Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-26
MEXICO WILL.
Use AN iron
HAND To PUT.
DOWN REVOLT.
Carranza Is Preparing to
EnCirCIe the RebeIIiouS
State With a Steel Ring,
to Crush Revolution.
SPORADIC OUTBREAKS
WILL BE DEALT WITH
Aside From Sonora, Only
Two State Executives
Have Repudiated Present
Administration, Is Claim.


Mexico City, April rs. (by the
Associated Press) The develop
ments of the last two weeks result
ing from the Sonora revolutionary
activities, show that the central
government is preparing to encir-
Gle the rebellious state with steel
ring, meanwhile crushing sporadic
outbreaks in other parts of the re-
public with strong hand.
A summary of the situation since
the northern state broke with the
Carranza administration has been
issued by war department officials.
The long list of professions of ad-
hesion to the CarranZa government
sfrom virtually every state eXecu-
tive and military leader. except
those who have openly Joined the
Sonora revolutionists would seem
to indicate that the republic as a
whole is solidly supporting the
present government. Aside from
the Sonora state government, only
two state executives have repudi-
ated the present administration.
they being Gen. Enrique Estrada,
in the state of Zacatecas. and Pas
cual Ortiz Rubio in the state of
Michoacan. Both of these eXecu-
tives, however. have failed to at
tract any great following and are
being pursued by loyal forces.
Estrada Cted for Treason.
The stat legislature of Zacate-
cas- has repudiated the attitude of
Estrada and cited him for treason,
while the Michoacan legislature
has unseated Ortiz Rubio and
named Primo Serrania Mercad as
his successor.
Gen. Ramon Iturbe, governor of
Sinaloa, has protested his loyalty
and is using what forces are avail
able to check the incursions of the
Sonora troops into Sinaloa, The
present whereabouts of Gen. AL
varo Obregon. former war minister
who is slated for the presidency of
Mexico by the Sonora rebels, and
Gen. Benjamin Hill, his campaign
leader, is uncertain. The general
belief is that both rebel leaders
walo left Mexico City two weeks
ago upon receipt of reliable ad
vices that Sonora had rebelled fled
toward the Pacific coast by way of
Michoacan. Apparently General
Hill remained behind Obregon, be-
cause in a skirmish between rebels
and government detachmentS at
Contreras, a few miles southwest
of Mexico City, on April IS. letter
written by bin inviting the COM
mander of the government detach-
ment to join the rebels was cap
tured after the rebels had been
scattered.
1t is supposed that General Hill
remained behind for the purpose
of reuniting if possible. the scat
tered bands of Zapatistas in More
los. Nothing is feared from this
scheme as the Mexico City garrison
numbers about 10000 men, while
the go1ernment officials are salts
fled that the scheme could not be
made effective.
Defeat of Rebel Forces.
The crushing defeat inflicted
April 81 by General Francisco
Murguia's troops upon the rebel
lious forces headed by General
Arnulfo Gomez, which attacked
the Tuxpam oil center, eliminated
the only danger to the central gov
ernment outside of Sonora, accord
ing to the war department. Gomez,
who with about 700 Yaqui Indians.
Joined forces with General Manuel
Pelaez, is said to have suffered
about 300 casualties, failing to en-
ter the city and was forced to re-
treat to the jungle.
The arrival. at Mexico City of
General Maycotte, expected within
a few days, it is believed will clear
up the situation in the state oe
Guerrero, where press reports de-
clare Maycotte's troops followed
Colonel Francisco Figueroa, gov
ernor of that state. in rebellion.
While the political situation has
been driven entirely into the back
ground by the Sonora revolt, th6
attitude assumed by the PRESIDENT
al candidates has been the subject
of congratulatory editorials by the
papers supporting the government.
Both Ygnacio Bonillas, who is Il
native of Sonora, and General
Pablo Gonzales have denounced
Sonora's action and reiterated their
Continued on Page Two)