Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-19
CANTU QUITS POST,
SALAzAR ASSUMING
GOVERNORS DUTIES
Lower California RevoIters
| to Be Free From Prosecu-
| ton by Mexico.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICALL, L. c., August 19.-Gen.
Luis M. Salazar succeeded Col. Este
ban Cantu as governor of the north
ern district of Lower California at 6
O'Clock last night.
Details of the agreement which
brought to a peaceful end the move
ment of Gov. Esteban Cantu- against
the central government of Mexico
were made public here today.
Under. the agreement, all contracts
of the Cantu administration are con
sidered as sanctioned by the govern
ment and all Cantu employees are re-
lieved of responsibility in connection
with them.
Other stipulations include retention
in office of certain Cantu employees:
resignation of Cantu in a "dignlhed
manner: granting to Cantu soldiers
the choice of remaining in the terri
torial service or enlistment in the
federal forces; nomination ana ac-
reptance of Gen. Luis NJ. Salazar as
governor; guarantees of freedom from
an political prosecution to all in
habitants of the district, ana
amnesty to all persons who partlcl-
pated in what the central Mexican
government classed as rebellion.
History of Revolt.
Signature to the agreement yester-
day by Gov. Cantu and Gen. SaiaZar
ended difficulties which began ABOUT
the time of the overthrow of the gov
eminent of the late President car
rama.
Col. Cantu maintained an attitude
of apparent neutrality during the pc
riod of the CarranZa overthrow, Dut
after the occupation of the capital by
Gen. Alvaro Obregon 1t was an
nounced Gov. Cantu would support
the new government.
Baldomero A. Armada, a resident Of
Los Angeles. was proclaimed governor
of the district June 1. at Mexicali. 1t
being announced that he had been ap-
pointed by the de facto government
1t was announced Col. Cantu would
relinquish the Office, but three days
later he declined to do so, declaring
Almada's appointment was MADE by
Gen. Obregon without authority.
Senior Almada asserted gambling IN
terests had persuaded Cantu to retain
Office.
The next move, on July %. was the
sending by Col. Cantu of q protest to
President de Ia Huerta
against holding general elections
throughout the republic on August 20.
the provisional government had dis.
patched 5000 troops to Invade"
Lower California. At fhe same time
he issued a call to citizens of the ter.
ritory to resist the invasion and
started to recruit an army.
On the same day Gilberto Valenzu-
ella, sub-secretary of the interior OF
the de facto government. said Col.
Cantu was ''in open rebellion, &C
cording to dispatches from Mexico
City, Col. Cantu following this up by
breaking off relations with the fed
10
through Jose NJ. Aguilar, secretary of
state under Cantu, who notified M.
G.. Paroles, representative at Cal
exico of the de Ia Huerta government,
that communication. between the two
governments was at an end.
Action BY United States.
For two weeks following this
rumors of troop movements, con-
ferences and possible compromises
were that federal troops were to be
landed on the west coast of Lower
California and from the Gulf of Cal
ifornia. The United States govern
ment took cognizance OF the situa-
ton by refusing to permit exporta-
fornia, and closing the border to all
not having definite business the
other side of the line.
Luis - Salazar. personal repre-
sentative of President de la Huerta,
visited Mexicali August 10. and the
report was circulated Col Cantu had
agreed to turn over the governorship
to him.
Arranged by Wireless.
MEXICO CITY, August 19.-Presi-
dent de la Huerta and Esteban Cantu,
Nhe governor of Lower California,
conferred all day yesterday by WIRE
less. says the newspaper Universal.
Gov. Cantu. who has been leading an
instruction agains. the government
in his state, declared he was willing
to surrender to rthe government, says
1.-THE newspaper, and will come to
Mexico City next week.
Ricardo Gonzales, who was recently
reported to be leading an uprising
against the government, and who was
arrested Monday, was released the
following day upon orders from Pro-
visional President de la Huerta- He
arrived here yesterday for a confer
ence with government officials and
asserted he desired to retire to pri-
waite life.