The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
C00L|DGE'S MOVE CREATES BIC STIR
Congressman FairchiId To Introduce Bill Forbid
 ding Sale

WASHINGTON, Dec. E.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-A formal protest against the plan of the United States to sell war materials to the govern ment of President Obregon of Mex ico was transmitted to the state de- partment today by representatives here of the De La Huerta revolu- tionary group. Apparently the com- munication was doomed to be lost in departmental files, as there was no indication that it's receipt would even be acknowledged.
 The Washington government in the past has scrupulously avoided country of revolutionists against a friendly power. They have been rec ognized in no official way.
 There were signs in congressional circles, however, of objections to the sale that might prove moro effec- tive. The action of the administra- ton in deciding to grant the request der discussion among members of both houses. who are in Washington during the holiday recess, and some opposition was voiced.
 Would Forbid Sale
 Representative Fairchild, Republi- can, New York, announced his inten- tion of introducing a resolution upon the reconvening of the House this week, proposing to forbid the gov ernment sale of war equipment to any foreign power. Even if such . res- olution should be adopted. however, it seems doubtful that it could be put through in time to prevent the com pletion of the sale to Mexico, and no one denies that the President now has full legal powers to make such a sale.
 The protest of the De La Huerta faction was addressed to Secretary Hughes and signed by Enrique Zeld- ner, the stationery used being head ed Confidential agency of the pro- visional government of Mexico" The text as made public by the agency follows:
 Text of Protest
 "The undersigned, consul general of the provisional government of Mexico. in New York, and in charge, for the time being, of the interests of that government in the United States. has the honor to inform the department of state that his govern ment, as a result of its operations, now controls the greater part of the Mexican republic, including all ports on the gulf coast, save one, as well as all ports on the Pacific, except those in Sonora and Sinaloa. The major part of the national military and naval forces are sustaining the provisional government, which ex- poets within a brief period to exer- else dominion over the entire coun- try.
 Tn the midst of the campaign now in progress, the government Of the undersigned. views with grave concern reports in the press that the government of the United States has determined to extend active and ma terial aid to President Obregon, by supplying him with rifles, ammuni- tion and possibly airplanes on a de- ferred payment basis, amounting practically to a donation, for use against the revolutionary move ments. of which ex-President Adolfo De La Huerta is the chief. and the purpose of which is to resist the un- constitutional imposition of General Plutarco Elias Gales as president of the republic by General Obregon, in defiance of all law and the free right of suffrage. In event the reports in the press. described above. are true, and munitions of war are to be de- livered as proposed. the undersigned is instructed by his government to inform the department of state that such will only serve to prolong the period of bloodshed essential to the overthrow of the Oregon admins tration, which however constitution ally installed in power, has utterly refused and failed to comply with it's solemn duty to the people, the great body of whom sustain the principles upon which the present armed movement Is based.
 Tn view of the foregoing facts the government of the undersigned hereby begs to submit it's respectful protest against the delivery of mu- nitions of war of whatsoever kind to the Obregon government by the government of the United States with which to make war on the turb those friendly and neighborly exist between the government and people of Mexico and those of the United States. which the govern ment of the undersigned is so anx- ious to sustain and to cultivate" Rebels Claims Disputed.
 Claims made by Zelder in this com munication as to the scope of the revolutionary movement do not ap- peah to be borne by the official ad- vAes received by the Washington from it's oTn agents in Mexico. So far as the official advices show, the movement has not as yet passed beyond the stage where a comparatively small portion of the Mexican army has revolted and is sup porting De La Huerta. Military, ob- servers. here, estimate that 70 per cent of the Mexican army remains