El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-14


Hereafter regulation blue uniforms
win be required only on formal &C.
casions. Weeks said
Regular uniforms cost f72, he said,
and khaki S.
peace: that the peace with the Yaqui
Indian tribe was an accomplished
fact, and that political activity / So
nora was reduced TO a minimum OF
expression But president Carranza
ignored all these reasons and all my
requests. insisting with asperity and
stubborness TO his resolution TO mob
ilize-
IN this faith. having exhausted all
5conciliatory and pacific resou ces, the
state congress. by law No. 30, pub
lished on April 10, decreed that in
virtue Of the federal executive having
ordered q series OF resolutions and
DEGREES concerning financial and
military affairs, u0tVriously hosti
70 the state Of Sonora and with the
deliberate purpose OF attacking the
, independence and s0vereig nity OF this
federal entity. the state Of Sonora as
sumes all powers necessary TO the
{ defence OF said attributes and viii
hold said power while this danger
exists
Diet1torship Is Provided
! While the state OF Sonora recog-
Inizes as the bases OF its laws the in
states Of Mexico, and for the effect OF
article Of this law, the executive Of
3 the state Is invested with extraordin-
airy faculties in finance and war
Having made this declaration. the
people Of Sonora, united as one man,
I have prepared for the defence Of
their sovereignty, and all federal
troops in Sonora recognizing the
reason and justice OF our claims,
stand with the governor.
In this way. and without the fir
ing OF a single shot. the governor Of
the state has taken control of the
whole state and continues TO receive
support from the entire republic"
Gen Manuel IL Dieguez teleEraphed
governor De Ia Huerta and Gen
PlutarcO Elias Gales, at HermosillO,
notifying them that unless they re-
ceded from their rebellious stand in
connection with the recent secession
Of Sonora from the central Mexican
government, he would at once invade
Sonora with sufficient force to put
down the rebellion"
Officials Of the Southern Pacific
today ordered their tracks across the
international boundary line put out
OF commission.
Taking Cattle Over Border.
Hundreds OF head Of cattle have
been rushed TO the border by both
American and Mexican owners Of
ranches in northern Sonora-many Of
them already have been crossed into
the United States and efforts viii be
made to place the livestock on graz
ing grounds on this side Of the line
until the situation IN Sonora Is stab
lized. say advices from Douglas.
sonora customs men are turning
back at the international boundary
all Mexlcans without passports and
a careful watch is kept to prevent
unfriendly persons from entering the
state.
No confirmation has been received
OF rumor current in Aqua Prieta. Z
that a large force Of federal soldiers
was marching on the town from
Casas Grandes. Chihuahua
zen j. n Finas In command at
Aqua Prieta, does not expect the de-
fiance to the Carranza government to
pass without fighting.
We feel sure an effort viii be
made to Wrest the town from our pos
tident Of our ability to resist sue
cessfully whatever force they may
bring against US"
n c. Hankins. postmaster az
Douglas, took up with the Aqua
Prieta postmaster the question Of in
terchange OF nails The Sonora Of /
fetal said his office still was operat-
ing with the Mexican government. but
lnasmuch as his state was in rebel I
lion against the federal government,
he expected at any time TO be in
formed that his office could no longer
enjoy the privileges which would en-
able II TO transact business with the I
United States and the rest Of the
world
Mexican stamps stiu are in use.
Gen Pima Is Ready.
When told by telephone to Naco- (
zari, where he went yesterday. that
900 federal troops were on their way
from JuareZ. Gen Pima said he had D.
received word that the regiment IN
der Col Fox had been ordered 70 his I
state.
Gen Gales wired me from Her
mosillo Of the movement Of the regi- I
ment," Gen. Pima said. -and we are
prepared 20 defend ourselves"
Cen Pima said the men under Col.
FOX could not make the march to
Aqua Prieta in less than eight days.
Fears Foreign Alliance.
New York April 1.-THE real
menace OF Mexico" lies in the future
as most inviting field for exploit
tation by some foreign power un-
friendly TO the United States" de-
clared representative G. n Macarthur.
OF oregon in an address yesterday at
a luncheon OF the United Waist
League Of America Mexico herself
Is not to be feared. he said. but
Mexico as an ally is a problem Of
serious concern"
VIII Seize Express Office
Nogaless Ariz-. April 14-Follovv-
ing the action in taking possession
OF the southern Pacific OF Mexico |
Z allroad; the sonora government to-
day VIII seize all express offices in
the state. according to announcement
from de Ia Huerta Headquarters IN
NoEales. Sonora
The. southern Pacific Of Mexico has
cut all tracks between here and No
gales. Sonora for the purpose OF
forcing adjustment Of the strike OF
in their favor when a fuel
shortage comes
sonora claims enough coal to run
the road more than two months. by
which time e IS hoped trouble with /
ne central government viii be ad-