The border vidette., 1929-02-23
PEACE PROMISED IN SONORA
tuesdays Nogales Herald)

against the federal government
in. Sonora was to break, is the
result of the visit. paid to No
gales Sunday and Monday by
Arturo de Saracho, personal en-
voy Of President Portes Gil OF
Mexico who was sent to confer
with the Ooregonista leaders by
the federal governments follow
ing a violent accusation made
before the permanent committee
of tie Mexican congress BY
Gonzalo Santo, president of that
body, who stated that the politi
cal speech of Gilberto Valen
zuela, Obregcnista leader in Her
mosilo,. was of "a most revolution
ary nature and that Sonora was
in a state approaching rebellion.
That the Sonora leaders have
reached q state of understand
ing with the federal government
through Saracho is assured by
official reports here. That So
nora was contemplating resist.
ance if an agreement could not
be reached is also generally be
lieved by many in official posi-
tions on the border. That peace
and understanding is assured for
the present is evident by the
telegram dispatched yesterday
by General F. r. Manzo, mill
tary commander of the federal
troops in Sonora. to Provisional
President Portes Gil which
reads as follows:
Official Telegram,
Nogales, Sonora. Feb. 18. 1929.
Citizen Emilio Portes Gil, Pro
visional President of the Repub
lie of Mexico, Section s.. P. No.
76.
II have the honor to communi
cate to you that having arrived
here yesterday for conference
with my distinguished friend,
Arturo de Saracho, press reports
published that my visit was with
rebellious ends towards the gov
ernment you preside over with
such distinction. I Immediately
denied this report categorically
and energetically and beg to
communicate to you for the cor
responding ends. I beg to re-.
peat my protest to my superior
against these rumors which you
will have the opportunity to see
in the Associated Press.
Respectively yours.
Gen. D. v. Jefe "A. j. O. M.
F.. r. Manzo.
That there was a dangerous
situation in Sonora prior to the
arrival of de Saracho Sunday
morning long conference was
held from 10 O'Clock in the morn.
ing till after 10 in the evening
at which the representative from
Portes Gil met with Fausto To
pete, governor of Sonora, Gen
eral Manzo, General, Rabate,
and General Jesus Borquez, all
OF the Obregonista party, behind
closed doors. This conference
is said to have occurred on the
United States side of the line
and rumor states that two Unit
ed States department. of state
men were present for part of
the discussion.
It was at this conference that
a settlement of differences was
made and assurance given out
yesterday by General Manzo,
Governor Topete and de Saracho
that there was no fear of rebel
lion or trouble of any sort.
This morning de Sarach left
Nogales for Mexico City via El
Paso. He is expected to deliver
his official report about condi
tions in Sonora and the Mexican
west coast Immediately upon bis
arrival and the attitude of the
federal government is expected
to be favorable to the agreement
made here Sunday.
General Manzo is reported to
have returned today to his head
quarters in Ortiz.
Some excitement was expert.
enced at the United States army
camp here yesterday as a result
of the strong and persistent ru
mors which were heard on the
streets.
AnIA.E tn cREDIInRS