Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-15
GEM. ALvARADO
SAYS CARRANZA
HAS No CONTROL
Of GOVERNMENT
People Are Compelled to Re-
sort to the Rifle in Order
to Bring About a Decent.
Administration.
MODERN IDEAS NEEDED
TO SAVE THE COUNTRY
Young Men Must Come For
ward and Assert Selves;.
Revolution Throughout the
Republic Predicted.

tsN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRt
Nogales, Ariz., April 14,-In a
fiery address before the Young
Mems Business Association here
this afternoon, Gen. Salvador Alva-
rado, former governor of Yucatan,
declared that the chaotic condition
of Mexico today had been brought
about by the aladministration of
President Carranza. The presiden,,
declared General Alvarado, had
neglected the interests Of the ma
tion to pursue his own personal
pleasures and ambitions. Foreign
nations, the speaker said, were in
tensely weary of the long standing
unsettled conditions in Mexico. He
said the present republic had no
control of the government and
that therefore the people were
compelled to resort to the rifle in
order to bring about decent admin
istration.
General Alvarado state that Mex
leo has always been governed by
old men, and declared that the
time has arrived when younger
men must assert themselves in or
der to save their country. Ancient
ideas, he said, must be replaced by
modern ones and that colleges and
schools were the crying needs of
Mexico today.
Defends Sonora's $ Step.
The general predicted that n rev
olution is imminent, and asserted
that the people of Sonora have
taken the correct stand, and that
the state is more progressive than
most of the states of the republic.
He said the world expected three
things of Mexico, and these are
peace, order and work.
General AlvaradO is rated as
worth $20,000,000. gained from in
vestments in Yucatan. He is eX
pected to finance q large part of
the revolution in Sonora.
Liberal leaders in NOgales, So
nor, expressed confidence that the
force en- route from Juarez to
Aqua prieta, Sonora, would defeat
Gen. J. M. Pinas garrison at Aqua
Prieta, but were less confident re
garding the advance against the
southwest border by Gen. NJ. NJ.
DiegueZ, which began Immediately
following his ultimatum to the in
dependent government.
FOOdstuffs COmmandccTcd.
Receipt of information that
foodstuffs were being comman-
dered was followed by a jump in
the prices of meat from IS cents
to DO cents per kilo in the No
gales, Sonora, municipal market.
Other food commodities advanced
in proportion
A depressing effect on the liquor
market already is being felt, due to
strikes and war preparations, and,
although the train service both
ways is being maintained by strlk-
ers operating the Southern Pacific
of Mexico railway. Nogales, Sonora,
likely will become an arid spot in
few days.
The CarranZa government charg-
es that General Gales is losing
prestige. Some liberals are said to
allege that Gales deliberately
brought about secession of Sonora
at a time when Gen. Alvaro Obre-
gon, candidate for president, was
virtually in the hands of the enemy,
endangering the candidates life.
Obregon supporters say the gen.
eral, apprisedi of the pending blow
for freedom, had time to leave
Mexico City before the break.
Governor. Adolfo de la Huertd
has reported from Hermosillo, cap
ital of Sonora, that municipal pres
idents throughout the state are Of
fering the new government allegl-
ance and full support and that
many communities in Sinaloa have
held enthusiastic mass meetings en-
dorsing Sonora's attitude. Official
corI<.rmation, the governor said,
of the report that the Sinaloa con-
gress formally had endorsed the
Sonora rebellion, has not been had,
Secession Move Endorsed.
De la Huerta reported Guaymas
and Mazatlan endorsed the Sonora
secession.
1t was announced here today that
when the state officials took over
the customs houses at Sonora they
found them bare of practically
everything save the mbinations on
the locks.
The trouble in Sonora precludes
holding Of the Governors day cele-
bration, when the chief executive
of the Mexican states of Sonora
and Sinaloa and those of California
Arizona, New Mexico and other
states were expected to meet here.
Training Dog For Blind.
San Francisco, Calf, April IA