The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-05
REVOLT
SWEEPING over
MEXICO STATES
Foreign Imperialism Is
Real Instigator

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present purely a movement of mill
tary commanders who side with the
large agrarian bourgeoisie and the
political party of Oregon, the as
sassinated president-elect whom Por-
ties Gil succeeded, but whose po-
litical successor in agrarian bour-
geois leadership is Gilberto Valen-
zuela, candidate for president and
formerly minister to Great Britain,
who has recently aligned himself
with the Catholic rebellion in open
threats against the federal govern
ment which have now turned to arm
ed action by military forces.
The first news of revolt came
from Vera Cruz, where General
Jesus Maria Aguirre seized the gov
eminent, then from Sonora, where
his brother, General Manuel Agu-
ire, in agreement with the COVER
nor of the state, Fausto Topete, de-
clared the province in rebellion and
took over the customs and govern
ment offices On the Arizona border
at Nogales.
While the states, as states, are
supposed to be controlled by the
rebels, the federal government de-
clares that even in Vera Cruz and
Sonora, parts of the army are re-
naming loyal to the central govern
ment. In Sonora, General Manuel
Aguirre made a declaration to the
U. S. army border commander, and
Governor Topete in a statement as
sured "absolute guarantee of prop
erty rights and protection of Amer
lean citizens" However, later today
some "a carloads of perishable goods
from Mexico to U. S. firms, were
stopped from leaving Mexico at No
gales. All trains were stopped
from leaving Mexico.
The Mexican consul at Nogales
says the rebel statements lie, that
only two states are in revolt. which
will be soon crushed. The first de-
struction reported was in the state
of Sinaloa, where the military COM
mander, General Carrillo, started
southwark with 800 troops when the
governor, Macario Gaxiola, pro-
claimed revolt. He destroyed bridges
and railroad tracks to preclude pur-
suit by forces from Sonora supposed
to be following.
One of the significant develop
ments was the action of U. S. am
bassador Dwight Morrow, who was
at his country home at Cuernavaca,
so miles from Mexico City, when he
learned of the revolt. He motored
in at once, and in company with
the U. S. military attache, Colonel
Alexander McNab, visited the Mexi-
can foreign office.
The federal government is NOV
ing troops against the rebels and
Mexico City is the scene of intense
military activity. The secretary of
war General Joaquin Amaro, who
is in the hospital with an injured
eye, was replaced by the former
president, General Plutarco Elias
Gales, and ordered to lead the army
against the rebellion.
Conflicting reports as to the stand
of the Mexican navy say, on one
hand that the seven vessels at Vera
Cruz joined the revolt, and on the
other that they left the harbor and
wirelessed the government at Mexico
City for orders.
Rail communications between
Mexico City and Vera Cruz is cut
off. Some telegraph lines are cut,
but at late hour the main cables
between Mexico City and the U. S.
and the two eastern railroad lines
of the U. S. border remain open.
The convention of the National Re-
volutionary Party at Queretaro has
nominated Pascual Ortiz Rubio for
president, dispatches to this after
Moons newspapers said. He is said
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