Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-04
ARMS MASS
AT MEXICAN CAPITAL

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MEXICO CITY, March 4.-P1-
Official announcement was made
early today that a strong military
force was being organized to COM
bat the revel movement in the
state of Vera Cruz. 1t was an
nounced also that General Gonzalo
Escobar. chief of military opera
tions in the state of Coajuila, al
ready has started for Mexico City
with reinforcemencs for the garri-
son here. This latter phase of the
announcement served as official
denial of rurnors that Coahuila had
joined the rebel movement.
Vera Cruz, Sonora Fall
Vera Cruz and Sonora have been
taken over apparently without
bloodshed-by the rebel forces, in
Vera Cruz under the command of
General Jesus Maria Aguirre, until
yesterday chef Of military opera
tons there, and in Sonora by Cen
eral Francisco Manzo, military chief.
Governor Fausto Topete and Cen
eral Manuel Aguirre, brother of Je-
sus Aguirre, joined with Manzo.
Ambassador Morrow cut short his
weekend at Cuerravaca and decided
to hasten back to the capital with
his family and prospective son-in-
law, Colonel Charles A. L~indbergh.
In a statement to Mexico City
newspapers President Portes Gil
expressed confidence his govern
ment would survive the revolt.
The government is sure it pos
sesses strength sufficient to domin-
ate the revolution in a short time"
he said, mot only because the great
er part of the army has remained
loyal but because in districts where
the revolt has broken out there are
parts Of the army which have not
joined the rebels. Moreover the
government is confident it has the
force Of public opinion with it,"
Girl Blames military"
There is disagreement as to the
cause Of the outbreak. President
Portes Oils statement says it is the
movement Of disgruntled military
leaders who wished to impose their
choice for the presidency upon the
country at the elections next Nov
ember.
Rebel "Pronunciamientos" claimed
collision of eight states, Vera Cruz,
Sonora. OaXaca, Sinaloa, Nayarit,
Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Durango.
Outside of the victories in Vera
Cruz and Sonora there were no
definite reports of OBJECTIONS in 9TH
er states, although reports Of rebel
control Of the Isthmus Of Tehuan-
tepec might imply Oaxaca had re-
VOTED.
The government announcement Of
departure of General GOnzalo ESco-
bar from Torreon was construed as
denial Of reports of his detection.
There was some uncertainty too OF
the status of the Mexican navy.
Coup Not Resisted
AS to how the movement started,
the official version is contained in
the statement of President Portes
Gil, which says that at z a. m, yes
| terday a message was received from.
General Aguirre stating that various
state officials had assumed a sus.
picious attitude" and asking instruc-
| tons.
This, according to the president
was intended to imply loyalty and
to afford an opportunity to further
the revolt he had already started. A
similar message, with similar pur-
| pose, the president said, was receiv-
ed at 10 a.. m, from General Name
in Sonora.
N61,~v-Li1n @Lo two reraro1c cor-
ried their revolt into effect, Aguirre
taking yer Vera Cruz, Orizaba
which Is 80 miles up the railway tt
Mexico City, Perote, and othel
places. Manzo, dispatches said, oc.
cupied Nogales, Guaymas, Hermo.
sillo, and other cities of Importance
Nowhere was there resistance to the
coup.
Saenz Offers Support to Gil
Support of the government came
in the action Of Aaron Saenz, gov.
ernor Of Nuevo Leon, wealthy north
ern state, in suspending his candi-
dacy for the presidency and offer.
ing his services in the present emer-
gency.
The rebellion took most Of Mex
leo City by surprise. First intim-
alton that anything was wrong
came in reports of interruption OF
train service on the Mexican railway
line to Vera Cruz.
General Gales as leader of the
army is regarded as a tower Of
| strength fc-' the government. HI
has a war record only less than that
Of the assassinated President-Elec
Alvaro Obregon. In addition he ha,
a strong following with the army
and with the public at large.
Rebel Leaders Noted
Of the opposing generals Genera
Aguirre has the most imposing rec
ord. He early won a name for him.
self in his campaigns against the
Yaoui Indians, and received the
| surrender Of a alrge contingent Of
them a year or so ago, transporting
them to Vera Cruz, whero they were
mustered into the Mexic.sn army.
Aguirre is a native ofT5onora and
was a close personal friend Of Gen
eral Obregon. In 1923 he was
leader in the movement which sup
pressed the revolt of Adolfo de Ia
| Huerta against President Obregon.
General Francicco Manzo has also
an imposing Indian war record and
like Aguirre aided in the suppress
sion of the De la Huerta revolution
RORDER CITIES ARE