Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-05
TOLD
BY LEADERS TO
RESIGN BY MAY
10, IS REPORT
Washington Hears That the|
President of Mexico Was
Given This UItimatum att
Conference Held Recently
PRESIDENT DESERTED
BY PABLO GONZALES
Cable Companies Have Re-
fused to Accept Messages
For Mexico City For First
Time Since the Uprising,


Washington, May 4. -- General
Pablo Gonzalez, long regarded by
Carranza as his staunchest sup
porter, has joined in the revolu-
ton, according to advices today
through official channels. He was
a few miles east of the Mexican
capital yesterday, in command of
two regiments of federal troops,
and had severed both railway lines
extending to Vera Cruz.
Another report received here
through unofficial channels was
that the high military officers
whom Carranza summoned IN
council a few days ago, had sup
plcmented their advice to him to
resign with an ultimatum fixing
MAY Is as the limit for his tenure
of office.
The reported determination of
the military group to force MN
out of office would go far, OIL
cials here believe, to account for
the failure that has been met by
Carranza in getting under way an
offensive campaign, To date the
revolution has moved forward
without battle, and the report
mentioning the ultimatum, added
that his military advisers were de-
termined not to follow course
that would inevitably involve the
country in a long struggle filled
1f fnrninn nnfnnllr1 %
tions.
All Secrecy Removed.
When Gonzalez disappeared from
Mexico City, government oilielals
there are said to have professed
ignorance as to his whereabouts,
but AL secrecy as to his move
ments was removed when he
ioined Manuel Gonzalez, command
ing n federal force near Los Reis.
This meeting was followed by the
Immediate utilization of the force
MS n revolving unit. After cutting
the railroads, Gonzalez and ms
force are said to have moved to-
wards the state of Puebla, Where
A strong force of rurales recently
announced their support of the
rebellion.
Gonzalez, who was the leading
opponent of Obregon for the pres
idency until Ambassador Bonillas
entered as a candidate, conferred
with Obregon just before Obregon
fed from the capital where he was
being held as an important witness
in a case brought against Genefal
Ceiudo for sedition. Prior to that
a conference had been held be-
tween Obregon, Gonzalez and
Boniuas, at which, it was an
nounced, Bonillas had been urged
by both Obregon and Gonzalez to
ioin them in Withdrawing their
three candidates. in the interest
of harmony. Bonillas' refusal was
followed by the revolt in Sonora
and the flight of Obregon,
NAV Have Cut Land Wires.
Cable companies refused today
to accept messages for Mexico
City for the first time since the
uprising. The refusal to accept
messages was construed by officials
here as an indication that wher
the revolutIonists cut the railway
lines between the capital and Nert
! Cruz they also cut the iand wires
which paralleled one OF the road'
most of the way.
Whether Carranza still has &C
cess to the cable station at Coat
zacoalcos, south of Vera Cruz, Wa'
unknown here, but regarded al
improbable on account of the pres
ence of rebels in the vicinity o
that point on the isthmus of TIE
huantepec. Salina Cruz, the cable
| station at the Pacific end of tn
| isthmus, has been reported II
possession of the rebels. The onl!
land wires left the government 10
direct communication with tn
United States are those through
! Eagle Pass and Laredo.