The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-16
REBEL GONZALES
TO BE TRIED SOON
Alleged Leader of Abortive Revolution
in Mexico Was Captured After
Hiding in Cellar of House.

Mexico City, July l5.-General Pablo
Gonzales, former candidate for the
presidency and alleged leader of the
abortive revolution in the state of
Nuevo Leon, whose capture was re
ported to-day, will be placed on trial
Immediately, according to official an
nouncement The government has ap-
pointed Generals Frandsco Goss of
Saltillo, Enrique Estrada of Zacatecas
and joaquin Amaro of Torreon as
members of the court, according to the
newspaper Excelsior.
General Gonzales whereabouts were
discovered last night, but he resisted
arrest, claiming those who sought TO
apprehend him did not carry warrants
for their action. The house where he
was lodging was wttchtd all night, Of
tieials in the meantime obtaining a
warrant to take him into custody One
version of the incident sta,rs h. was
found hiding n the cellar OF the hn.te
this morning
Suspicion of government authorities
was aroused by General Gonzales re-
fusal to denounee publicly the upris
ings led by several military leaders in
Nuevo Leon. the general claiming the
rebellion chiefs were his personal
friends. A dispatch TO the Heraldo
says that supporters of General Con
zales protest against the government
,bqlding him in solitary confinement
and claim this is in violation of the
provisions of the constitution of 1907.
Legal action by which he can be pro.
tected is contemplated, it is under
stood.
A draft of a plan of revolution pro-
viding for the ousting of all govern
mental departments functioning at
present, written by General Carlos
Garcia, chief of staff to General Con
zales, according to a message from
General NJ. Perez Trevino, chief of op.
erations in Nuevo Leon, to General p.
Elias Gales, secretary of war. says
the Heraldo. The project calls for the
appointment Of new provisional
president by Congress when three
fourths of the states and Mexico City
are controlled by the new regime. Ere
quent reference is made to the su-
preme chief of the revolution but no
name was mentioned in the draft, it
is said.
After declaring that there can be no
recognition of present federal, state
and municipal governments, the al
legged plan says the supreme chief will
Professionally name governors of the
various states occupied by ''the liberal
revolutionary army" and that these
governors will name judicial officers
and city councils, pending legal cleo
tions. The text as quoted by the news
paper. continues;
"When the capital is occupied and
at least three fourths of the states
have been taken over, the supreme
chief will convoke the Mexican people
in elections for the purpose of choos-
ing senators and deputies in a general
Congress, which viii appoint a provi
sional president. To him the supre-e
chief will render a detailed account of
his administration.
All appointments are to be made on
the basis of merit, but. other things
being equal, preference will be given ad.
herents of the present plan. Lives and
property will be respected and all
seizures and search,s will be prohibit
ed without judicial or administrative
orders. Constitutional guarantees will
be observed
The provisional president will call
elections for the purpose Of choosing
a permanent president and justices Of
the supreme court, according to law
within three months of his appoint
ment. Provisional governors will also
call elections 20 that permanent gov
ernors and members of legislature may
be placed in office. Municipal laws
are to be revised and city elections are
to be called all over the country"
General Trevino is said to believe
that this plan was to be followed by
all leaders opposing the present gov
eminent. He is also quoted as saying
that he believes General Jose Santos Is
guiltless Of rebellion, but j. victim
Of personal spite on the part Of enc
mics.
Several small bridges on the rail.
road between Monterey and NuevO
Laredo were burned during the disor
ders in the state OF Nuevo Leon. and
the line probably will not operate for