Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-11
SONORA W|THDRhWS FROM GOVERNMENT
 OF MEXICO CITY
Carranza's Troops in the State Cause of Seces-
 sion
REVOLVING STATE IS
 LED BY GEN. HUERTA
That Invasion Was For the Good of the State as Carranga Claims
 Fails to Satis-

Nogales, Sonora, April 10.-The state of Sonora withdrew from the republic of Mexico today. The state congress at Hermosillo in secret ses- sion which lasted all last night, voted according to reports reaching here. to resist with armed forces any at tempt at the Carranza government of Mexico to send troops into the state.
 The secession of Sonora was brought about by President Carranza ordering federal troops sent into the state. When the plan to send Mexican federals into Sonora became known state authorities said that Carranz;. troops would be met with armed forces and civil war would result President Carranza was called upon by Governor Aidelfo de La Huerta to explain the reason for the contem- plated 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 Gov. de La Huerta and other state leaders.
 The state executive in announcing the break with the Carranza govern ment said Gin 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 candidacy of General Alvaro Obregon, whose home is here.
 Seize Railroad.
 Yesterday Sonora officials seized the Southern Pacific de Mexico, an American owned railroad whose em- ployes had been on strike. and put all the strikers back to work with a guaranty of their demands. The fed eral government had threatened this action yesterday but the Sonora gov ernment stepped in first. The Car ranza government had said the rali. road would be operated by soldiers if the strikers and railroad officials could not agree to a settlement and get trains running. The taking over by Sonora authorities of the customs house and other federal offices at Naco. Sonora, was confirmed in q telephone messsee from that place to- night All officials and employees of the federal government transferred their allegiance to the state govern ment immediately after receiving or ders hereafter to recognize authorities of the state capital as supreme.
 It was announced at the Naco, Ariz, office of the Southern Pacific rail- road of Mexico that tomorrow the first train to run out of Cananea since the strike was called, would be sent to Naco and that the former schedule of service would be in operation with in the next three days.
 A delegation of leading citizens of Sonora may be sent to Washington to ask the United States government to intervene in an effort to adjust diff faculties between the Sonora authorl- ties and the federal government. it was said after a meeting of politlcai leaders here late today.
 Nogales officials said the constltu- tion of Mexico with it's strong guar antee of states rights, prohibits send ing federal troops into state without consent of that state.
 ObregOn Cause?
 Washington, April 10.-While no reports had reached Washington to- night of the repudiation of the Mexi- can central government by the So-
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