered bed.
trzusa cted business with a never
ending stream Of army officers and
leading supporters, despite the lact
he had not slept more than Few
hours from the time he arrived at
Tacubaya at a. m. Saturday
Promises Later Statement.
Because Of the Importance he at
tached to any statement involving
Mexican relations with the United
States. Gen. Obregon. declined 70 oe
quoted except for a Few generalluesi
promising to dictate q complete state
ment outlining his views later.
Regarding the Liberal Consutu-
tfonalist revolutionary movement
which reached a climax May Z, in the
evacuation Of Mexico City by the Car
rama government. Oregon declared
he adhered to the plan Of Aqua
Prieta- that he was obeying the or
ders OF governor Adolfo de Ia Huertas
temporary supreme commander Of the
that he had no design for
becoming dictator and was operating
in perfect accord with Cen Pablo
Gonzalez. Gems Obregon and Con
zalez both we're candidates for the
presidency OF Mexico, before the revo-
luton
Moral. Not Armed Revolt.
The revolution was a moral and not I
an armed revolt. Gen Oregon said, I
and his followers had been given I
strict orders TO respect private rights /
and to take nothing without the con- !
sent OF owners and payment being /
made; that he had not named any ]
provisional government officials and I
had issued strict orders that sup
porters of Carranza should not be
harmed physically.
The Liberal Constitutionalist revo- Z
lutiouary movement, Gen. Obregou al
firmed. was nationwide moral
protest" against the tactics Of the
Carranza regime in attempting TO
Impose Ygnacio Bonillas. former Mex
lean ambassador TO the UniteL States
as the next president, after having
imposed state governments OF It's own
choosing upon the people, notably IN
San Luis Potosi, Tamaulpas. Quere-
taro, Nuevo Leon and Guanajuato-