The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-07-29

Says There Is No Rebellion
Against Federal Govern
ment; Asks Aid

CAu<sNICOs Cal.s S0Sy H.
Fanod for the fiEst time since he
Assumed control of Lowew Cali
fornia, soou after the firpt Ma
deru revolution. with . menace
70 his power. Gov. Cantu tSday
wa~ nprvading bruadcast calls for
volunt<~sx 10 rv~ist . force md
70 have besu s~nt agalnst him By
u,e provisiorai Mexican govern
mont from GuaysnAs and Man
nnai1l0.
Citixcns Of Lower California have
been asked 10 arm themselves. and
cantu.s small force OF comparatively
well trained and well equipped sol.
dicrs today was being marshaied for
its first real campaign.
Announcement that Cantu's au-
thority was TO be questioned by force
Of arms came as = surprise along the
border.
Tho federal governments action
follows dispute between President
DE Ia HuertA and Gov. Cantu over
The control Of the stats-
Baidornero Anunda, recently ap-
pointed governor TO succeed Cantu.
was refused office By cantu. who
declined" to resign.
According 70 word received here,
Dc La Hucrta had agreed to leave
cantu In the position for the pres
ens-"
When the present Mexican admin
istration captured Mexico City and
carranxa fed, II was understood that
Gov. Cantu would bc left alone.
Even when Baldomero Armada was
made governor of Lower California.
tho announcement wae not taken 80
riousiy. Cantu had reigned supreme
In Lower California. and isolation
seemed 70 make a serious attempt at
a military expedition against him i'm
possible.
FAILURE 10 OBEY
LAWS - CHARGE
Failure OF cantu TO obey Mexican
laws II given by representatives of
the de facto government here as the
reason for the effort TO deposc cantu.
But close observers along the in.
tcrnational line point 10 the valuable
cotton growing region OF the Mexi'
can Imperial valley. the fisheries off
the Lower California coast. the graz.
ing lands and the mineral deposits As
something OF magnet to draw at
tcntion from Mexico City.
Cantus reign has pccn one that
reads like fiction.
revolution a party of American and
European communists entered
Lower California TO establish the
modern Utopia. For few months
they held sway. with no laws. no
money and eon. the theory that
everything belonged to everybody.
Tho Mexican government sent
Cantu with about 900 men 10 con-
auer the country. At his approach
the communists fled across the In
ternational line.
Cantu went TO bed a victorious
colonel one night. The next morn.
ing he awoke no longer colonel
but governor. Since then his power
never has been questioned. He has
collected taxes, made and enforced
laws and dictated practically every.
thing within the confines OF Lower
California.
Cantu is reputcd TO have waxed
wealthy. Gambling houses and
similar concessions at Tia Juana
and Mexicaii have paid him big
revenues for the right to continue
business.
mo REBELLION"
CANTU DECLARES
Gov. Cantu today reiterated his
statement that the government of
Lower California is not revolving
against the Mexican provisional gov.
ernment. f
There Is no rebellion against the
federal government on my part or by
any Of my people" Cantu's state.
mcnt said.
The provisional government has
acted In very bad faith In sending
this expedition against the northern
district"
Troops leaving Manzanillo yestcr.
day cannot reach Ensenada within
seven or eight days, Cantu believed
today. Those reported leaving Quay.
mas might reach point on the Gulf
coast within four or five days. II was
thought.
The federal troops werc said to be
principally Yaaui Indians. Gov. Can.
tn said he had been informed by rep.
resentatives In ManzaniIlo.
Cantu's standing army numbered
about 3.ooe men about five years ago.
Field artillery and machine guns
were included In tho equipment
Since then the numerical forces have