The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-05-22
NEWS OF MEXICO'S
LATEST REVOLUTION
Stories of Political Execu-
tons Told; American War
ships on Guard.

luton after getting under way Wit
a remarkable absence of fighting ar
parently has not been without tn
usual tropical season of blood-le'
| ting
From behind the veil which oh
scures the events of the last few
| days are beginning to trickIe tn
stories of wholesale political execu
| tons, counter-cxecutions and othe
! accomplishments which have so fire
| Guently marked struggles for supre
macy in the Latin-American countries
Carranza was variously reported
captured in flight or in hiding, Can
dido Aguilar. his son-in law. and min
lister of foreign affairs, was said tt
have been executed with Genera
Francisco Marguia, commander of the
garrison in Mexico City. after whole
sale slaughter of political prisoners
including fifteen generals. Forces OF
the revolution were reported in con
troll of the capital and most of the
cities of the country, while American
warships and marines continued TO
move into strategic positions.
Communication between United
States and the Mexican capital con
tinued internationally and uncertain.
Reports of the cutting of telegraph
lines which carry cable dispatches
overland from Vera Cruz to Mexico
City are supported by border reports
that the line of Carranza's escape Is
held by the revolutionists The tele-
graph lines which stretch down over
the Texas border and. ordinarily, CON
meet Washington with Mexico City,
flicked off their last dash late Tues
day afternoon. What happened in
Mexico City or somewhere along the
line to interrupt them is one of The
mysteries of a revolution.
From all reports Tampico, Vera
Cruz. Monterey and Puebla as we'll
as Mexico City are now in the hands
of the rebels. Search of Vera Cruz
has failed to find Carranza. One
report had him under arrest in Es-
peranza.
The late message received from the
American embassy in Mexico City
said quiet prevailed on Saturday
morning after the departure of Car
rama with mo unusual disorder" ac-
cording to the state departments an
nouncement
THE only untoward incident re-
ported" the statement continued,
was the capture of one OF President
Carranza's trains on May Z at Guada-
lupe, Hidalgo. about 275 miles north Of
Mexico City, an incident in which
there were several casualties"
No men ton of the fate of Carranza
was made by the embassy.
General Obregon, Carranza's former
military man and now his
opponent, has ordered that the presi-
dent, IL captured, be treated with con
sideration and taken to Mexican City.
Reports published in Mexico City
newspapers fatty announced Carran-
za's capture, together with Ambassa-
dor Bonillas. Carranza's representative
in Washington until a few weeks ago.
and later one of the candidates for the
Meanwhile the American govern.
ment, while continuing policy OF
waiting. took some measures
to afford refuge to Americans. There
are estimated to be some 5000 to 1000
Americans in Mexico, some of them
draft dodgers and radicals who fled
over the border to escape process of
law. For the most part, however, that
class is far in the interior, and the
Americans who might readily avail
themselves of aid are principally oil
men and planters along the gulf
coast.
For their assistance the navy depart
nent has ordered the superdread-
bought Oklahoma from New York to
Key West for possible duty in Next
IAN waters. She will take full COM
oany of marines in steaming south.
Meanwhile the cavalry transport Hen
lerson will load 1900 marines from
he navy yard and proceed to Key
Vest to await developments. Ameri.
AN destroyers have arrived at Tam
'ico, joining the gunboat Sacramento
md the cruiser Dolphin Other de-
troyers have reached Tuxpam and
fera Cruz and three more will 90 with
he Oklahoma.