Evening star., 1920-05-23
Obregon Scores
Mexican Chiefs
"Guard." !.
SAYS THEIR DUTY
WAS TO DIE ALSO
Dictator's Body on
Way to Mexico
City. Il.
Pv the Associated Press.

Hv the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex. May 22.-Nenusti-
eno Carranza. President of Mexico
and head of the seventy-second gov
ernment that country has had since
1921, was assassinated at l am FIJI
day by Col Rodolfo Herrero ana MS
soldiers at Tlaxcaltenango, Pueola.
according to messages received mere
from Gen. Alvaro Obregon. dated at
Mexico City today.
There were found six or seven
bodies of the men J.: Carranza'
party" one message from obregon
said. 1T is not stated whom these
men might be-"
Reports given out by the revolu-
tionists said Carranza was assassi-
mated by his own men. Herrero was
described as an ex-federal officer He
was once an officer in the Mexican
army under President Diaz. who was
forced to flee Mexico in 1911.
Carranza was made a prisoner and
assassinated at the cry of viva OBJ
RECON" by Col Rodolfo Herrero and
his men, violating the hospitality that
had been offered to Carranza ana his
followers by Herrero, according to a
message from his chief men to Gen.
Pablo Gonzales. quoted in his mes
sage to revolutionary agents here.
Replied in Scathins Terms.
Obregon answered this message in
scath!ng terms He declared that if
the Carranza followers who signed
themselves, numbering more than
thirty men and including Juan Bar
ragon. chief of staff; Ignacio Bonil-
las, former ambassador to the United
States, whose candidacy for the presi-
dency brought on the latest revolu-
tion, and other prominent leaders.
had died defending your chief
you would be at rest with your con-
sciences and escaped the shame of
your coward.ce." Obregon told the
Carranzistas they were sufficient in
number to have done their duty. "to
have saved Carranza's life II. as you
state. he was assassinated."
'On repeated occasions" Obregon
said. President Carranza was notified
Of the guarantee which would be
given him If he would be willing to
leave the danger zone, but he refused
to accept this offer because he con-
sidered it undignited of a man of
honor to save himself leaving his
companions in danger. This act of
Carranza revealed the dignity and
good fellowship you failed to appre-
ciate."
Report OF killing Filled Friday.
First report of the assassination Of
Carranza was fled BY Oregon on
Friday night. The message did not
reach here until today. The message
said.
Have just received the following
message from Huauchinango. state of
Puebla. signed by Col. L. Hernandez:
"'Gen. Mariel advises me from villa
Juarez that the troops Of the ex-
federal officer Rodolfo Herrero
killed President Carranza at 1 am,
at place called Tlaxcaltenango.
There were found six or seven more
bodies of the men in Carranza's party.
1t is not stated who these men might
be. I will wire details later Rodolfo
Herrero surrendered last March to
Gen. Mariel and had been an officer
under Gen. Palaez.'"
Pevolutionists today were eager in
their attempt to show Carranza was
not killed by revolutionists, but "by
his own men"
The department Of propaganda and
Information at Nogales sent message
to the commercial agent of the de
facto government here urging that
the news be given to the press with
particular stress on the fact that the
happening occurred far away from
the field of operation of our forces
From the wording of the Obregon
telegram skepticism was expressed
here by many persons in close touch
with the revolution concerning the
Affiliations Of Herrero. The anxiety
of the Mexicans on the point was laid
to the concern over what the attt-
tude of the United States might be If
the reported assassination was laid to
the revolutionists.
Body on Way to Mexico City.
MEXICO CITY, May 22-The body
of Venustiano Carranza is due to ar
rive in Mexico City some time this
evening. The six other victims of the
attack in the early morning of May
20 have been buried at the scene OF
the battle.
Permission has been granted rela-
tives OF the late President for the
private interment of his body. These
include his daughters Julia and Vir-
ginia. wife Of Gen. Candido Aguilar
There Is still uncertainty regarding
the names of Carranza's companions
who were killed. 1t is believed. how
ever, that they were Gen. Francisco
Murguia, Gen. Francisco Urquizo.
undersecretary of war and marine;
Luis Cabrera, governor of Puebla:
Manuel Aguirre Berlanga. secretary
of the interior, and Gen. Pillar San
chez.
After a conference today between
Gems Obregon and Pablo Gonzales a
commission was named to proceed to