Arizona republican., 1920-04-11
STATE CONGRESS
 BREAKS TIE ] ITH
 CENTRAL REGIME
Border Customs Houses Are Seized-Citizens of Agua Prieta Prepare Resist Invasion by Troops-Seces- sion Is Only From Carranza Government
 Move Is Popular One
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 MORALES, Sonora, April 1o.-
 The state of Sonora withdrew
 from the republic of Mexico to-
 day. The state congress at Her
 mosilIo in a secret session which
 lasted all last night, voted, accord
 ing to reports reaching here, to
 resist with armed forces any at
 tempt of the Carranza government
 of Mexico to send troops into the
 state.
 The action of Sonora was brought about By President Carranza ordering federal troops sent into the state. When the plan to send Mexican fed erals into Sonora became known state authorities said the Carranza troops would be met with armed forces and civil war would result. President Car ranza was called upon by Governor Adolfo de la Huerta to explain the reason for the contemplated invasion of Sonora.
 Carranza replied that if troops were ordered into Sonora it was for the general welfare of the country. The reply did not satisfy Governor de Ia Huerta and other state leaders. The state executive, in announcing the break with the Carranza government, said:
 Sever Relations With carranza
 "In view of the replies of President Carranza to the governor and congress of the state of Sonora, it was decided to suspend relations with the central government until such time as the causes leading to the determination had ceased to exist"
 Sonora political leaders declared President Carranza planned to set up a military dictatorship in Sonora and take over the state government. He was openly accused of plotting the maneuver to harm the presidential f1ea Ia ff Two whose home is here.
 Yesterday Sonora officials seized the Southern Pacific de Mexico. an Amer ican owned railroad, whose employees had been on strike and put all the strikers back to work with guaranty of their demands. The federal govern ment had threatened this action yes terday. but the Sonora government stepped in first. The Carranza gov ernment had said the railroad would be operated by soldiers if the strikers and railroad officials could not agree to a settlement and get trains run ming.
 May Ask U. S. To Intercede
 A delegation of eadino citizens
 of Sonora may be sent to Wash
 ington to ask the United States
 government to intercede in an ef-
 fort to adjust differences between
 the Sonora authorities and the
 federal government, it was said
 after meeting of political leaders
 here late today.
 Should the intercession of the United States be not obtained, or fail. and should Carranza send troops into So nora against the demands of Governor de la Hue-ta, revolution and fighting are certain to follow, according to those who attended the conference. Senti- ment, however, apparently favors peaceful settlement.
 Nogales officials said the conscitu- ton of Mexico. with it's strong guar antees of states rights. prohibits send ing federal troops into a state without consent of that state
 Intense excitement was caused both here and at NOgales, Arizona, over the action of the Sonora state government. Reports and rumors were widely cir culated that the long threatened revo- lution was about to burst forth: that state authorities would immediately seize customs houses and other prop erty Of the federal government; that the state would take over the telephonS and telegraph lines, and that the peo- pie of Sonora immediately would be- gin mobilizin- ..o repel any attack by Carranza troops. Few of these reports could be verified. little information from the state capital at Her moSillo.