The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-01
'|ME EXICO LEANS
TOWARD sOv|ETS
In Case Revolt Against Car
rama is Successful, Social
lists Will be in
Power.
REBELS ARE EXTREME
Governor Of Sonora and One OF Mill.
tary Leaders in Revolution are
Friends OF Russian
Scheme.
REBELS ARE EXTREME

WASHINGION, May I-Fedr nat
Iif the revolt against CarranZa is sue
cessful. the next government of Mexi-
co will be dedicated to principles of
soyietism was expressed today by Of
ficials in close touch with Mexican af-
fairs.
This was based principally on the
record of General Salvador Alvarada,
representative in Washington OF tne
Obregon revolt and who is mentioned
prominently as the man likely to be
chosen provisional president OF the
revolutionary government
Alvarado was governor of the state
Of Yucatan for about three years fol-
lowing inauguration of President Car
rama, Information here shows thru
+ in this post he established a system
that carried out principles of extreme
socialism farther than has any regime
excert the present Russian soviet.
| Governor De La Huerta of Sonora
and General P. E. Gales, one of the
| military leaders of the revolt, are re-
puted to be of decidedly sociallshc
Eleanings. On the other hand Ger
| Obregon, central ngure of the reVolu-
Etion has declared that if he becomes
president all .donae tic and foreign ID.
! iterests in Mexico Will be protecteo
| and Developments of Mexico's re-
sources encouraged.
Should Alvarado with the aid OF ms
colleagues set out to shape the new
government along the lines or ms
! policies in the administrator Oh
| Yucatan, the great Tampico Oil helds
where American interests predo1nr
nate might DE the first object OF SO
cia,iization it was suggested
Alyarado first nationallzed the
heneouin industry in Yucatan. hehe-
uuin. practically the only industry OF
yucatan, is the basis OF the manulsc
ture of binding tWlne and rope. :" neh
Alyarado became governor the lnuus'
ltry was at low eEb after frultIul eA-
notation; the Indlan labor was PAID
ig,ut a pittance; the market price was
low and little profits were beng rear
izcd Alvarado forced the planters W
organize the regulating conlulssloh
on the heneQuin market under Tue az
rection OF the state and con-
them to sell their entire PRODUCTION
through the commission. IN thlS "a'
he forced up the price OF henequih
from tour - four and a hall Genus d
nc,1nd TO fifteen and sixteen cents.
FARMERS we're compelled to increase
,,,aaes ana unious were organized py
Alvarado among the lnolanS' a
c,a+a had an interest in everything.
There we're cooperative grocery ana
ntotbino stores and the state controli-
ad the Importation Of foodstuhS anu
the sale of drafts on foreign couhtil>
Ihis system proved failure, no"
ever. according 10 officials here.
When trade returned to normal
channels at the close OF the "ai'
hher was received from the iar eds,
IN yucatan was left with an eno1
mons stock of unsold fiber on "hlHn
II had borrowed money. 4ucatan ho"
rs understood to owe Slo,ooo'oo0 vi
that amount OF paper money puC 40
circulation by Alvarado, $5,ooo'oVo ~
American bankers on drafts anu $'@
400 600 to the Mexican federal gov
ernment.
Arms for Rebels.
ST. LOUIS, NO, May IA pipt W
furnish Obregonista reVoluuohisI9 ~
Mexico with American arms was
hall,ed today, according to an aiieseu
confession by Manuel M. Pletro, "ilo
said he was the former mayor "a
Juarez and member of the MEXICAN
congress. ..os-- 10 st
pietro was taken in custody ias'
night with another Mexican VINO gave
his name as Raymond X. Mornh.
About $50 900 in American currency
was found in their possession, ponce
detectives said. Pietro said he came
here to buy arms, officials said.
Juarez Expects Attack.
Ell, PASO, Texas, May 1-Juarez
spent an anxious night expecting a
rebel attack from the south or Wes'.
district General Jose Escobar order.
ed the Mexico Northwestern railroad
entering Juarez to discontinue serv-
ice, fearing the rebel bands might use
the railway equipment in an attack
on the town.
Rebel agents in Ell Paso today
claimed their forces are in full pos
session Of Chihuahua City and will
take Juarez without fighting in few
days. The departure for Mexico City
Of Col. Augustin Mora commander of
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