The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-21
GIL ANNOUNCES
WILL ASK U. S.
RETURN REBELS
Also Wants Millions of
Pesos They Took
Out of Banks
Federals Bomb Escalon
Insurgents Continuing
Retreat Northward
Federals Bomb EscalOn

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MEXICO CITY, March 20 CUP.
General Jesus M. Aguirre, who
conducted the rebellion in Vera
Cruz and was forced to evacuate
after federe' { ces arrived. has been
captured at Aqua Catillo, Vera
Cruz, according to telegram re-
ceived tonight from General Manuel
NJ. Acosta.
MEXICO CITY, March 20 (UP).
General Jaime Carrillo, federal de-
fender of the port of Mazatlan on
the west coast, reported at 6:l5 p.
nj. today that the rebels had been
sighted outside the city, preparing
to attack.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20.
With the army of the reactionary
clerical and landholder troops in full
retreat to the north and Torreon
safely in the hands of the Gil gov
ernment, the government announced
today that it would seek the extra
dition of all insurgent leaders from
the United States as common GRIM
inals. should they seek refuge there.
Securely sheltered in Chapultepec
Castle, Portes Gil confirmed yester-
days reports that his government
will seek the cooperation OF the
United States government in recov-
ering by attachment all funds which
he defeated insurgents may attempt
to carry with them into the United
States. 1t is almost certain Portes
Gil will get it.
Seized Bank Money.
Large sums of money from banks
occupied cities are alleged to have
been seized by the reactionary in
surgents, $511, 900 from Torreon and
from Banco de Mexico branches in
various cities about $1,250,000.
Reports from the northern sector
tated today that the insurgent
forces were in full retreat north OF
Torreon and there is a further re-
port that the insurgents are aban-
doning Escalon to make stand at
iminez. Jiminez is about 60 miles
north of Escalon.
More Bor- bing Raids.
Further bombing raids were car
ried out over insurgent forces in Es-
Gallon yesterday, and airplanes OF the
federal forces today reported that
they had observed the. insurgent re-
treat northward toward Chihuahua
City, indicating that the next con-
centration of their forces is planned
there.
General Gales commanding the
ederaI armies, arrived in Torreon
asst night to superintend the pur-
uit of the insurgents to the north:
The insurgents, in their haste to
cave the city, left behind them IL
abroad cars loaded with provisions,
A locomotives and 20 cars contain
ng railroad repair materials.
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R., March 90
Commenting on the Mexican stu
alton, the Pravda recently issued
the following leading article: In
Mexico an insurrection of the rich
landowners and militarists has
broken out. These elements are put
ting forward their own candidate
for president against the candidate
of the national revolutionary parties,
Gales.
"North American imperialism at
taches little Importance to the rev.
olutionary phrases of Gales and
Portes Gil, and is prepared to sup
port them as the leaders Of group
which is capable of maintaining or
der in Mexico. This. however, by
no means prevents the American
catholics and certain American cap
italist interests from rendering Sec
ret support to the insurrectionaries.
I Recently Portes Gil has been max
ing great efforts to convince Amer
ican Imperialism of his reliability
For this reason he is working for
industrial peace, and opposing the
leaders of the Mexican Federation
of Labor, etc.
"The happenings in Mexico place
the Communist Party of Mexico in
difficult situation and it must find
the correct policy. The recent activ-
ity of the Party gives ground for
the hope that it will find the correct
policy"
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