Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05
ENEMIES ASSA|LED
. BY PORTES GIL
President Declares Loyalty
Of Troops Assures Speedy
End of Revolt.
BY .the Associated Press.

Portes Gil prophesying the government
will make a speedy end to the revolt
IN Vera Cruz and Sonora.
1t will be enabled to do this, he says,
BECAUSE a large part of the army has
remained loyal and because of public
sympathy in the cause. His statement
follows:
AT am. yesterday Gen. Jesus M.
Aguirre, military commander OF the
State of Vera Cruz, communicated with
the President of the republic stating
of Vera Cruz, had assumed suspicious
attitude in the port of Vera Cruz,
taking mounted police with him: that
a battalion of the garrison of Perote
was also thought to be in rebellion. and
that the feet in the gulf was standing
off from the port with steam up.
The commander of troops In the
state of Vera Cruz pretended in this
way to be loyal to the government and
he used the doubts thus created to
facilitate the revolt plotted by him
and other military leaders. The inter-
rlption of telephone and Geographic
communication, the seditious reply of the
commander of the garrison at Orizaba,
the patriotic and decorous attitude of
Gen. Jose Maria DoranteS, commander
of the It'll Cavlary Regiment. who i'm
mediately announced his loyalty to the
government and concentrated his troops
at Oriental, and the action of the fleet
asking instructions by wireless. left no
doubt as to the rebellious attitude as
Sumed by Gen. Aguirre.
AT 10 am. yesterday Gen. Fran
cisco r. Manzo. commander of troops
in the state of Sonora. also telegraphed
saying the 29th Battalion in the COM
mand of Gen. Antonio Armenia had
revolte6 and stating he was sending
troops in pursuit
This was another subterfuge.
previously agreed upon. for Gen. Manzo
like Gen. Aguirre is in open rebellion
with part of the troops under his COM
mand fighting and pursuing troops that
remained loyal.
Although the situation thus deyel-
oped had been foreseen by the govern
ment for some time and although the
plans Of the revolt of Gems. Aguirre
and Manzo had been known publicly
for several days, the government did
not wish to make any statement which
might help precipitate violent action,
which it felt ought to be restrained at
all costs.
But in view of the inminence of
the struggle the government believes it
is unnecessary to continue to keep ST.
lence, silence which would in no way
serve to avoid the contest. 1t believes
on the contrary that it ought to staff
the situation clearly to the nation so
that the Mexican people may know the
situation and the evolution of one of
the most unJustified armed unpatriotic
movements ever plotted.
Cruz Is ASsaiIed. 81
''with the beginning of the present
political struggle in Mexico there i'm
mediately appeared indication of at
temptS by certain military men to i'm
pose candidates on the people. Far
from trying to win votes by public
appeal they put forth ideas of violence
and revolution. Certain military men
manifested these aims and the govern
ment was forced to take action against
them.
This was the case of Gen. Roberto
Cruz. who proclaimed that with forces
at his command he was ready to fight
an imaginary wrong without taking into
account that he himself was the real
wrong-doer. The government thought
it over lengthily before taking action
against that commander despite the
Tact has antecedentS were none too good.
because it desired to avoid in every
way possible suspicion that the change
was made to nominate a commander
who might be more pliable (ap-
parently refers to recent removal of
Cruz from command of one of the mill
tary zones).
But his removal was made because
the Government preferred to accept re-
sponsibility for this change rather than
70 MAINTAIN a situation prejudicial to
the country the criminally tolerant at
utude of keeping In office a military
commander with seditious plans and
allowing him to continue at the head
OF troops This would have served only
TO disturb peace and bring new suffer-
Ing to the country.
Appealed to Manzo's Loyalty.
with respect to Gen. Manzo, In or
Ger to avoid the policy of changing
commanders which was repugnant to
IDEAS OF government, the government
con.ented itself with frequent apueals
to his loyalty and by explaining to
him that whatever might be the out
come of the political struggle the army
should not participate in it nor be
ashamed OF backing the institutions
tmeanlng the system of government
Tor these, although humanity imperfect
would achieve progress because of the
Presidents determination not to parti-
clpate IN any manner in the political
struggle.
"As for Gen. Aguirre the reports con-
corning his plans always were received
with reserve because his contact with
the central government left room for
nope ne would be convinced the gov
eminent would not participate in anv
political struggle. His reiterated pro-
LESSONS of loyalty and his personal ap-
pearance before the government on sew
eraI occasions furnished reasons for be-
hevlng ne would live up to his past rec
ora as member of the revolutionary
group (meaning the group now in
power, and that he might follow the
line OF duty clear before him.
Pretext Held Inconsistent.
''The lack of reason for this seditious
movement was so great that were it not
for indiscretion of the commander OF
the troops in Orizaba the government
would ind 1t difficult to explain to the
nation the preteXt given by the rebels
This chief stated that Gen. Aguirre
with the troops at his command, re-
volted against the position of Pascual
Ortiz Rubio apparently referring to the
activities of the national revolutionary
party at its convention at Queretaro
where Ortiz Rubio and Aaron Saenz
were candidates for the nomination
until Saenz abandoned the convention
on the ground that the committee on
registration Disseminated against his
delegateS.)
The falseness and inconsistency OF
this pretext is evident These candi-
dates and even those of the opposition
enjoy in a political campaign every
class of guarantees as they themselves
have admitted, and the determination
Nf nxH@ a.,Nl A.
intervene in the elections has never
been deviated from. except by the
authorities sympathizing with those
now in revolt.
Cid Defends Administration.
'"This was the case of Gen. Fasute
Topete governor of the state Of