Evening star., 1923-12-07
Whole of Huasteca Oil Region
in Uprising, But 0bregon
Not Alarmed.
PROVISIONAL REGIME
PLANNED AT VERA CRUZ
Leaders Give Purpose of Move as
Seeking to Prevent Inter
ference With States.
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv rhe Associated Press.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, December =
Troops in the entire maritime zone
have joined the insurgent movement
against President Obregon and Gen.
Gales, according to reports recelVeu
this morning The rebellion Is now
said. TO embrace the whole of the
Huasteca oil region.
LOYAL troops from Mexico City, II is
reported, were in contact last night
with insurgent forces. The railway
lines between the capital and this city
have been cut.
Leaders of the movement. including
hdolfo de la Huerta. Cen. Guadalupe
Sanchez, chief of military operations
in this district, and Jorge Prieto
l.aurcns, are preparing TO set up a
provisional government here and plan
to elect one of their number as pro-
visional president. Rafael Zuburan
Capmany is reported to be slated tor
the post Several deputies of the ma
tional congress, most of them proml-
nent in the cooperation party, winch
is supporting the presidential candf-
dacy of de Ia Huerta. are either in
Vera Cruz or are on their way here.
Guarantees offered People.
Leaders of the revolt have offered
guarantees and employment to the
people, and have given assurances
that trade will be protected.
Many land owners. it is announced,
have joined the rebels, hoping there
h. IN fIa los
under the law compelling iandholders
to share their estates with their ten
ants
Plans for the movement. il appears.
were crystallized at d meeting held
late Wednesday night at the home of
Gen. Sanchez. This meeting was at
tended by several generals and naval
chiefs who, after telegraphtng Pres
ident Obregon that they had resolved
to assume the defense of the !nSti-
tutions offended so seriously" by the
federal government, ousted all federal
ofiiceholders, replacing them with
sympathizers. They also named Gen.
Eduardo Logo as provisional COVER
nor of Vera Cruz.
Throughout yesterday and last
night came news OF similar move
ments at Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, San
Luis Potosi, Michoacan, Jalisco, Sina-
Ioa. Sonora and Toluca.
Manifestos have been issued by
both de la Huerta and Prieto Laurens
setting forth their reasons for repu-
dating the Obregon regime.
Defiance of Rebels.
Gen. Berlanga is said to be the only
commander in the maritime zone who
refused to join the movement. The
chief of the garrison at Tampico has
notified Gen. Gales that he will not
affiliate with the rebels, but Gen.
Panuncio Martinez, commanding a
column of troops, has been ordered to
Tampico to inform the commander
that he must either accept the condi-
lions of the insurgents or be attacked.
From the message sent to Presi-
dent Obregon by the inStigators of
the movement here Wednesday night,
movement is to prevent federal in
reference with the affairs of the
states. The telegram referred to,
the violation of the sovereignty OF
the states of San Luis Potosi and
MichoaCan, which states lack inde-
pendence and guarantees for the free
functioning of their Legislative pow
ers because of federal Intervention"
1t is recalled that controversies re-
Gently resulted from the guberna-
torial elections in these two states,
the effect of which was to bring the
federal government into conflict with
state officials.
anarchy and lack of discipline To-
nented in the army from the highest
official ranks" The telegram con-
cluded: These are the undeniable
and compelling reasons which have
inspired our attitude.