New-York tribune., 1920-04-20
Many Americans Will Be
in Peril if Expected
Conflict for Possession
of Capital Takes Place
Carra1lza Prepares
Route for Flight
Two More States Join
Revolt; Troops Quit
Federals by Wholesale
By Wilbur Forrest

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WASHINGTON, April ia battle
which will menace the lives of Amer
can citizens in and around Mexico City
is regarded as probable soon by those
here closely studying the present revo-
lutionary situation in Mexico. The
| Obregon revolt is gaining strength by
leaps and bounds.
The latest detection of Carranza
troops is reported in the mountainous
state of Guerrero, southwest of the
capital, where General Maycotte, the
Federal commander, has sworn ale
glance to the revolutionists with $500
men, and in chihuahua, where Carranza
troops have Joined the Sonora forces.
In the State of Oaxaca, to the east of
Guerrero, there are practically no Fed
eral troops and the military forces in
the state may be considered Obregon-
ista. The flight of the Governor of
Michoacan, on the west, with state
funds and troops, has already been ad-
mitted by the Carranza government.
Line of Flight Prepared
In the mean time it became known
here to-day, through highly reliable
sources that 60 per cent Of the entire
Carranza army is now concentrated
around Mexico City, and that the gar
risons along the railway line to Vera
Cruz have been strengthened in order
to facilitate the flight of the govern
ment If necessary.
With practically the entire west
coast in the hands of the rebels and
the almost startling remuneration of
Carranza by his own forces in the
states south of the capital, the battle
plan of the rebel forces begins to de-
velop. Concentrating south of Mexico
City, they will likely move against the
federal concentration around the CAPT
tai, where a decisive battle may be
fought.
Mexico City contains the largest
group of American citizens in Mexico.
The State Department late to-day de-
clared that no information regarding
the status of Americans nor the Mexi-
can situation had been received. 1t is,
however, more than likely that some
of the more timorous already have
made plans to leave the city. This is
possible because Of the admissions Of
the Carranza government through Mex
leo City newspapers that serious
state of affairs has developed. Satur-
day the government announced that the
Governor of Michoacan had revolted,
with two hundred troops.
Detection Called Local
The detection was announced to. be
but local and of no great Importance.
Reliable information, however, indi-
Gates that instead of but 200 troops
turning against the government the
number was nearer six regiments Of
cavalry and four battalions of infan-
try, with some artillery and machine
gun units garrisoned within the hun
ired- mile radius of Mexico City.
On the other hand the later admis-
sion of General Juan Barragan, Car
ranza's chief of staff, in an official
bulletin, that the Governor of the
State Of zacatecas had taken up arms
against Carranza with nine regiments
is exaggerated, because Federal forces
in that state have never numbered
more than four to six regiments, three
of which were cavalry.
These public admissions in the cap
ital have undoubtedly alarmed Amer
leans to some extent as to the pos
ital SO soon as the rebels have been
able to gather their forces for as
sault. Whether any official cognizance
of the situation and the safety of
Americans has been taken by the
United States government was not
forthc oming from the State Depart
ment to-day. Neither has any official
news been received here from the
State of San Luis Potosi and espe-
cially along the railway line to Tam
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