The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-18
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM EMBASSY RECEIVED
 Ru As.nnIaina Prasa

WaSnlnSLOn, May lt.-EHDlO GOn- zalez's withdrawal from the contest for the presidency of Mexico, reported to the state department today was regarded here as the best indication that leaders of the de facto govern ment desired to eliminate the danger arising from political rivalry, Fur | ther evidence of co-ordnated action was seen in the announcement that l Manuel Palaez. to whom oil producers have paid tribute for several years Ihad been appointed chief of military operations in the state or Tamaulipas | Restoration of wire communication with the Mexican capital brought from
 tho American embassy long reports on
 the developments There was no word, | However, as to the fate of Carranza.
 who has fled to the hills near Jalapa, with revolutionary. troops on hls trail. The official adyices were sllninar-
 ized by inc state department as fol- l lows;
 OFFICIAL SUMMARY 1 "The American embassy at Mexico l City reported to the department of state today, under date of yesterday. that Gen. Pablo Gonzalez has publicly surrendered his authority to the pro- vislona1 president
 'In a manifesto made public yester- day, General Gonzalez announced that in order to preserve revolutionary
 
 ton. to eliminate the possibility of fu- ture conflict, and to leave Congress un- trammelled in it's elections of a pro- visional president, he irrevocably with draws his candidacy for the next pres
 eential term and will surrender to the provisional president the authority which revolutionary conditions have forced him to assume.
 The Mexico City press yesterday an- rounced that trains captured from CArranza were being brought to Mexico City and that civilians who remained with the trains are being given every protection. The press stated that those who accompanied Carranza in his de- parture from the Mexican capital are beJng pursued by the revolutionary cavalry.
 "A circular signed by General Obre- gon has been published. ordering q military parade to embrace 30,000 men as participants, at Mexico City May "A as q demonstration of allegiance to the provisional president to be selected by the Mexican Congress on that date. The press stated that members of the Mex ican diplomatic corps have been given IS days to declare their allegiance to the new regime.
 PALEZ IS COMMANDER
 The appointment of General Palez as chief of military operations in Ia maulipas has been announced--Mon rey--in the state of Nuevo Leon having heen turned over without resistance to the forces of Generals Obregon and Gonzalez and all burned bridges be- tween Nuevo Laredo and Mexico City having been restored, it was announced at Laredo Saturday that through pas- senger railroad service would be imme ciately resumed from the United States border to Mexico City. General Cepeda did not arrive at Monterey on May 13 as was expected. and in the afternoon of that day Por- fhio Gonzalez demanded a levy of 900. 0eV pesos f$100000) from the Chamber of Commerce. The chamber refused to comply and Gonzalez then threat cned the city with footing if the money was not forthcoming by May IT and Ecalled on the mayor to assist iu collect- l ing the money. Gen. Antonio Villa- real of the 0bregonistas was expected to arrive that night. The department's Continued on Page Two)