The Washington times., 1921-07-04

bdltlHlOre sun.
For the moment the revolution,
such as IL IL. centers about Pablo
Gonzales. former Carranza military
chief. but who just now Is sup
posed to be in exile and engaged In
the banking business in Laredo.
Tex. He Is described as the "su-
preme chief of the reconstruction
movement"
OHIOAN BRINGS NEWS.
The most DEFINITE Information re-
garding the uprising against the Obre-
gon government that has yet come
10 Washington is given by II. s.
Bryan. an Ohiosn. who has lived
eleven years in Mexico city and who
has just come to America on private
business, This witness insists that
he has no interest directly or indi-
rectly In the revolutionary enterprise.
lie adds very emphatically that no
chance exists OF restoration OF
friendly relations between the Ameri-
can Government and the Obregon gov
ernment as long as General Obregon
himself remains in power.
According to Mr.. Bryan, broad
plan for the reconstruction Of Mexico
has been drafted as the foundation %
the cOunter.revolutiOn and is being
publicly discussed In Mexico. even
though practically no word of the
project has been allowed to cross the
border. Also Mr.. Bryan has reaSon
for believing that Mr.. Gonzales is now
somewhere in Mexico. and is at the
head OF body OF revolutionary troops.
WHAT PLAN PROVIDES.
This plan, according to what pur-
ports 70 be a literal translation. pro-
vides:
The constitutional order OF the
Mexican republic is declared hereby
suspended since May :. 1920. the date
when the elected resident Venustiano
Carranza abandoned tho state capital
continuing in this condition until the
circumstances may permit the per-
fcrmance of electing new manda-
tory"
The elections OF De la Huerta as
Provisional President and OF mem
hers Of Congress and state officials
are declared void. The manifesto
then continues:
II is not recognized that Alvsro
OhreEon is President of the republic
by virtue OF being legally and even
morally incapacitated for such high
charge
AS a consequence Of all above said.
are void and without legal value all
acts OF the so-Cslled President Al
Varo ObreCon. be those acts accom-
plished directly or indirectly by his
Secretaries Of state and chiefs OF de-
partments. all mentioned acts being
subject to revision and to ratification
only in case Of immediate social
necessity"
BACKED BY BUSINESS MEN.
This proclamation. il seems, has
been promulgated by authority of a
committee Of 203 Mexican business
men. whom the American describes as
among tho most prominent In the re-
Hublic. Also IL is said that this re-
volutionsry manifesto has been pub
! lshed in Mexican newspapers.
Various other provisions. IL ap-
pears. follow those just quoted, until
ii is further declared:
The nation will be governed. ac-
/ Cording to th' basis Of the present
plan. and by means that circum-
. stances will suggests, by one military
chief. having supreme command and
/ who by virtue OF hts office will be
at the same time the chief of the
army"
( 4 subsequent provision relates
| 'pecifcally to special attention to be
paid to Article - OF the Mexican
| Constitution. which at the m moment Is
! one of the difficult points to over
, come in the progress Of the United
States toward resuming friendly re-
I lations with Mexico.
The plan" further provides that
| some citizen r. to be invested with
/ the dignity and authority OF "Chief
/ OF the Reconstruction Movement"
/ The supreme military chief is to Ak
/ the date for new elections for the
various Mexican states.
Finally. tho Subscribers to the plan
call upon Pablo Gonzales as their un-
| animous choice for supreme Chief
( of the Rccon~truction Movement" in
! order TO elevate him. upon the
/ triumph of this cause, to the highest
/ magistry Of :he nation.