San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-03
POLITICAL POT
IN MEXICO IS
STILL BOILING
In the Meantime the De
Huerta Army Remains
Undefeated.
TROUBLE in CONGRESS,
Oregon Having Troubl|
Prolonging Himself
in Office.

Reports from Mexico City reachii
here by private adpices that the Or
Gales congressman have about be-
able to defeat for the time being, 4
submission of the constitution
amendment increasing or rather pr
longing for two years more the tcr
Of office for President ObregolI
But as political "maneuvering ed
on In Mexico, it is not definite
known whether the congressman w
stay put" as it is known the Obj
gonlsta faction is DESTROYS Of dett
mining this issue now, that is to So
first whether Obregon is to hold
for two years more, or in the alt&
native, whether the general electio
will be postponed until the count.
is pacified?
In Mexico, there are many who Ii
off the public treasury. In fact.
Natividad Macias well illustrated
when he said, so many of the stat
men have a weather cock or magne
needle in their stomachs, which alws
points to the national treasury. A
Benito Juarez used to say wheneV
some foreign consul or ambassad
who BELONGED to defeated faction,
some office holder, would come q
and state, Il always serve the 'cond
tuted' government" Juarez woj
smile, and say there are so many
those sort" Of fellows.
1t is just this spirit that worr
the Obregonistas, because his adh
ents do not feel sure that he is goj
to be king for two more years.
Pretty Much Alive.
The De la Huerta movement, thou
appearing dormant, is pretty mi
alive for according to late statisti
reports sent out of Washington by
sympathizers of De Ia Huerta, tn
are 300 Maya Indians under arms
Quintana Roo commanded by Gen.
Lozano. In the state of Tabasco til
are at least 1000 Tabasquenos q
manded by Generals Candida Agui
Green, Vidal Torruco, Cadena, Gut
rez and Fernandez. In the state
Chiapas Generals Pineda, Castan
Lara and Velasco, together with
personal body guard of Supreme CT
De la Huerta, which is comman
lby Gen. Montero Villar at Comit
exceed $500 we'll armed soldiery.
In the state of Vera Cruz Gene
Guadalupe Sanchez, Pedro Coma
Beltran. Ojeda, Oropeza, Legu
Logo, Garcia and Najera comm
5000 men. In the states of OAK
there is a nucleus of at least 8
men commanded by Maycotte, Ga
| Vigil, Tornado Reyes Cesareo
tro and recently General Manuel
guez and Enrique Estrada have
tered Oaxaca with at least 1000 N
In the state of Puebla. Generals
chuga. Soils and Rorifuez comm
1900 men. In the state of Tamd
pas Governor Lopez de Lara and J
Davila command 1900 men. In
Estate of Nuevo Leon Generals Mo
Villareal. Ramirez Villanueva Ga
Santos Perez and Pedro Chapa 4
mand 1900 men. In the state Of I
hula. General Coss commands al
400 men. Rosalio Hernandez ais
operating in this state and ent
Rosales last week but no knowl'
is obtainable Of the number of
men.
Not Quite Subdued.
Tn the state OF chihuahua Gene
lChoa. Hipolito Villa, Amanda
Garcia have in their ranks 1900
not including the CanutillO Will
that have probably entered Dura
or The Bahio. In the state of
range. Generals Arrieta. Cali
Cruz and Fierro command 500
land in the state of Zacatecas Ger
Estrada alone had 1000 men W
have recently entered into actor
Oaxaca. In the state of Aguasca
ties Colonel Manjarrez has about
men. In the state of San Luis
tosi Generals Larraga. Tribe
Martinez command 500 men. In
small states of Hidalgo and o.
taro Generals Cavazos, Nicolas +
Villegas. Lopez and Payanos
mand 5000 men, and have given
account of themselves. In the
of Guerrero there are at least
soldiers of Figueroas. which alth
the, figueroas have been arreste
Mexico City the men have not
disarmed or mustered out. In
state of Michoacan, Generals Rent
Luviano, Villegas, Cardenas Il;
and Mendoza command 1000 men,
in the state of Morelos, General
doza commands 1000 men. The
Huerta navy has the Aqua Prieta
varrubias,' Tampico, G-3, the Il
. lradaora and three small crafts.
, With this nucleus. the 0bregon
.. in Mexico City feel that the
: movement has not been subdued
/: pecially as things happen in Md
!. Diaz was overthrown by the fah
r Juarez captured by Garibaldi.
dero was overthrown by a cou
Felix Diaz, that only comprised
co City. Carranza with 1900
, land all of the northern states,
the presidency at Alhibes.
81 Gales Stops Fighting.
The Canutillo Villistas recent
/ feated General Plutarco Elias I
who with big pomp went to Chin,
to settle scores with the followe
lPancho Villa, and Gales has nc
4 turned to continue his military
= paign and is now preparing hi
, litical campaign, after his confer
8 at Hermanas.
4 Carkos Zetina has gone to ri;
: to sell some shoes to the Cubans
: Obregon is going to make big CHI
; in his cabinet. Alberto PAM has
|. shelved from the reputed appoin
as Ambassador to Washington 4
count of his intimacy with
Gales. and Jose Vasconcelos, v
il persona non-grata to Gales, b
S of his open denunciatiou of the
i sination of Senator Field Jura
S mentioned as Obregon's personal
n ton to represent Mexico at Wa
e ton. so that after all politics co