Arizona republican., 1920-04-20
REVOLT GAINING
 GROUND SONORA
 OFFICIALS CLAIM
General Flores Continues March Toward Mazatlan; Guarantee Protection to Commercial Interests = Send Thanks for Arizona Protest to Washington
Republican A. p. Leased wire]


 AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, April 19.-- The reported revolutionary movement of Sonora against President Carranza is rapidly gaining ground. if reports given out at military headquarters here are correct.
 Guarantee Protection
 Military headquarters at Hermosillo also sent out a report today that troops of Gen. Angel Flores were continuing their march toward Mazatlan, an i'm portant west coast port of Mexico.
 From Nogales, Sonora, came the re- port that the independent state govern ment of Sonora. through it's secretary Of state, s. A. Borquez, had issued . statement guaranteeing protection to all commercial interests in Sonora. The statement was contained in a telegram to the Agricultural union of Sinaloa. It said:
 At the request of the governor, l make manifest to you that orders have been given to Senor Pedro Alvarez, who has been appointed general super intendent of the Southern Pacific rail- way de Mexico by this government, that he shall give you every aid pos sible with the view of saving the to- mato production of Sinaloa. Senor Alvarez left last night for San Bias. Sinaloa, and you can apply to him in regard to all arrangements and details that may be necessary.
 '1 take advantage of this opportunity to beg of you that you make it public to all business interests that this gov ernment will make every effort to give all classes of persons and interests all guarantees they may need and is dis posed to make the greatest effort to aid all public interests and business in general may also attain their greatest prosperity"
 Send Thanks for Protest
 At military headquarters here and among business houses generally ap- preciation was expressed today of the action Of the United States postal au- thorities lifting the ban on the directing of mail to Sonora from the United States through this and other Sonora ports of entry.
 Col. Carlos Felix Diaz, chief of the Sonora intelligence bureau at Nogales. made public today a telegram from Hermosillo.
 The chamber of commerce of Her mosillo, capital of Sonora. has passed resolutions thanking the United States and the state of Arizona for permission not being granted by the United States for Carranza troops to cross American territory and attack Sonora. according to announcement made by Col. Carlos Diaz, chief of the Sonora army's in telligence bureau at Nogales. Col. Diaz said he received the following telegram from military headquarters at Hermo- sillo, and that it was an indication of the friendly attitude of the state and its people for the United States:
 ssThe chamber of commerce of Her mosillo, knowing that Washington has refused permission for the passage of Carranza troops across the United States for surprise attack on Sonora from the north, and being aware of the of Gov. Campbelrs note de- claring such permission would have been violation of the sovereignty of today passed resolutions Of thanks to the United States and to the state of Arizona in which the action of the American government and the pro- tests of various chambers of commerce Arizona were declared salu- tary lessons to President Carranza."