New-York tribune., 1920-04-26
Fight in Ajusco Mountains
First of Series in Plan
to Force Carranza tn
Quit Presidential Race
Federal Troops in
Morales Revolt
in Yucatan;
Warships Guard Ameri-
cans ON the West Coast

From The Tribume's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Fighting
between revolutionary troops and sup
porters of the Carranza government
has begun on the threshold of Mexico
City in the Ajusco Mountains, accord
ing to private advices received TO-DAY
by General Salvador Alvardo, agent of
the Sonora government in Washington.
The message gave no details of the
engagement.
Alvarado's advices also stated that
several detachments from General
Cosio Robelo's brigade of Federal
troops, stationed in the ncighborine
State of Morelos, had passed over to
the revolutionists and had attacked a
Carranza force under General Gustavo
Elizondo near Cuernavaca.
Robelo May Join Rebels
The detection of Robelos troops to
the insurgents is believed here to be
preliminary to pronouncement by
General Robelo that he is in full SYM
pathy with the Sonora revolt and that
his entire command would soon be
under the colors of the Obregonistas.
Robelo is one of General Pablo Con
zales's most active and influential
brigade commanders, and he has long
been. known as personal critic of
President Carranza's policies.
The reported clash between the rev.
olutionists and the Federal troops near
Mexico City is interpreted here as the
beginning of series of engagements
for the purpose Of bringing the in
surgent movement right to the doors
of the Carranza government in the
hope that the Mexican President will
recognize the seriousness of the re-
bellion.
This military move, with the activity
in the Tampfco oil fields, where further
clashes between the rebles and Federal
troops seem imminent, were said to be
part of the plan to harass the Car
rama regime to the extent of prompt
ing definite declaration of with
drawal from the coming Presidential
elections of the first chief and his ad-
herents.
Reports that Governor Francisco
Figuaroa of the State of Guerrero has
declared for Sonora, followed by all
the military forces within that state,
we're COnnrmed mere to-day
Insurgents Name Agents
AS an indication of the permanencc
of the Sonora government, con-.
mercial agents for the state have
been appointed for San Francisco and
the border posts Of Nogales, Douglas
and Naco to act in a consular capacity
in facilitating import and export ship
ments. commercial agent in New
+< bo
Alvarado's office announced to-day.
Further evidence Of reprsals by the
Carranza government against members
of the Mexican Congress who oppose
the first chief were indicated in code
kilograms which passed the Mexico
City censorship yesterday and were re-
layed to Washington to-day. These dis
patches state that Carranza has taken
steps to declare vacant the seats in
Congress of all Senators and Deputies
who sympathizc with the Sonora cause
Another anti-Carranza move was
reported in to-day's dispatches from
the State of Yucatan. The authorities
there, backed by the Legislature, have
arrested General Pablo De La Cara,
the Federal military commander, for
violation of the constitution. The
trouble cuIminatcG when he is said to
have given gambling concession to
Syrian and removed the local authori-
ties who opposed his usurpation of
government functions. The state ap-
pealed to Carranza, who sustained
Cara.
U. S. Remains Neutral
The State Department continued to-
day to maintain a neutral attitude in
the Mexican situation. Reports from
Mexico City and from American con-
sular agents in the republic received
by the department were not disclosed
and officials refused to give any
hint of possible Federal action on the
question Of the movement Of Carranza
troops through United States territory
so vigorously protested by Governor
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