Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-24
REvOL.UTION|STS
READY To WAGE
WAR ON PRESENT
MEXICAN REGIME
Principles of Revolt Against
Present President of Mex
leo Are Made Public In a
Proclamation.
GOV. DE LA HUERTA
SUPREME COMMANDER
People of Southern Republic
Must Assume All Its Sow
ereignty; Organization OF
New Army Planned.

tsV Hossiso JousnAL spScisl tVAavo wiss
Aqua Prieta. Sonora, April 90 (hy
the Associated Press) Principles
of the Sonora revolution against
the CarranZa government of Mex
leo were made public here today
when leaders of the liberal consti-
tutionalist party issued a procla-
nation, the first article of which
calls for the REIMBURSEMENT by
Venustiano Carranza of the office
of chief executive of the nation"
The proclamation was issued un-
der the title of the plan of Aqua
Prieta." Its signers include the
most prominent officials, business
men and residents of Sonora.
The plan adopts the Mexican
constitution of February, 1917 as
the absolute fundamental law of
the republic of Mexico" declares
Governor AdolphO de la Huerta of
Sonora, supremu commander pro
tempore of the liheralist constitu-
tionalist army. and declares that as
soon as the present plan has been
accepted by "the majority of the
ptpplc VI MthltO, anu tHt Nlty VI
Mexico has been occupied by the
liberal constitutionalist army, a
provisional president shall be
named.
De la Huerta Is empowered to
appoint provisional governors for
the states of Guanajuate, san Luis
Potosi, Qnerretaro, Nuevo Leon
and Tamaulipas, which are de-
clared to have no constitutional
governor, and in all other states
whose chief executives either OPP
pose or repudiate this concerted
action"
Favors Development.
The final article OF the plan OF
Aqua Prieta" declares for the legal
protection and enforcement Of
their legal rights for all citizens
and foreigners and will especially
favor the development of all in
dustries, commerce and business in
general"
The proclamation ends with the
words: "suffragio efectivo--no re-
election"
The plan follows:
Whereas:
/. The national sovereignty be-
longs essentially and originally to
the people; that all public au-
thority emanates from the people
and is instituted for the benefit of
the people; and that the jurisdic-
ton of the public servants Is only
IA partially conferred power of the
peoples sovereignty, given by the
people
Made Light of Popular Vote.
2. The present president Of the
republic of Mexico, Venustiano
Carranza, has constituted himself
the head of a political party, and
pursuing the victory of this party,
has made light in q systematic way
of the popular vote; has practlc-
|ally abolished the individual rights;
has repeatedly placed in jeopardy
the sovereignty of the states, and
radically robbed of it's strength the
political organization of the re-
public.
3. That the acts and procedures,
above briefly outlined. constitute
at one and the same time, actual
violations of our supreme laws,
serious offenses against the public
order, and absolute treason to the
fundamental aims of the constitu-
tionalist revolution.
a. That having exhausted all
peaceful and legal means by which
to convince the above mentioned
chief executive of the federal gov
ernment, of his erroneous proceed
ures, without achieving this pur-
pose, the time has come when the
people of Mexico must assume all
its sovereignty. revoking the
powers conferred upon the unfaith-
full mandatory, and regain possess
sion of the absolute power of its
laws and institutions.
Swear to Uphold Plan.
s. Wherefor we, the under
signed citizens of Mexico, in fun
exercise OF our political rights, have
resolved upon the followingD plan
and all its component parts, and
solemnly swear to firmly uphold it.
Organic plan of the movement
for democracy, law and order:
Article 1. The REIMBURSEMENT
by Venustiano Carranza of the Of
flee of chief executive of the ma
ton.
Article TO repudiate the pub
lie officials whose respective ap-
pointments originated in the last
local elections held in the states OF
San Luis Potosi, Guanajuato, Quer-
retaro, Nuevo Leon and Tamauli-
pas.
Article simultaneously arises
the reputation of those councilmen
of the City of Mexico. who were
declared elected in the last city
elections.
Article 4-Jose Santos Godiues
is recognized as the constitutional
governor of the state of Nayarit.
Article 5---All other lawful ma
tional and state authorities are rec
ognized. The liberal constitution
alist army will uphold said author
tiles. provided they do not oppose