The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-18
STRIFE AVERTED
BY WITHDRAWAL
Of GONZALES
Washington Sees Improvement
in Mexico
CARRANZA NOT LOCATED
Dispatches from American Embassy
State that Whereabouts of FUei
tive President are Unknown.

Washington, May 1S.-Pablo Con
zale2's withdrawal from the contest
or the presidency Of Mexico reported
to the state department yesterday,
was gerarded here as the best indica-
Itions that leaders Of the defacto gov
ernment desired to eliminate the
danger arising from political rivalry.
Further evidence of coordinate ac-
ton was seen in the announcement
that Manuel Palaez, to whom oil pro
ducers have paid tribute for several
years, had been appointed chief OF
military operations in the State OF
Tamuulipas.
Restoration Cf wire communication
with the Mexican capital brought
from the American Embassy long re-
ports on the developments. There
was no word, however as to the fa'e
Of Carranza who has fed TO the hills
near Jalapa, with revolutionary
troops on his trail
The official adylces weer summar-
lied by the state department as fel-
lows:
The American embassy at Mexico
City reported to the department OF
state today, under date Of yesterday
that General Pablo Gonzalez has pub
ilicly surrendered his authority 70 the
provisional president"
in a manifesto made public yester'
day General Gonzalez announced that
in order to preserve revolutionary
unity to restore tranquility to the ma
ton, to eliminate the possibility Of
future conflict and to leave Congress
untrammelled in its elections OF Il
provisional President, he irreyocably
withdraws his candidacy for the neXt
presidential term and will surrender
to the provisional president the au-
thority which revolutionary condi-
Iticns have forced him to assume.
The Mexico City press yesterday
ANNOUNCED that trains captured FROM
Carranza were being brought to
Mexico City and that civilians who re
mained with the trains are being Civ
en- every protection The press states
that those who accompanied Carran-
"a in his departure from the Mexi-
can capital are being pursued by the
revolutionary cavalry.
A circular suggested by General
Obregon has been published ordering
military parade to embrace 10000
men as participants at Mexico City,
May "a. as a demonstration Cf alleg
lance to the provisional president to
be selected by the Mexican Congress
on that date, The press stated that
members of the Mexican diplomatic
corps have been given 15 days to de-
clare their allegiance to the new
regime.
The appointment Of Geneal Palaez
as chief of militay operations in Ia
maulipas has been announced -
Monterey, in the state of Nuevo Leon
having been turned over without re
sistance to the forces of Generals
Obregon and Gonzales and all burned
bridges between Nueyo Laredo and
Mexico City having been restored, it
was announced at Laredo Saturday
that through passenger railroad sery.
ice would be Immediately resumed to
the United States border to Mexico
| City. ***
General Cepedo did not arrive
at Monterey Oh May 49, as was ex-
pected, and in the afternoon of that
day Porfrio Gonzales demanded a
levy of 100000 pesos ($1O0,O0Ol from
the Chamber of Commerce. The cham
ber refused to comply, and Gonzales
then threatened execution and loot
ing if the money were not foNhcom-
ing by May IA, and called on the
mayor to assist in collecting the
money. General Antonio Nillareal
Of the Obregonistas, was expected to
arrive that night The departments
information from Monterey up to Sat.
urday is to the effect that there has
been no disorder there and that the
! foreigners are safe.
From Salillc, capital OF Coahila,
came word under date of May II that
General Porfrio Cadena has been
appointed provisional governor and
post commander there and that Gen
eral Cepeda had been appointed com
mander Of operations in the state of
Coahuila.