Evening star., 1938-05-21
TWO REBEL BANDS
ACTIVE IN MEXICO
Operations Are Reported,
but Have Yet to Meet
Federal Troops.
b. tie Associated Press.

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MEXICO CITY, May 2l.-Turbu-
lent Mexico was uncertain today
whether it was up against q major
revolutionary movement or merely q
series Of local rebel activities.
While President Larzo Cardenas
concentrated his military forces in the
restless state Of San Luis Potosi to
smother any uprising by the agrarian
leader, Gen. Saturino Cedillo, reports
reaching the capital told Of at least
two rebel bands being in the field.
Gen. Cedillo has evacuated his one
time stronghold in central Mexico and
his peasant army has scattered to the
hills, leaving President Cardenas In
firm control at the state capital, San
Luis. Gen. Cedillo's immediate where
abouts could not be learned.
Bands Of rebels have yet to come into
not a shot yet has been fired in San
Luis Potosi according to advances
received in Mexico City.
Bombing Of Rebels Denied.
A report yesterday that govern
ment planes had bombed and machine
! Runned rebels near Ciudad Fernan-
dez was fatty denied by the aviators
themselves.
OF the rebel band reported on the
move, the most important appeared
to be that OF Pedro Izaguirre, a former
major who supported Gen. Cedillo 10
years ago in his campaign to stamp
out the "Cristeros," rebellious fac
ton Of weird religious tendencies,
which caused thouble in Jalisco.
Izaguirre, who was said to be in
fluential with the agrarians around
Tamasopa and with sugar p1ill workers
there. has done no raiding yet.
Capital observers were unable to
determine whether President Cardenas'
Socialistic regime was faced with an
immediate rebellion capable of gener-
ating real power or series of sporadic
rebel disturbances such as the country
has been troubled with for decades.
1t was recalled that practically
every revolutionary threat in the past
has served as convenient cloak for
outbreaks by outlaw bands.
Phone Lines Cut.
Telephone communications to Gen.
Cedillo's headquarters in San Luis
Potosi were out. 1t was impossible
to learn If the government has found
where he went or what his intentions
are.
cat Laredo, Tex, it was reported
that Cedillo was en- route to Browns
vile by private plane. but check
along border points failed to show
trace Of him. His family passed
through Laredo yesterday, driving
on toward Brownsville.)
In contrast to the tense situation
in San Luis Potosi, the War Depart
ment announced it had received re-
ports OF tranquility" in Mexico's 33
other military zones.
A dozen or more generals and zone
commanders journeyed to San Luis
to assure the President of their loyalty
and join him in council with Gen.
Genoveno Rivas CULLEN on measures
to be taken.
Various cabinet officers also went
to San Luis, while Dr. Francisco Cas-
tillo Najeras, Ambassador to the United
States, planned to stop there for a
conference before returning to his
post in Washington.
Cardenas Supported.
Labor organizations. teachers. rev.
olutionary veterans and the houses Of
Congress declared their solidarity"
with President Cardenas in the tense
situation. The Senate proposed that
not one cent be paid toward indemnity
for appropriation Of foreign oil prop
critics so long as Great Britain boy
cotted Mexican oil.
The British Ambassador, Owen st.
Clair OMalley. recalled as result
of the Anglo-Mexican controversy over