Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-02-10
MURCUIA, ON HIS
SANTONE FARM,
DENIES REVOLT
Declares He Has Not Been in
Mexico Since May, 1921
-Denounces Govt.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Feb. 10
Gen. Francisco Murguia has not been in
Mexico since May. 1921, he declared
here Monday. and will not return until
the Obrcgon government j. overthrown
and il is safe for him to go back aud
take charge Of his estates which have
been confiscatcd w. the Obregonistas.
General Murguia. formerly a high
military official ia Mexico. under the
Carranza regime. predicted the speedy
overthrow of Obregon when the great
spirit Of unrest and resentment against
the unjust and destructive methods Of
rnnfiscation # the Obregunistas. now
diffused throughout Mexico. is crystal
ized and the people rise in revolt. Ills
own ranth nf 100000 acres ia Inratecas
has been seized and given 70 one o.
pbrcgnn's favurites, General AInrguIa
said
General Murguia was particularly
vehement IN denouncing reports that he
vas directing an alleged revolution Id
Mexico. When shown a press dispatch
from Mexico City which quoted state
nents issued from the Mexican war of-
ticc purporting ~ prove that b. had
men and returned ~ the United States
last Friday. leaving several aides in
chargc of the work of fomcnting the
revolution. General Murgua declared
the report l".
"Thosc reports are lies" Ne asserted
circulated hy the ohregunistas with
hopes ~ emhroiiEg me with American
authorities. | have MT tccn in Mexico
since last Nlay and do not intend re-
turning until the OhrcgoriStns are gone.
II would be folly for me 10 enter Men
ico. for everywhere in the country.
there turks danger for me"
General Murgla evinced considerahI"
mir;h over the details 0f 'his revolu-
ton" as contained in adviccs sent ont
from the Mexiran war office.
II have lived in San Antonio now
since June" NJ said. 'and 7 shall re-
main here until such time as II Is safe
for me 10 return to my country and the
ohregon government is no more. | was
not in. Mexico last week nor viii erter-
that country on February H. a. they
IN Mexico ares aging | will. | have no
connection with any of the scattered
r.yoltS that are continually occurring
throughout the Mexican republic
There H. widespread unrest in Mex.
ico. however. that may burst into al
cpen revolt Of the entire country within
this year or probably not until next
wear This have learned as any one
ran learn. ~ talking with Nrxicans
here and others who know Mexico and
conditions there. Merchants rancncrs
farmers. miners. professional men and
NIL classes of people in my country are
wrought NJ over the high handed con
fiscatory methods adopted IN the 0hre-
goniStas since they have been in power.
There is something wrong. as evi-
hencrd hy the dStrust shown by other
countries fnrthe Mexican government.
Few countries have recognized the Oh
RECON government They are loath 10
lend the prestige of their diplomatic
friendship to government that cannot
conciliate the different elements within
its own borders. Again many ~ the
countries have made strong protests 70
Obregon against the treatment If prom
~rtv rights held by their nationals with
IN Mexico"
Gen. Domingo Arricta said hy the
Mcxican war office to have charge ~
onerations under The reported revolt ~
General Murguia in the state Of Du-
range. j. only one ~ the five names
given in Mexico City dispatches a. he
ing connected with the alleged revolt.
known intimately to General Murguia.
hn said Monday. General Arrieta. he
eaii. had been his chief nf staff when
hc was hrnd of the army III the depart
mcrt ~ IacatccaS Gen Miguel Aie-
man said 10 he operating in the state
81 Vera Cruz. is unknown 10 him
though hc il acquainted with Col.
Fran,iSro Cardcnns. ~ has not seen
him IN several months and does not
know him Intimately enough "a make
him q general of brigade" The dis
natchrs stated Cnl"ucl Cnrdcrns had
been made general NJ brigade III charge
II The state of NIirhoacan ami Guiana,
iuafo
Tho two generals said lN Mexico City
DISPATCHES tn have ben stationed M the
border ~ personal repre- sentative "
General NTnrguia. Cen. Eduardo Her
nandez and Gen. Rafael Trrio. are
known To- General NIurgula only re.
moiclv he said.
General Murguia lives nn n fivc-acre
tract about eight miles from San An
tonic on the Corpus Christi road. and
has lived retired life since moving
there in June with his wife and three
sons. coming into the city once or twice
wrcF
II chose san Antonio a. my home in
exile. because there are Hianv of mJ
friends living here" he explained "Sev
pral rnen with whom I wss associated
, IN Mexico have come here. and il IL
natural for one 10 seek ont ones
friends. Cen. Candido Aguilar former
minister Of foreign relations. lives here
and is operating n dairv farm. There
are others 7 knew in Mprico am
comfortably fixed here. ard have no
reason 70 take a hand in tho reported
plots TO overthrow the Mexican gc,'.
ernment"
General Nfuryria = under $1,000 bond
fiyed nv the United States immigration
nufhnriticu OF haartn-