The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-18
ALI Mexican Rebels Seem to be
Working Together for
Overthrow of Car
rama. -.
COMPLETE TRANQUILITY
Obreqon and Gonzales viii Not Quar-.
rel and public Opinion and Mill
tary Forces Work To-
sether. 49,
[By Ralph H. Turner, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Ralph H. Turner, United Press
e Staff Correspondent
MEXICO CITY, via Laredo juno
ton, May 17.(-Night)-General AL
ivaro Obregon does not anticipate
quarrels between the leaders of the
revolution when the power of the
Carranzistas has been completely
broken, he declared in an interview
with the United Press.
The divergent views OF Obregon
and General Gonzales have been 'har-
monized, the revolutionary leader
said. Ys aL.E
The two chief obstacles in the sue
cess of the revolutionary government,
Obregon said, were the possibility Ct
successful comeback movement by
Venustiano Carranza, the deposed
president and detection of the fol-
lowers of Gonzales. & u.. -..
"Carranza has no chance to regain
power" Obregon asserted. Public
opinion and the military forces are
both too strongly against him. ..eg
General Gonzales and I have har
monized our views, We opposed Car
rama because he was abusing the
peoples right of franchise.
Nov Carranza has gone Should
Gonzales and ! quarrel now it would
be so obvious we were fighting over
personal ambitions that neither the
people nor nor the soldiers would sup
Complete tranquility will soon be
restored throughout the country,
Obregon predicted.
i Hunting For Carranza.
Ell PASO, Tex, May 1S.-Revolu-
tionists' cavalry today continued
their hunt of the hills and mountains
around Oaxaca for President Car.
ranza,~.according to advices here
! Capture of large stores of ammu-
rition by revolutionists in the last
engagement with Carranzistas was
reported in messages received here
today from General Obregon.
Watching Mexico.
BY A l.. Bradford, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-United
States representatives at the Ameri-
can embassy at Mexico City and
throughout the republic will be held
on the ground to observe and report
on Developments during Mexico's
period of reconstruction it was
| learned today at the state depart
ment 1t will be some time before
the United States will extend recog-
milton to the new government of Mexi-
CO, however, and the embassy official
ly will have no dealings with the revO
'lutionary regime.
Reports from the embassy will aid
the state department in determination
of a new Mexican policy.
George T. Summerlin, counsel at
the Mexican capital, is ranking repre-
sentative OF this country in Mexico.
Even should the nomination Of
Henry Morgenthau be confirmed the
state department probably would hold
him in this country until the situation
cleared as his arrival might be mis-
construed as recognition by the Unit
ed States.
Belief was expressed in rebel circles
here that the Mexican embassy staff
in Washington would go over to the
new regime.
Carranza Fleeing Northward.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Venus-
tiano Carranza, deposed Mexican pres
ident, is fleeing northward, and Fran
cisco Villa is on his way to Mexico
City unaccOmpanleu, according 10 du-
vices to the state department today.
The American embassy at Mexico
City informed the department Carran-
"a was seen last Sunday passing
through Topela, a small village ninety
miles south of Mexico City. - He and
I small escort were travelling north
ward at the time. ...
| Carranza, according to previous re-
Il, ;y>rr Ln. irf
the mountains. Dispatches concern
! ing Villa were based on Mexico City
press reports of yesterday.
| Rebel agents here thought that Vii
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